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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

2012 Honda Fit Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
14about this part
Share
12%of 113 total for the year
Median mileage
88,542miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2012 Honda Fit, 12% of the 113 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 88,542 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

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.

“When accelerating from a stop, I heard a loud bang followed by a buzzing/grinding sound. The engine was still running but the car would not move forward or in reverse. The car was towed to my mechanic who told me the axel had snapped at the location of a vibration damper.”

NHTSA complaint #11383793, filed 2020-12, 87,000 miles

“Stopped at red light. When green I had barely put foot on gas when I heard clunk and felt something drop.could not move forward. Front driver side axel broke. Only 74k miles and car lives in garage. No accident, not even large potholes. Never knocked out of alignment. Busy intersection so police came to direct traffic. I see other identical complaints online. I am worried the other side will break when I am on the highway!”

NHTSA complaint #11255853, filed 2019-09, 74,000 miles

“Moving forward after red light stop; heard a clunk and something dropped. Could not move forward. I only have 74,000 miles on car and it lives in my garage. No accidents and although we have potholes in ne I have never hit a bad one that even knocked the alignment out. I was in the middle of a dangerous intersection when this happened! Police had to come to direct traffic around me. I'm now worried this could happen on the highway!!”

NHTSA complaint #11255834, filed 2019-09, 74,000 miles

“While driving home at the end of the day, the car started to lurch around 20 MPH while driving straight in a parking lot and on city streets. This had never happened before. The lurching continued for the next 3 miles until I got home. Couldn't take it to the Honda dealer because service dept was closed. The next day, the mil indicator came on when I started the car. However, there was no lurching around 20 MPH while driving on city streets to the Honda dealer. …”

NHTSA complaint #11132314, filed 2018-09, 59,467 miles

“The left front axle shaft broke in june 2018, with 89,032 odometer miles, and the right axle shaft broke december 3, 2019 with 105,436 miles. In the most recent instance I was stopped on a hill, with a car behind me, and when I tried to accelerate the axle broke and my car started rolling backwards. I applied the brakes quickly enough to avoid hitting the car behind me. In the first instance my wife was driving the car miles from home where she was stranded until a tow truck could be called. …”

NHTSA complaint #11286747, filed 2019-12, 89,032 miles

Related recalls

Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201921%
201843%
201749%
201676%
20153813%
2013127%
20121412%
20111211%
2010169%
20093312%
20082411%
2007277%

Other parts of the 2012 Honda Fit

Air bags
41 complaintsSteering
16 complaintsEngine
12 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 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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