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Very comfortable small car that hauls heaps
Russell Betts, Desert Hot Springs, CA, 03/25/2019
updated 03/26/2020
Honda Fit Sport 4dr Hatchback (1.5L 4cyl 5A)
61 of 62 people found this review helpful
UPDATE: Still a great car. Edmonds contacted me and asked I update my review of the Honda Fit. We bought it new in 2010 and now in 2020 it still drives and runs as well as the day we drove it off the lot. We have put on a new set of tires over the year and of course gas and oil. Otherwise, completely trouble free. I'm 6'3" and getting in and out of this car is easy. Inside it feels big. Hard to believe it is a small car. Honda did a great job with cabin space. And it hauls heaps of stuff. The folding rear seats are really trick. The ride is sturdy and it handles well. We have the sport model. Acceleration is good enough to accelerate the on ramps to freeway speed but it is not a rocket car. At 70 mph on the freeway there is still enough to get it up to 80 mph to pass. It does not feel under powered on the freeways. I love the ergonomics: cup holders where you want them, controls easy to reach, everything with in good reach and easy to find. Best little car we have ever owned. Ten years later and not a single service issue. Very good quality car.
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Long term review
Jim C, El Paso, TX, 04/20/2019
updated 04/24/2024
Honda Fit Sport 4dr Hatchback (1.5L 4cyl 5A)
44 of 46 people found this review helpful
I bought my 2010 Fit Sport new and now have almost 80,000 miles on it. It has required zero service other than the Takata airbag recall that hit every other manufacturer as well. Just a change of tires and brake pads at this point. I’ve read a lot of other reviews here and want to specifically address a couple of things. If you have a bad back or bad neck, no car will be comfortable for you. If you want the acceleration of a Ferrari, then buy one, not a car designed to be frugal. I am so happy with my Fit I might drive this car 200,000 to 250,000 miles. It is so well engineered for a small car that I can’t imagine finding anything better. The interior is the only place Einstein’s theory of spacetime is violated because the car truly seems bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. The seats are so well designed it feels as if the car will swallow almost anything. By taking the headrest off the front passenger seat and folding it flat as well, you can even place 8 foot long 2 x 4s diagonally in the car and close the rear hatch. I’ve thrown a tarp in the car and hauled large cacti around, and the fact the rear seats quickly fold completely flat makes it very versatile. Yep, in a strong crosswind this tall car gets blown around a little at highway speeds, but nothing compared to riding a motorcycle in the same conditions. Four adults and a child can ride with plenty of room and comfort all day, five adults could ride for a short while without much complaint. Gas mileage is very good, probably not the best of its class, but not a disappointment. I use the paddle shifters all the time and love them, both for acceleration and going down steep hills to control the speed. Fantastic visibility thanks to all the glass, and you can squeeze it into a parking space 2 feet longer than the car itself if you’re talented. Lots of cupholders. No armrest for the front passenger which I believe also happens in other Honda models. I don’t get it. Drives really well in snow and ice and will get stuck when the snow depth reaches the frame, JUST LIKE ANY AWD or 4 WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE. The final thing to say? I’m lucky enough that I could afford to drive just about anything on the road. I’m staying with my Fit and will have many $1000s leftover to invest, take a vacation, or save for another day. Update on 4/22/21: Still by far the best car I’ve ever owned, and I’ve driven many things over the years. I spent a few minutes last weekend wondering what shiny brand new vehicle I might buy to replace my Fit and could not think of anything I’d rather have no matter what the price. I just replaced all the fluids, spark plugs, and the serpentine belt. My Honda dealer said the brakes were still great and didn’t want to change the hoses even though I gave them permission to do so. I forgot to mention I have used an Inno roof rack for special occasions for years to haul extra large items like my kayak or pieces of plywood home from my local home improvement store. I do NOT take the car on the freeway with these large items strapped to it but limit myself to 50 mph at the most on side roads. Like most drivers, I only infrequently need to do this. Who needs a truck with poor gas mileage and high insurance rates? And why spend 50K on an electric vehicle or hybrid? When mass production drives the cost of electric vehicles down, then I’ll consider the switch. Until then I’ll take my immediate savings up front. Update: Now 126,000 miles. Still in love with it. Zero unexpected repairs. When the transmission oil level dropped a bit a sensor let me know before the transmission went out. A stop at Autozone gave me the diagnosis code for free, topped up the transmission oil with a quart of genuine Honda tranny oil. That’s beautiful engineering not expected in the lowest car in the lineup that cost Honda some money. Most other cars would have had a dipstick only and I would never have known until it was too late.
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High value for the price. Perfect for our needs.
ograywolf, Omaha, AR, 02/09/2011
Honda Fit Sport 4dr Hatchback (1.5L 4cyl 5A)
41 of 44 people found this review helpful
We wanted a roomy, high quality, low cost vehicle, and this is exactly what Honda delivered. I've owned a muscle car, a Vette and the VTEC, and I have to put this little guy up there with them for performance and handling, especially when passing. I did a cross-country trip in it, and actually slept two nights in it at rest stops. It's a small car...likely not as comfortable as our 1996 Explorer...but 14 hour days on the road worked...and the mileage clocked in at 35mpg. Like any Honda, I expect to drive this one for 800,000...and then bequeath it to my heirs in 20 years.
