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I bought my 2007 Honda Fit Sport on March 27, 2007 in Jacksonville, Florida, from a local dealer I won’t name. It was built in Japan — 100% Japan parts, engine, and assembly. Nineteen years later, I’m still driving it. Mileage today is 456,355. It’s my only vehicle, and it still gets me from point A to point B. I paid $18,200 brand new with $6,000 down — back when Honda North America still cared about small cars.
When I take my Fit into a Honda dealership for oil changes or repairs, I look at what they sell now. I can’t afford anything Honda offers in North America. Then I look at Honda’s official Japanese site and see the Fit still alive, along with other small cars we’ll never get here unless gas hits ten dollars a gallon. Honda North America killed the Fit in 2020 for “low sales.” COVID gave them the perfect excuse to drop the best car they ever made. The proof is simple: most of them are still on the road.
My 2007 Fit looks old, but it still runs well. Over the years I’ve had repairs — a used transmission at 306,000 miles, a catalytic converter that needs replacing but isn’t urgent according to my service advisor. I’ve got duct tape on both sides of the front bumper, duct tape on the driver’s seat, and a few other places. People say “just fix it,” and I would if I could. But like my Fit, I’m worn out. Major medical problems since August 2024 and still ongoing.
And like my Japan‑built Fit Sport, I’m still here. The gauges here show an earlier mileage — lower than my current 456,355. I don’t drive like I used to. One year I put 67,000 miles on my Fit Sport.
[img alt="My 2007 Honda Fit Sport, kept in my one‑car garage. The headlamps are fogged over, but I don’t drive much at night anymore. The outside mirrors lost their paint years ago.
"]https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fitfreak.net-vbulletin/2000x1064/img_7510_copy_2__e72f2d20960646d97a8cb437911df7f1b a107f7b.jpg[/img] My 2007 Honda Fit Sport, kept in my one‑car garage. The headlamps are fogged over, but I don’t drive much at night anymore. The outside mirrors lost their paint years ago. Duct tape on both sides of my front bumper. The one thing I wish Honda Japan hadn’t added is the air dam under the front bumper — I’ve caught that thing on so many parking curbs it’s been pulling the bumper loose for years. I love giving others my opinion. Two of my 27 Opuses in the back seat, buckled in with a plastic rose from my late parents’ grave. I also have a Bill the Cat. Duct tape and a faded cowl cover. The windshield was replaced in 2023 by a national company — they did a horrible job. Outside mirror paint faded a long time ago
Not just the Honda Fit. Almost all cars that size were discontinued in the US because 'slow sales'......The Nissan Versa has been discontinued as well,...and I believe the Mitsubishi Mirage was discontinued last year. Only in the US.....They do sell well in most the rest of the world, where people appreciate the advantages of and economy of small cars.
Last edited by hugojose; Apr 23, 2026 at 04:57 AM.
It looks better than mine with 150K.
While cars like this could take high mileage aging kills them (brittle wires, fragile connections, leaking seals and so on). At 150K after oil change
North America has spent years treating small cars like a joke, which is why the used‑car market is still strong. I bought small Hondas for decades — 1984 Civic hatch (4‑speed), 1992 Civic sedan (5‑speed). In 2000 Honda had nothing I wanted, so I bought a VW Golf TDI, my one and only German car. Great mileage, heated seats, 5‑speed — and once the warranty ended, it ate me alive in repair costs. The turbo died for the last time, so I parked it on a side street. A guy nearby said he’d keep an eye on it and took my number. A few hours later he called: a drunk woman had totaled the car. Police showed up and had to draw on her. She was arrested, and the TDI was done — honestly the right ending for that car. The insurance payout helped me buy my 2007 Honda Fit Sport automatic, the best car I’ve ever owned, back when Honda North America still had the sense to sell them.
It looks better than mine with 150K.
While cars like this could take high mileage aging kills them (brittle wires, fragile connections, leaking seals and so on). At 150K after oil change
This is why I take mine to a Honda dealership for repairs and oil changes. They’re more likely to catch the brittle‑wire, failing‑seal, aging‑car issues before they turn into something bigger.
I also have an original 2007 FIT that has been my only car. Lots less miles on it than yours (66,000), but it is like new. Manual Transmission. Cumulative MPG 38.2. No major repairs. Love the car.
My High Mileage 1st Gen 2007 Honda Fit Sport.
