Took my Fit in for new tires and an alignment. I was told that my rear end is out of alignment. They said that there is nothing I can do about it and that every Honda Fit that they have had in their garage has had the same issue. This is the first I am hearing of it......anyone else been told this?

 

They are correct.

Did you walk away with an alignment print-out?
Here are the specs. If within Honda limits no issue.

Rear Camber: －1 ° 00 ’+/-1 °

Rear toe-in: 2.5+/-2.5 mm (0.10+/-0.10 in)

If the measurement for the rear camber is outside
the specification, check for bent or damaged
suspension components.

 

Huh?

 

Ours is within factory specs, but wears the inside of the rear tires pretty severely. I have purchased the part necessary to fix it and have spoken with the mechanic that will do the work, but haven't had them installed yet.

Specialty Products Company

 

I've owned two '09's and both had the rear toe out of spec.

 

How far out is the alignment? The rear toe can be out of Honda's specs to a certain degree, and it won't be a problem as long as you rotate your tires since there's not that much weight back there.

 

I am really scratching my head over this thread.

I rotate my tires every 5k mi. Maybe that's why I haven't noticed any problems. Also, I assumed the OEM set-up on the car purposely had unusually high understeer, in order to reduce the tendency of some front-engine FWD cars to snap-oversteer. On that note, I haven't been able to get my car "loose" in the back at all.