The Fit, a mainstay of Honda's lineup since 2007, is a small hatchback with seating up to 5. The Fit has offered Android Auto and Apple CarPlay since 2018. Honda offers a 3-year, 36,000-mile basic warranty, and a 5-year, 60,000-mile powertrain warranty on its lineup.
The 2012 Honda Fit is very unsafe compared to all vehicles.
Comparison to all vehicles. This plot shows RSC safety scores on the horizontal axis vs. the number of vehicles with each safety score (depicted by bar height and percentages at the bottom). Colors reflect vehicle safety, ranging from red (not that safe) to green (safer). For reference, a score of 0 implies a 0.15% chance of driver death (13% chance of driver injury) over 15 years, and a score of 100 reflects a 0.016% chance (1.4% chance of driver injury). The 2012 Honda Fit has a score of 65, implying a 0.062% chance of driver death (5.5% chance of injury).
We estimate that the 2012 Honda Fit has a vehicle lifetime fatality chance of 0.0617% and a vehicle lifetime injury chance of 7.044%, meaning the average driver has a 0.0617% chance of dying in an accident if they drive the car under regular conditions for fifteen years, and a 7.044% chance of being injured.
Compared to the average vehicle, the 2012 Honda Fit is 32% more likely to result in a fatal accident. Compared to other sedans, hatchbacks, and wagons, the 2012 Honda Fit is 22% more likely to result in a fatal accident.
And it is about as safe as many comparable models.
Comparison to similar models. This plot compares the RSC rating of the 2012 Honda Fit with its main competition. Models are plotted on a scale from 27 to 86. The 2012 Honda Fit is safer than the 2012 Hyundai Accent, the 2012 Toyota Yaris, the 2012 Ford Fiesta, the 2012 Hyundai Veloster, and the 2012 Kia Rio and less safe than the 2012 Kia Soul, the 2012 Subaru Impreza, the 2012 Toyota Scion xD, and the 2012 Volkswagen Golf.
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