2012 Honda Fit Engine Problems
- Complaints
- 12about this part
- Share
- 11%of 113 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 58,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 12 complaints about the engine of the 2012 Honda Fit, 11% of the 113 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 58,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I bought this car brand new, this car is common with other Honda FIT my year of spark plug blowing out , a lot of people like myself are stuff with blown sparks plugs out the engine, mine blew out twice and Honda is charging me since I'm out of warranty, I think should be a recall on there head or threading or something wrong with there builds , it's spark plug number two like others”
NHTSA complaint #11203304, filed 2019-04, 90,000 miles“A spark plug on the third cylinder blew out and stripped the threads on the cylinder. The blow out caused an electrode to break off and damaged one of the valves. I made Honda america aware of the problem and asked them to honor a goodwill warranty since, despite being two years outside of the warranty, my car only has 44,000 miles on it and this is a known issue with this make/model of car. Honda refused. The total cost of repairs will likely be $4,000.”
NHTSA complaint #11242113, filed 2019-08, 44,000 miles“Driving on highway at 60 MPH when I heard a loud pop and it sounded like my engine had blown a hole in it. I had it towed to a Honda dealer who told me the spark plug blew out from the cylinder head - stripping threads completely. This is a known problem being talked about by many people on Honda FIT forums. This is the second time this has happened to my car. The first time it happened the plugs just came loose and burned up one coil pack, but it did not blow out the spark plug. The gen 2 Honda fits have a problem with their spark plugs coming lose. …”
NHTSA complaint #11083631, filed 2018-04, 79,000 miles“I brought my Honda FIT 2012 to my mechanic with issues of a misfire in cylinders 1 and 2. He thought it was a simple replacement of the spark plugs (only 51,000 miles on the car) and maybe a coil pack replacement. Once he removed the spark plugs from cylinders 1 and 2, he saw the tip of one of the spark plugs ground had broken off into the cylinder head and the coil packs and spark plugs were worn and covered in a blackish soot. He informed me that this meant that the spark plugs has wiggled loose over time and extreme pressure had caused this issue. …”
NHTSA complaint #11073320, filed 2018-02, 51,000 miles“Spark plugs number 1 & 2 came loose and cause vehicle to suddenly loose power on highway. The loose sparkplugs damaged the ignition coils and the car would only run at about 15 MPH which was dangerous on the highway. When inspected the number 3 & 4 plugs were still tight. Sparkplugs and ignition coils needed replacement. Around 90000 miles on vehicle. Date is also approximate”
NHTSA complaint #11396580, filed 2021-02, 90,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10106924Feb 2, 2017Techline summary article - if you run across a spark plug thats loose or has blown out of the cylinder head before reaching the first service interval (generally at 105k)…
Engine: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 17% |
| 2019 | 16 | 12% |
| 2018 | 23 | 20% |
| 2017 | 11 | 26% |
| 2016 | 12 | 10% |
| 2015 | 40 | 14% |
| 2013 | 14 | 8% |
| 2012 | 12 | 11% |
| 2011 | 7 | 6% |
| 2010 | 6 | 3% |
| 2009 | 13 | 5% |
| 2008 | 23 | 11% |
| 2007 | 17 | 5% |
Other parts of the 2012 Honda Fit
41 complaintsSteering
16 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
14 complaintsElectrical system
9 complaintsVehicle speed control
8 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsSeat belts
3 complaintsSuspension
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsElectronic stability control
2 complaintsSeats
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Honda Fit
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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