2009 Honda Fit User Reviews

Pros

Great city fuel economy, large cargo capacity, room for large people

Cons

A little ugly, not that great of fuel economy on Hwy., rough highway ride

Purchased As New

Bought new in May 2009. Now has 6200 miles on it.

This is a great little in town car. Easy to park, easy to drive, and easy on the pocket book. Love the instant MPG feature on the dash, though it overstates by about 4 MPG compared to actual MPG. Also enjoy this feature on our Jaguar XJ6. Fit gets much better milage, but has a much, much worse ride than the Jag. Turning the A/C on really degrades the fuel economy on the Fit. I get about the same gas mileage in town as I do on the highway (42 MPG). My wife gets 34 MPG in town and around 40 on the highway. Think the A/C on cut these numbers by 20% for me. Took the car on a 2400 mile road trip shortly after we got it. It did fine at speeds of 75 MPH+, but you felt every bridge expansion joint. Got around 45 MPG on that trip.

Honda engineers did a good job on the passenger compartment. Has a zillion cup holders, easy to access controls, and plenty of room for super sized driver and passenger. I weigh close to 300lbs (darn it). A nephew of mine who is 6'5 also owns a 09 Fit and reports that he has plenty of leg and head room. That wasn't the case with most of the other cars he and his family of 4 looked at.

Has an incredible amount of storage capacity with the rear seats folded up. Have only need the extra room once though. Room enough in the back for 2 large people on a short trip. Has plenty of power for me so I gave it 5 stars for Performance. Haven't had any problems so far so also gave the same rating on Reliability. You can decide on your own what the value is. The high Overall Rating reflects how well this car meets my needs for a economic, fuel effecient, small car for city driving.

What the heck is up with no center console? It needs it. I will be ordering an aftermarket one for the Fit in the near future.

CAR IS GOOD FOR: The person wanting an economic in town car, or a car with extra cargo capacity.

CAR IS BAD FOR: Those doing a lot of highway, or even rough road driving. "BAD" is a little harse, but you might keep in mind that this car can be rougher than a cob on the road.

Our other vehicles:
08 Camry
01 Jaguar
00 GMC PU
72 Norton