A hidden gem in the Honda lineup. I LOVE my fit.
Jack, Chicago, IL, 12/07/2022
Honda Fit Sport 4dr Hatchback (1.5L 4cyl 5A)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
I bought my fit in December 2018 with 88,500 miles on it for $5700. I was a senior in high school and it was the first car I had ever bought using entirely my own money that I had worked for, so I put a lot of thought and research into the purchase. Now in December of 2022, I have been driving it for four years and the car has 147,000 miles. It has been extremely cheap to maintain and own, and these are the issues I have had with it since I bought it: - Transmission pressure switch: I had an engine light pop up when the car had around 100k miles on it and was told that it needed a new sensor in the transmission. The part was about $120 from Honda and since I was away at college at the time I had no garage/tools to install it - otherwise I would have fixed this myself since it is relatively simple. At the dealership it was around $350 total for parts and labor. - TPMS sensors: This is just a common thing that goes in 10-15 year old vehicles nowadays and not at all a necessary fix, but still is worth noting. I let mine go for a couple years until I had new tires put on the car and Walmart did all four of them for $80 since they already had the tires off. - AC blower motor: Less than a year after I bought the car I noticed a grinding sound coming from behind the glove box, and that ended up being a bad bearing in the blower motor. I bought the part (the whole thing) for $80 from an auto parts store and installed it myself (note: to replace the blower motor on a fit there's literally only 3 screws you have to touch and they're all philips head. I was able to take the old one out and put the new one in in less than 20 minutes with just a youtube video for reference.) - Rear wiper motor: Ever since I bought it the rear wiper has never worked, but it's never been something I though was worth fixing - though the motor is only about 100 bucks and (surprise surprise) extremely easy to install. I'm just used to not having one at this point anyways. - Heat shield: a few weeks ago the car started clattering while I was driving down the road, so I took it to Honda and was told it was just a damaged heat shield. They told me they repaired the heat shield and reinstalled it, and I haven't heard any strange noises ever since. This was about $75. Aside from the things listed above, the car has been pretty bulletproof. All of those repairs were fairly minimal, and the thing still runs and drives like new. I have driven my fit just about everywhere - I have taken it to Colorado twice (I'm from Missouri) and even took it up the highest paved road in North America - the road to Mount Evans. It is a great road trip car, the thing even has cup holders in front of the AC vents in the front which keeps your drinks cold in the summer and your coffee warm in the winter. That's genius. I have taken myself and three friends on a mountain biking trip with four mountain bikes on the back with no problems (I installed a trailer hitch for my bike rack for about $100). I can hook my new iPhone up to the stock radio via usb and navigate through my music library, even though mine doesn't have the navigation system. I get about 28 mpg around town and can get up to 38 on the highway if I keep it under 70 mph. I have moved three times since I bought it and I can attest to the fact that this car will haul just about ANYTHING you can throw at it. I even own a small motorcycle (a Kawasaki Z125 pro) and can fit that thing in my fit STANDING UP. I can't even fit that bike in my mom's new Highlander standing up! I think the car is actually pretty fun to drive, especially when you take it on twisty backroads and throw the 5AT into sport mode. It doesn't have a lot of power but I have never had any issues keeping up with traffic - on I-70 in CO, the car went up several long and very steep grades with a bunch of luggage and two adults with no problem at 70 mph. It strained a little, but still made it and kept its' pace. In the winter, the car handles fine as long as you have good tires on it but it's no subaru of course. It does have pretty even weight distribution though due to how light the engine is and that helps a lot anytime the roads get slick. I have done oil changes every 5-7k miles and all of the preventative maintenance that anyone should do. I have done the coolant, tranny fluid every 30k miles (more often than you are supposed to change it but I like to always be ahead on that kinda stuff), brake fluid, brake pads and tires. That's about it. If I could go back in time and do it all over again, I wouldn't do anything different. I love my fit and it has been an amazing vehicle for me. I honestly don't know if I will ever get rid of it since it still feels like it has a good 100k miles left in it at least. I would highly recommend this car to just about anyone.
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I'd Buy This Car Again
ppla54321, 08/12/2010
Honda Fit Sport 4dr Hatchback (1.5L 4cyl 5A)
7 of 8 people found this review helpful
I've had my Fit for 6 months, and have really enjoyed driving it and have had no problems with it. I do a combination of city/highway driving and average 36- 37 mpg overall. I have the Sport package which overall has a great look and is fun to drive. I did purchase floor mats, body side moldings, and window tint after market (see below re:improvements). As others have stated, the upholstery attracts fuzz, so I carry a lint roller in the car.