The Honda Fit, also sold as the Honda Jazz in many markets, reached major cumulative sales milestones before the end of 2010. Its available safety record is more narrowly defined: the figures below come from Honda sales reports and controlled IIHS tests of a 2015 Fit, not from population injury or owner-outcome studies.
Key Honda Fit Statistics
The most quotable Honda Fit statistics span global scale, occupant-compartment deformation, dummy measurements, side impact, roof strength, and restraints:
- 1.5 million Fit/Jazz vehicles were sold cumulatively in Japan through October 2010.
- 3.5 million Fit/Jazz vehicles were sold cumulatively worldwide through October 2010.
- 250,790 Fit units were recorded as Japan’s highest annual sales volume for a Honda registered car, although the accessible chronology excerpt does not expose the record year.
- 13 cm of lower hinge-pillar intrusion was measured in the 2015 model-year improved small-overlap test on the driver side.
- 8 cm of footrest intrusion was measured in that 2015 small-overlap test in the driver-side occupant compartment.
- 651 was the driver-dummy HIC-15 in the 2015 small-overlap test.
- 139 g was the driver-dummy peak head acceleration at hard contact in the 2015 small-overlap test.
- 25 mm was the driver-dummy maximum chest compression in the 2015 small-overlap test.
- 0% was the estimated left and right knee-thigh-hip injury risk in the 2015 small-overlap test, as estimated from the dummy.
- 3 cm of footrest intrusion was measured in the 2015 moderate-overlap test.
- 265 was the driver-dummy HIC-15 in the 2015 moderate-overlap test.
- 22 mm was the driver-dummy maximum chest compression in the 2015 moderate-overlap test.
- 16.5 cm short of the driver’s seat centerline was the side-test B-pillar crush measurement for the 2015 Fit.
- 399 was the driver-dummy side-test HIC-15 in the 2015 model-year side test.
- 15,955 pounds was the peak force in the 2015 Fit EX roof-strength test.
- 6.13 was the roof strength-to-weight ratio published for the tested 2015 Fit EX, with the rating applying to 2015–20.
- 50 ms was the head contact time in the 2015 Fit front-seat head-restraint test.
Contents
- Honda Fit sales statistics and global scale
- Honda Fit small-overlap crash data
- Honda Fit moderate-overlap crash-test measurements
- Honda Fit side-impact protection statistics
- Honda Fit roof-strength statistics
- Honda Fit seat-restraint measurements
Honda Fit Sales Statistics and Global Scale
Honda’s reported milestones describe cumulative nameplate sales, while Honda’s historical chronology supplies a separate annual Japanese sales record. These measures should not be treated as interchangeable with annual registrations or current-market sales.
| Measure | Figure | Period and geography |
|---|---|---|
| Cumulative Fit/Jazz sales | 1.5 million vehicles | Through October 2010, Japan |
| Cumulative Fit/Jazz sales | 3.5 million vehicles | Through October 2010, worldwide |
| Highest annual volume for a Honda registered car | 250,790 vehicles | Annual record year stated in Honda chronology; Japan |
Honda’s newsroom reported 1.5 million cumulative Fit sales in Japan through October 2010 and 3.5 million worldwide by the same milestone. The global figure includes the Fit/Jazz global nameplate and is cumulative, not an annual total. Honda Newsroom, “Cumulative Sales of Honda Fit Reach 1.5 Million Units in Japan, 3.5 Million Units Worldwide”
Honda’s historical chronology records 250,790 Fit units as Japan’s highest annual sales volume for a Honda registered car. The accessible chronology excerpt identifies the volume but does not expose the calendar year, so the date should remain unspecified rather than inferred. Honda, “Overall Chronology”
Honda Fit Small-Overlap Crash Data
The 2015 model-year small-overlap evaluation measures how the driver-side occupant compartment moved in a controlled crash. IIHS states that this evaluation was based on the second test with improved bumper-beam welds and applies to earlier cars repaired under Honda’s product update.
| Driver-side compartment measure | 2015 Fit result |
|---|---|
| Lower hinge-pillar intrusion | 13 cm |
| Upper hinge-pillar intrusion | 9 cm |
| Upper-dash intrusion | 10 cm |
| Lower-instrument-panel intrusion | 8 cm |
| Footrest intrusion | 8 cm |
| Left toepan intrusion | 9 cm |
| Brake-pedal intrusion | 3 cm |
| Rocker-panel lateral average intrusion | 2 cm |
| Steering-column movement | 0 cm |
These are measurements from one IIHS crash test, not fleet averages. The 2015 model-year small-overlap occupant-compartment results are reported by IIHS, “2015 Honda Fit”.
