Small overlap front: driver-side
Rating applies to 2015-16 models
Tested vehicle: 2015 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.) Two small overlap front tests of the Fit were conducted. In the first test, the bumper beam, a steel bar located behind the plastic bumper cover, broke free of the frame rail on the passenger side of the car early in the crash. This caused much more of the crash energy to be absorbed by the driver side than Honda intended, resulting in extensive intrusion into the driver survival space and excessive upward movement of the steering column.
As a result, Honda improved the strength of the bumper beam welds for all Fits built after June 2014 and has announced a "product update" to replace the beams free of charge on cars built before the change was made on the assembly line (note: information about when a specific vehicle was manufactured is on the certification label typically affixed to the car on or near the driver door). In the second test of a car built with the improved bumper beam, intrusion was considerably reduced and the steering column remained much more stable during the crash.
The evaluation of the Fit is based on the second test and also applies to earlier cars repaired under Honda's product update. This modification will significantly improve protection in small overlap crashes.
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Chest | |
| Hip/thigh | |
| Lower leg/foot | |
| Driver restraints and dummy kinematics The dummy’s face remained in contact with the frontal airbag, but its head still rolled around the left side of the steering wheel toward the A-pillar because the seat belt allowed excessive forward excursion of the head and torso. The side curtain airbag deployed and had sufficient forward coverage to protect the head from contact with side structure and outside objects. The side torso airbag also deployed. |
Action shot taken during the second of two small overlap frontal crash tests.
The dummy's position in relation to the door frame, steering wheel, and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained reasonably well in the second test.
In the second test, the seat belt allowed far too much forward movement of the dummy to the extent that its head hit the steering wheel hard through the airbag.
Intrusion of the door hinge pillar and instrument panel contributed to a moderate risk of injury to the left lower leg in the second test.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CEN1430 |
|---|---|
| Lower occupant compartment | |
| Lower hinge pillar max (cm) | 13 |
| Footrest (cm) | 8 |
| Left toepan (cm) | 9 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 3 |
| Parking brake (cm) | |
| Rocker panel lateral average (cm) | 2 |
| Upper occupant compartment | |
| Steering column | 0 |
| Upper hinge pillar max (cm) | 9 |
| Upper dash (cm) | 10 |
| Lower instrument panel (cm) | 8 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CEN1430 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 651 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 139 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 2.5 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 14 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.68 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 25 |
| Femur (kN) | |
| Left | 0.1 |
| Right | 0.2 |
| Knee displacement (mm) | |
| Left | 0 |
| Right | 0 |
| Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%) | |
| Left | 0 |
| Right | 0 |
| Maximum tibia index | |
| Left | 0.82 |
| Right | 0.51 |
| Tibia axial force (kN) | |
| Left | 2.7 |
| Right | 2.1 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 59 |
| Right | 82 |
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2015-16 models
Tested vehicle: 2015 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.) Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Honda.
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Chest | |
| Leg/foot, left | |
| Leg/foot, right | |
| Driver restraints and dummy kinematics |
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | VTF1320 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 3 |
| Left (cm) | 10 |
| Center (cm) | 8 |
| Right (cm) | 4 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 2 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 0 |
| Right (cm) | 1 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 0 |
| Rearward (cm) | -1 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 0 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | VTF1320 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 265 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.2 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 19 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.24 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 22 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 0.3 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 0.3 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 0 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 0 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.34 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.35 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.5 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 1.7 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 67 |
| Right | 71 |
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.
| 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 | |
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| 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. | |
Driver injury measures
| 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 |
Passenger injury measures
| 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 |
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 |
Head restraints & seats
Seat type: Manual cloth seat
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Dynamic rating | |
| Seat/head restraint geometry |
| 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.