2008 Honda Fit
minicar / 4-door wagon
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2007-08 models
Tested vehicle: 2007 Honda Fit Sport wagon
The Honda Fit was introduced in the 2007 model year.
The Fit was evaluated in two 40 mph moderate overlap frontal crash tests. In the first test, the driver frontal airbag deployed too early, with the result that high forces were recorded on the dummy's head when it bottomed out the airbag and hit the steering wheel hard, indicating the likelihood of head injuries. This led Honda to modify the frontal airbag deployment characteristics on models produced after November 2006. Also, Honda initiated a safety improvement campaign to modify at its cost vehicles produced earlier.
A second Fit was tested with the modified airbags, and the driver airbag inflated later. Ratings of the Fit are based on the results of the second test, except structural performance is based on both tests.
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Chest | |
| Leg/foot, left | |
| Leg/foot, right | |
| Driver restraints and dummy kinematics |
Action shot taken during the second of two frontal offset crash tests.
The dummy's position in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after both crash tests indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained well (second test shown).
Smeared greasepaint indicates where the dummy's head brushed across the side curtain airbag during rebound.
Forces on the lower right leg were high enough to indicate the possibility of injuries.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CEF0611 | CEF0615 |
|---|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | ||
| Footrest (cm) | 7 | 6 |
| Left (cm) | 10 | 9 |
| Center (cm) | 10 | 9 |
| Right (cm) | 11 | 10 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 4 | 3 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | ||
| Left (cm) | 1 | 1 |
| Right (cm) | 1 | 1 |
| Steering column movement | ||
| Upward (cm) | -2 | 1 |
| Rearward (cm) | 2 | 1 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 1 | 1 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CEF0615 | |
|---|---|---|
| Head | ||
| HIC-15 | 363 | |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact | |
| Neck | ||
| Tension (kN) | 1.7 | |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 27 | |
| Maximum Nij | 0.31 | |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 31 | |
| Legs | ||
| Femur force - left (kN) | 0.2 | |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 1.0 | |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 2 | |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 1 | |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.76 | |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.89 | |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 3.6 | |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 3.8 | |
| Foot acceleration (g) | ||
| Left | 104 | |
| Right | 98 | |
Side: original test
Rating applies to 2007-08 models
Tested vehicle: 2007 Honda Fit Sport wagon with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags
The Honda Fit was introduced in the 2007 model year.
| 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 | |
View of the vehicle and barrier just after the crash test.
View of the vehicle after the crash with doors removed, showing the side airbags and damage to the occupant compartment.
Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side curtain airbag.
Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy’s head was protected by the side airbag.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CES0640 |
|---|---|
| B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) | -7.5 |
| Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline. | |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CES0640 |
|---|---|
| Head HIC-15 | 496 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 0.8 |
| Compression (kN) | 0.2 |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 32 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 1.6 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 39 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 32 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 4.48 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.79 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 4.0 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 2.2 |
| Combined force (kN) | 6.1 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 1.1 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 159 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | 55 |
Passenger injury measures
| Test ID | CES0640 |
|---|---|
| Head HIC-15 | 488 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 0.4 |
| Compression (kN) | 0.4 |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 53 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 3.1 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 35 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 29 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 3.40 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.51 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 0.6 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 3.6 |
| Combined force (kN) | 3.6 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 1.5 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 99 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | 41 |
Head restraints & seats
Seat type: Manual cloth seats
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Dynamic rating | |
| Seat/head restraint geometry |
| Seat type | Manual cloth seats |
|---|---|
| Geometry | |
| Backset (mm) | 75 |
| Distance below top of head (mm) | 62 |
| Seat design parameters | |
| Pass/fail | Fail |
| Max T1 acceleration (g) | 12.5 |
| Head contact time (ms) | 92 |
| Force rating | 3 |
| Neck forces | |
| Max neck shear force (N) | 206 |
| Max neck tension (N) | 1,159 |
About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.