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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
JHMGE8H57DC••••••2013 Honda FIT
That is about average for the 2013 Honda FIT — 4 complaints per build across 42 builds.
5on this build
157on the model
42builds in total
Most reportedElectrical System 2Air Bags 2Exterior Lighting 1Fuel/propulsion System 1
What owners of this build wrote
Fuel/propulsion SystemSep 2019
Vehicle had 70,000 miles on it, started smelling fuel in the cabin which gave me a headache while at a stop/idle/low speed with recirculated hvac off. Reading similar complaints about this odor it seems common for honda fit spark plugs to loosen and back out. Mechanic was…
Air BagsJul 2016
The contact owns a 2013 honda fit. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V061000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The…
Electrical SystemJan 2014
In daytime driving, on a bright day the instruments can not be read. There is no control to increase brightness of the instrument cluster in daytime driving. Only by turning on headlights can a brightness control for the dashboard be activated but the brightest setting is still…
Air BagsMar 2016
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2013 honda fit. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V061000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed for the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for…
Electrical SystemJul 2013
Dash board not visible when driving in bright light. No daylight lighting control for dashboard. Unable to read gauges or warnings
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN JHMGE8H57DC040996 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.