4 complaints reported

2016 Honda Fit Air Bags

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
4
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
1

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Sep 2025

Steering wheel airbag cover gets extremely hot after driving, was told this is a serious safety concern.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA FIT, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Sep 2025
Jan 2024

There have been multiple airbag system warning lights on my Honda Fit over the past couple of months. Initially, the driver side airbag inflator warning illuminated and I was able to reset it. Now the passenger side inflator is setting off the warning and it won't reset.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA FIT, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2024
Aug 2018 Crash Injury

TAKATA RECALL- I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, WHERE I REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND MY VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED, BUT MY AIRBAGS "FAILED TO DEPLOY", THEREFORE IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THEY ARE FAULTY AND THIS WAS NOT A GOOD EXPERIENCE, PLEASE CAN YOU HELP ME BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS NOT IN YOUR LIST OF "RECALLS" AND WHY NOT IF THIS OCCURRED TO ME???

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA FIT, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jul 2018
Nov 2016

RECIEVED 2 RECALL NOTICES, ONE IN FEB 2016 (DRIVER SIDE), THE 2ND IN JULY 2016 (PASSENGER SIDE). THE 2ND NOTICE STATED TO AVOID PLACING PERSONS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. CONTACTED OUR LOCAL DEALER LATE JULY - AT OUR REQUEST THEY SUPPLIED A RENTAL CAR PENDING RECEIPT OF REPAIR PARTS. I HAVE NOW BEEN CONTACTED THAT REPAIR PARTS FOR THE DRIVER SIDE ONLY HAVE BEEN RECEIVED, AND THAT HONDA WILL NOT COVER THE REPLACEMENT CAR ONCE DRIVER SIDE IS REPAIRED, WITH NO FIRM ETA ON PARTS FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA TO OPEN A CASE BUT WAS TOLD NOT TO EXPECT TO HEAR BACK FROM ANYONE ANYTIME SOON. SO I WILL BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DRIVING A CAR WITH DEFECTIVE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS, AND THE BAND-AID SOLUTION IS TO NOT HAVE FULL USE OF MY VEHICLE FOR AN INDETERMINATE PERIOD OF TIME.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA FIT, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Nov 2016

Trend Over Time

Complaints by year

Quick Summary

The 2016 Honda Fit has 4 Air Bags complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.