4 complaints reported

2017 Honda Fit Structure

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

Reports
4
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Aug 2025

The contact owns a 2017 Honda Fit. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the contact discovered that the paint all over the vehicle was delaminating and rusting. The failure occurred on several different occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the vehicle needed to be repainted. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 22,000. 

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 HONDA FIT, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Aug 2022
Sep 2023

Chipping paint from the hood and drivers por and all four passenger doors have chipped paint and the bare metal is exposed. Started happening a couple months after I bought the vehicle and progressively getting worse. I have taken it to the dealer at Checkered Honda of Virginia. They said this car didn’t have any paint recalls but they mentioned some Honda civics and accords had paint issues.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 HONDA FIT, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Sep 2023
May 2018

ROOF PAINT CLEAR COAT SEVERALLY PEELING AND FLAKING. COLOR IS BLUE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 HONDA FIT, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2016
Nov 2017

THE PANEL UNDER THE OIL PAN FELL OFF. THE FASTENING CLIPS ARE MISSING AND THIS DESIGN IS FLAWED. MANY OTHER CONSUMERS ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT LOSING FASTENERS ON THIS PANEL.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 HONDA FIT, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Nov 2017

Trend Over Time

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Quick Summary

The 2017 Honda Fit has 4 Structure complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.