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2020 Honda Fit: recalls and problems

4 recalls and 36 owner complaints on file with NHTSA. The most-reported problem area is forward collision avoidance.

4recalls
36complaints
1crashes reported
0fires reported
1injuries reported

Recalls

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Most common problems

  • Forward Collision Avoidance8 · 22%
  • Electrical System7 · 19%
  • Unknown Or Other7 · 19%
  • Engine6 · 17%
  • Lane Departure4 · 11%
  • Fuel/Propulsion System4 · 11%
  • Air Bags3 · 8%
  • Visibility/Wiper2 · 6%
  • Steering2 · 6%
  • Service Brakes2 · 6%

What owners report

Forward Collision Avoidance,Lane Departure

The adaptive cruise control (acc) system and multipurpose camera unit (part of honda sensing) on my 2020 honda fit malfunction intermittently. on some engine starts the camera and acc function normally. on other starts the camera does not work at all and acc is completely unavailable. the vehicle and the camera/related components remain available for inspection upon request. when the multipurpose camera fails at sta

Seats

The contact owns a 2020 honda fit. the contact stated that while attempting to retrieve an item from behind the driver's side seat with the rear seat folded flat, the contact attempted to raise the seat back to lock the seat in place, but the seat bottom failed to operate as intended. the contact reached for the item and the seat back unexpectedly snapped backwards, nearly pinching the fingers in the tracks. later, w

Engine

On june 10th 2026, my 2020 honda fit ex-l with approximately 20,000 miles began misfiring while idle at a light. error codes started appearing on my dash, no check engine light. honda of short pump diagnosed a cylinder 2 misfire (dtc p0302) caused by a carbon buildup on the intake valves and quoted ~$1200 for valve cleaning. this is the identical failure mode described in honda service bulletin 21-007, whose affected

Electrical System

Upon startup, dashboard display of time, mileage, and outdoor temp is scrambled. after a few minutes, display corrects on its own. this first happened during a severe cold spell (-20f overnight temps) but has continued into the summer at least a couple of times per week. pressing the button to cycle through the other screen options doesn’t solve the problem. all are scrambled until the display corrects itself.

Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. They are owner reports and have not been verified.

Crash-test ratings

VersionOverallFrontalSideRollover
2020 Honda FIT 5 HB FWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★

Source: NHTSA recalls, complaints and NCAP APIs, covering Fit. Last refreshed 2026-09-29.