Mazda MPV vs Honda FIT

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Mazda MPV	Honda FIT
Complaints on file	1,156	2,742
Model years covered	1989–2006	2007–2020
Worst model year	2003	2007
Best model year	1995	2020
Crashes reported	130	228
Fires reported	27	25
Injuries reported	107	157
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	22.8%	15%

Mazda MPV by year

27 55 81 95 65 41 21 21 27 26 2 184 82 143 141 84 45 16

89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 232 20.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 204 17.6%

Airbags 108 9.3%

Brakes 106 9.2%

Electrical System 85 7.4%

Body & Structure 53 4.6%

Seat Belts 51 4.4%

Tires 46 4.0%

Honda FIT by year

446 280 331 218 128 130 215 373 148 59 169 194 51

07 08 09 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Airbags 538 19.6%

Electrical System 404 14.7%

Engine & Cooling 231 8.4%

Steering 213 7.8%

Body & Structure 197 7.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 193 7.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 189 6.9%

Other & Unspecified 177 6.5%