2018 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
Headlights
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Optional system	Superior

Seat belts & child restraints

Evaluation criteria	Rating
LATCH ease of use

Other available safety features

Optional lane departure warning
Optional lane departure prevention

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.

Headlights

Trim level(s)

All trims

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Low-beam headlight type	Halogen reflector
High-beam headlight type	Halogen reflector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	No
Overall rating
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:

Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was fair on the left side of the road and inadequate on the right side. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.

The low beams never exceeded glare limits.

High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was fair on the right side of the road and inadequate on the left side. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Trim level(s)	All trims
Low-beam headlight type	Halogen reflector
High-beam headlight type	Halogen reflector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	No
Overall rating Applies to 2018-20 models

LOW BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)	Amount glare exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge	72.4 m	None
Straightaway left edge	46.4 m	None
250m radius right curve, right edge	50.2 m	None
250m radius left curve, left edge	43.7 m	None
150m radius right curve, right edge	38.3 m	None
150m radius left curve, left edge	37.9 m	None

HIGH BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge	140.6 m
Straightaway left edge	127.3 m
250m radius right curve, right edge	55.7 m
250m radius left curve, left edge	54.2 m
150m radius right curve, right edge	44.1 m
150m radius left curve, left edge	45.7 m

About the headlight evaluation

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle

System details

Optional Collision Mitigation Braking System

Package name

Optional Honda Sensing

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2018-20 models

Superior

with optional equipment

This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.

About the original front crash prevention test

Child seat anchors

Rating applies to 2018-20 models

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Vehicle trim	EX
Seat type	cloth

This vehicle has 2 rear seating positions with complete child seat attachment (LATCH) hardware.

It has 1 additional seating position with a tether anchor only.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Vehicle trim	EX
Seat type	cloth

Rating icon	Rating
G	Good
A	Acceptable
M	Marginal
P	Poor
	Seating positions that rely on borrowed lower anchors or have only a tether anchor available are not rated.
thether anchor symbol	Tether anchor
lower anchor symbol	Lower anchors
shared lower achors symbol	Lower anchor(s) can be borrowed from adjacent positions(s)
	No hardware available

Details by seating position

Position	Rating
1
1	Tether anchor
	easy-to-find location
	other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	too deep in seat
	not too much force needed to attach
	easy to maneuver around anchors
2
2	Tether anchor
	hard-to-find location
	other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	none available
3
3	Tether anchor
	easy-to-find location
	other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	too deep in seat
	not too much force needed to attach
	easy to maneuver around anchors

Technical measurements for this test

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	2
Clearance angle (degrees)	71
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	0-2
Force (lbs)	6
Clearance angle (degrees)	65
Tether anchor
Location	Middle seatback
Confusing hardware present	Yes
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

Lower anchor A
No lower latch for this seat position
Lower anchor B
No lower latch for this seat position
Tether anchor
Location	Roof
Confusing hardware present	Yes
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	0-2
Force (lbs)	9
Clearance angle (degrees)	72
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	Yes
Depth	Not visible
Force (lbs)	1
Clearance angle (degrees)	73
Tether anchor
Location	Middle seatback
Confusing hardware present	Yes
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

About the child seat anchor evaluation