My 2007 is at 182,500 miles. I believe the adhesive around the windshield has become brittle and cracked, allowing water entry when it rains and it is a lot oof water coming in. We are in the middle of an El Niño winter in San Diego, which means lots of rain. Aside from this issue, the other issues with the car are all related to age and nothing unexpected... the last work done were to replace the alternator, the front control arms and liftgate gas struts. The original alternator did go overvoltage which caused weirdness with the electronic steering and warning lights, but once the alternator was replaced everything was back to its glorious normal.

I am bidding farewell to the Fit next week, I found a very low mileage Mazda 3 for sale that was too good a deal to pass up. Zoom.. zoom.

The Fit is a fun car to own, to the point that if Honda would bring it back I would get a new one. The current 2024 HR-V [the Fit replacement] does not have the magic seats and is a pig to drive.

 

My wife’s 2007 Base Fit has about 85,000 miles on it. Her 0.8 mile commute to work is a large part of that.

She has had a lot of common Fit problems that we have taken care of. The water leaks into the tire well were fixed by plugging the top corners of the hatch.

We had the car repainted as the Milano Red paint was turning pink and any new added parts stood out like a sore thumb. I’m talking shark fin antenna to replace the buggy whip original, driver’s side door handle/lock.

The rear bumper rusted out after 16 years here on NH’s salty roads. But the rest of the underside is still solid.

She loves it still and always says that it’s the only car that ever “fit” her. She’s 5’2”.

Continued success with yours!

 

My wife’s 2007 Base Fit has about 85,000 miles on it. Her 0.8 mile commute to work is a large part of that.

She has had a lot of common Fit problems that we have taken care of. The water leaks into the tire well were fixed by plugging the top corners of the hatch.

We had the car repainted as the Milano Red paint was turning pink and any new added parts stood out like a sore thumb. I’m talking shark fin antenna to replace the buggy whip original, driver’s side door handle/lock.

The rear bumper rusted out after 16 years here on NH’s salty roads. But the rest of the underside is still solid.

She loves it still and always says that it’s the only car that ever “fit” her. She’s 5’2”.

Continued success with yours!

 

My 2007 Fit Sport is at @164k. Beware of spark plug ejection on #1 & 3. My #3 spark plug ejected forcefully and took out the coil pack. I had to get helicoil after that happened 2x. Make sure you keep tightening down the spark plugs on #1 and #3 at least every @ 40k. My car didn't make it to the spark plug change recommendation before ejecting. The only other issue I had very recently was my door key stopped working, and the 2007 Fit Sport only has 1 key. Having trouble getting the lock cylinder out, and I'm not finding good videos. My transponder broke a few years ago, so likely time to call the locksmith. I just hate when I can't fix things by myself.