Where each one leads
Honda Fit
- Against cars of the same year, the Honda Fit comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 11% less often than average) than the Nissan Kicks (fails 8% more often than average).
- NHTSA rates the 2020 Honda Fit at 5 of 5 stars, the 2027 Nissan Kicks at 4.
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2020 Honda Fit uses 6.5 l/100 km, the 2026 Nissan Kicks 7.4.
Nissan Kicks
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Honda Fit | Nissan Kicks | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2007–2020 | 2018–2026 |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 1,016 | — |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Honda Fit | Nissan Kicks | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 86% | — |
| … against cars of the same age | +33% | — |
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.9% | 0.9% |
| … against cars of the same year | −11% | +8% |
| US owner complaints | 2,198 | 524 |
| Most complaints about | Air bags | Forward collision avoidance |
| Model year with most complaints | 2007 (370) | 2019 (134) |
| US recall campaigns | 34 | 10 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 734 | 575 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 8 | — |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Honda Fit | Nissan Kicks | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2020) | 4★ (2027) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Honda Fit | Nissan Kicks | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 6.5 l/100 km (2020) | 7.4 l/100 km (2026) |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).