The same test produced a set of driver-dummy injury measures. HIC-15 was 651, peak head acceleration at hard contact was 139 g, driver-neck tension was 2.5 kN, neck extension bending moment was 14 Nm, and maximum Nij was 0.68.
- Driver-dummy maximum chest compression was 25 mm.
- Left and right femur forces were 0.1 kN and 0.2 kN, respectively.
- Left and right knee displacements were both 0 mm.
- Left and right knee-thigh-hip injury-risk estimates were both 0%, representing IIHS test-dummy estimates rather than real-world accident probabilities.
- Maximum tibia indexes were 0.82 on the left and 0.51 on the right.
- Tibia axial forces were 2.7 kN on the left and 2.1 kN on the right.
- Foot accelerations were 59 g on the left and 82 g on the right.
All of these small-overlap injury outputs are crash-test-dummy measurements from the 2015 model-year test, as reported by IIHS. They are not observed human injury rates.
Honda Fit Moderate-Overlap Crash-Test Measurements
The moderate-overlap test provides a different controlled impact configuration, so its measurements should be read separately from the small-overlap results.
| Measure | 2015 Fit result |
|---|---|
| Footrest intrusion | 3 cm |
| Left footwell intrusion | 10 cm |
| Center footwell intrusion | 8 cm |
| Right footwell intrusion | 4 cm |
| Brake-pedal intrusion | 2 cm |
| Instrument-panel rearward movement | 0 cm left; 1 cm right |
| Steering-column movement | 0 cm upward; -1 cm rearward |
| Driver-dummy HIC-15 | 265 |
| Driver-dummy neck tension | 1.2 kN |
| Maximum Nij | 0.24 |
| Chest maximum compression | 22 mm |
The negative rearward steering-column value is reproduced as published by IIHS. The compartment measurements and dummy results are from a single 2015 model-year moderate-overlap crash test. IIHS, “2015 Honda Fit”
Additional lower-extremity measurements were 0.3 kN for both left and right femur forces, while maximum tibia indexes were 0.34 on the left and 0.35 on the right. Tibia axial forces were 1.5 kN left and 1.7 kN right, and foot accelerations were 67 g left and 71 g right.
Honda Fit Side-Impact Protection Statistics
The 2015 model-year side test records both structural movement and driver-dummy response. IIHS reported that B-pillar crush stopped 16.5 cm short of the driver’s seat centerline; the source reports this as -16.5 cm because the crush stopped short of the centerline.
| Side-test driver-dummy measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Head HIC-15 | 399 |
| Neck tension | 0.9 kN |
| Neck compression | 0.2 kN |
| Shoulder lateral deflection | 41 mm |
| Shoulder lateral force | 1.3 kN |
| Torso maximum deflection | 42 mm |
| Torso average deflection | 35 mm |
| Maximum viscous criterion | 0.88 m/s |
| Combined pelvic force | 3.9 kN |
These are controlled side-test outputs from a driver dummy, not real-world injury statistics. The side-test measurements and the B-pillar result are reported by IIHS, “2015 Honda Fit”.
Honda Fit Roof-Strength Statistics
The roof-strength test used a 2015 Honda Fit EX wagon with a measured curb weight of 2,604 pounds. The peak roof-test force was 15,955 pounds, and IIHS published a roof strength-to-weight ratio of 6.13; the rating applies to 2015–20.
| Roof-strength measure | Result | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Curb weight | 2,604 lb | Tested 2015 Fit EX wagon |
| Peak force | 15,955 lb | Single IIHS roof-strength test |
| Strength-to-weight ratio | 6.13 | IIHS-published ratio; rating applies to 2015–20 |
The ratio is a published derived measure for the tested vehicle, not a fleet average. IIHS, “2015 Honda Fit”
Honda Fit Seat-Restraint Measurements
The front-seat head-restraint test used a 2015 Honda Fit manual cloth front seat. Its backset was 12 mm, and the head-restraint distance below the top of the head was 13 mm.
The IIHS sled test recorded 13.1 g maximum T1 acceleration, 50 ms head contact time, and 130 N maximum neck tension. These values describe the tested front-seat restraint and sled-test setup, not every Fit seat configuration or a population-level injury outcome. IIHS, “2015 Honda Fit”
The U.S. model-year context also matters when comparing Fit data across years. IIHS states that the 2014 model year was skipped in the United States, except for a limited number of plug-in battery-electric variants, so a simple consecutive-year comparison can misrepresent the U.S. product timeline.