2009 Honda Fit Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems
- Complaints
- 18about this part
- Share
- 6%of 287 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 14,126miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 18 complaints about the visibility of the 2009 Honda Fit, 6% of the 287 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 14,126 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“While driving my 2009 Honda FIT around noon time, my windshield cracked. Out of no where. The crack ran from the top - where it meets the roof - up to the point where the rear-view mirror attaches to the windshield, approximately 4 inches long. The next morning, I realized the crack had extended even further. Now, the crack is about 10 inches long. …”
NHTSA complaint #10283708, filed 2009-09, 5,900 miles“After I'd had the car about a year, suddenly the driver's seat belt started locking up and preventing me from being able to move. This is ongoing. This happens when I lean forward only slightly. The only way to release it is to press into the back of the seat, but sometimes the belt continues to lock up every time I press back, to the point that there is no more room to release the tension on the belt. At this point I just have to take the belt off, while I'm driving. …”
NHTSA complaint #10860434, filed 2016-04, 900 miles“4 months after purchasing my new car, the windshield cracked. Then, within 10 days, it developed a 2nd crack while I was driving it to oregon (I live in ca). The first crack began in the bottom center of my windshield, the 2nd crack began at the top center (behind my rear view mirror). After searching the internet, I found several website devoted to this same problem on the same make/model/year as my car from people all over the u.s.”
NHTSA complaint #10333829, filed 2010-05, 7,954 miles“I have a 2009 Honda FIT sport with 3,035 miles on it, and there is a large stress fracture in the windshield. It was parked in my drive way with no problems. I noticed the fracture the next day before I drove my car. I looked online, and this is a fairly common problem.”
NHTSA complaint #10284705, filed 2009-09, 3,035 miles“I went to my car on a cold morning and found a crack which was not there when I parked the car the night before. It was a linear crack about 6 inches long extending straight from the middle bottom of the front windshield. No evidence of anything striking the windshield or car. No debris. No obvious chip. I drove to dealer the next and they tried to tell me there was a chip , which was smaller than a pinhead which they felt indicated that it was an impact fracture. …”
NHTSA complaint #10295414, filed 2009-12, 5,700 milesVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 8% |
| 2019 | 1 | 1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 1% |
| 2015 | 6 | 2% |
| 2013 | 3 | 2% |
| 2012 | 1 | 1% |
| 2011 | 2 | 2% |
| 2010 | 8 | 4% |
| 2009 | 18 | 6% |
| 2008 | 4 | 2% |
| 2007 | 13 | 4% |
Other parts of the 2009 Honda Fit
104 complaintsSteering
46 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
33 complaintsElectrical system
23 complaintsOther or unknown
15 complaintsBody and structure
14 complaintsEngine
13 complaintsTires
12 complaintsBrakes
7 complaintsEngine cooling
7 complaintsElectronic stability control
6 complaintsSeat belts
6 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 Honda Fit
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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