Honda FIT - 2012
72.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2012 is 249.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Honda FIT, model year 2012.
Sample size: 1,261 cars, 2,108 tests and 1,525 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 1,261 cars
The 2012 Honda Fit shows a significantly lower overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with only 72 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 71% better than the average of 246 defects per 100. Notably, it excels in categories such as brakes and body structure, recording far fewer issues than the average. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase with mileage, but even at higher mileages, the Honda Fit remains notably more reliable than its peers. Overall, this model stands out for its low incidence of defects in key safety and structural areas.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,261 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 89.5% better
10.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▼ 3.0% worse
13.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering linkage component: with an unsafe modification
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- A steering ball joint: worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment
Visibility
▲ 47.9% better
10.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 35.5% better
39.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 100 tests
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Front or rear fog lamp emitted colour or position not in accordance with the requirements
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 73.4% better
65.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Body/Structure
▲ 90.8% better
2.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 100 tests
- Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
- Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A driver’s seat: insecure
Equipment
▲ 71.0% better
1.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A statutory seat belt missing
Other
▲ 95.3% better
1.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.6 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 223
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 171
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 114
Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 77
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 75
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 75
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 67
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 57
An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 46
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 42
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 67
An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 46
Front or rear fog lamp emitted colour or position not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 29
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 22
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 18
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 14
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 14
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
Front or rear fog lamp switch:
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 11