2017 Honda Fit

minicar / 4-door wagon

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: original test
Roof strength
Head restraints & seats

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle	Not available

Key

G
Good
A
Acceptable
M
Marginal
P
Poor

Superior
Advanced
Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2017-20 models

Tested vehicle: 2017 Honda Fit LX wagon

The Honda Fit was redesigned for the 2015 model year. (The 2014 model year was skipped except for a limited number of plug-in battery-electric variants.) Beginning with the 2017 model year, changes were made to the structure, driver airbag, and steering column. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2017 Fit conducted by Honda.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Leg/foot, left
Leg/foot, right
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1703
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	2
Left (cm)	7
Center (cm)	7
Right (cm)	10
Brake pedal (cm)	2
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	0
Right (cm)	0
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	-1
Rearward (cm)	-4
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	0

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1703
Head
HIC-15	258
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.0
Extension bending moment (Nm)	15
Maximum Nij	0.44
Chest maximum compression (mm)	21
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	0.4
Femur force - right (kN)	0.2
Knee displacement - left (mm)	0
Knee displacement - right (mm)	0
Maximum tibia index - left	0.26
Maximum tibia index - right	0.43
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	1.5
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	1.8
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	48
Right	80

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2015-20 models

Tested vehicle: 2015 Honda Fit LX wagon with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags

The Honda Fit was redesigned for the 2015 model year. (The 2014 model year was skipped except for a limited number of plug-in battery-electric variants.) Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Honda.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Driver head protection
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Rear passenger head protection

Technical measurements for this test

Test ID	VTS1315
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-16.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1315
Head HIC-15	399
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.9
Compression (kN)	0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	41
Lateral force (kN)	1.3
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	42
Average deflection (mm)	35
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	4.46
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.88
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	1.0
Acetabulum force (kN)	2.9
Combined force (kN)	3.9
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	1.2
L-M moment (Nm)	157
A-P moment (Nm)	51

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1315
Head HIC-15	139
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.2
Compression (kN)	1.0
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	50
Lateral force (kN)	1.5
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	43
Average deflection (mm)	34
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	3.79
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.62
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.2
Acetabulum force (kN)	1.7
Combined force (kN)	1.8
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	1.4
L-M moment (Nm)	86
A-P moment (Nm)	38

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2015-20 models

Tested vehicle: 2015 Honda Fit EX wagon

Overall evaluation
Curb weight	2,604 lbs
Peak force	15,955 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio	6.13

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Manual cloth seat

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry

Technical measurements for this test

Seat type	Manual cloth seat
Geometry
Backset (mm)	12
Distance below top of head (mm)	13
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g)	13.1
Head contact time (ms)	50
Force rating	1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	0
Max neck tension (N)	130

About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.