2011 Honda Fit electrical system problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2011 Honda Fit — 9% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The air bag light flashing saying airbag is off. The electrical system shut off, radio flashed on and off. The steering lost its power and the head lights shut off then everything would come back on. This happened multiple times, I could not control the steering, very unsafe and scary. Car is…”
filed Apr 13, 2023
“The Honda fit has a known issue with door lock actuator. The car locks and unlocks several times now it just make a high squalling noise that prevent the car from being locked.”
filed Dec 19, 2022
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Service News - The navigation clock and date are incorrect. This is due to a limited GPS receiver Capacity resulting in a rollover of the internal chip memory; the rollover occurred on January 1, 2022, at 12:00AM local…
A21120B · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jun 13, 2023ServiceNews Article - The clock shows the incorrect time. This issue is due to a limited GPS receiver capacity resulting in "rollover" of the internal chip memory; the "rollover" will occur on January 1, 2022 at 12:00AM…
A21120B · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jan 29, 2022
Electrical System problems in other Fit years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 Fit | 7 | 20% |
| 2019 Fit | 47 | 35% |
| 2018 Fit | 34 | 30% |
| 2017 Fit | 11 | 26% |
| 2016 Fit | 54 | 45% |
| 2015 Fit | 116 | 41% |
| 2013 Fit | 22 | 13% |
| 2012 Fit | 9 | 8% |
| 2010 Fit | 19 | 10% |
| 2009 Fit | 23 | 8% |
| 2008 Fit | 18 | 8% |
| 2007 Fit | 32 | 9% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2011 Honda Fit
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.