What are the most common problems with a 2014 Honda FIT?

The biggest MOT weak spot is rear fog light: flagged on 4.5% of tests, 7.5× the rate for all 2014 cars.

What should I ask the seller before buying a used 2014 Honda FIT?

Any recent work on the rear fog light? (Flagged at MOT 7.5× as often on the 2014 Honda FIT as on other cars the same age.) Can I see the service history and receipts for any big jobs?

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2014 Honda FIT: common problems and MOT failures

What MOT testers find on the Honda FIT first registered in 2014: we looked at the 929 MOTs these cars had during 2025. Plus known faults and what to look at before you buy one.

929MOTs of 2014 cars, done in 2025

89%pass first time (all 2014 cars: 69%)

4,900typical miles a year

7.5×the usual rate for rear fog light

What goes wrong more than usual on a 2014 Honda FIT?

Parts flagged at MOT more often on the 2014 Honda FIT than on all cars registered in 2014.

Rear fog light7.5× usual

Honda FIT
4.5% All 2014 cars
0.6%

Failed outright at MOT: 4.4%, against 0.5% of all 2014 cars. The rest were advisories or minor defects.

Rough price £10–£80 our estimate

At the viewing: Ask a friend to check every light while you work the switches: indicators, brake lights, fog lights and reversing lights.

Better than most

Tread depth: 5.4% here, against 21% of all 2014 cars. Tyre condition: 4.7% here, against 14% of all 2014 cars.

Common 2014 Honda FIT MOT failures and advisories

The share of 2014 Honda FIT MOT tests where testers flagged each area, as a fail or an advisory. Rough prices are typical independent-garage costs.

Tyres

9% of testsRough price £70–£150

At the viewing: Check the tread on all four tyres, including the inside edges, and look for cracks or bulges.
Lights and electrics

9% of testsRough price £10–£80

At the viewing: Ask a friend to check every light, including brake lights and indicators, while you operate them.
Suspension

8% of testsRough price £120–£400

At the viewing: Listen for knocks over speed bumps, and look behind each front wheel for a snapped coil spring.
Wipers, windscreen and mirrors

3% of testsRough price £15–£250

At the viewing: Check for chips in the driver's view, and test the wipers and washers.
Brakes

2% of testsRough price £150–£350

At the viewing: Look for a lip on the disc edges and feel for judder or pulling when braking firmly from about 40mph.
Seats and seatbelts

1% of testsRough price £80–£250

At the viewing: Pull each seatbelt sharply. It should lock, and retract cleanly.

Questions to ask the seller before buying a 2014 Honda FIT

Ask before you travel to see it. A seller who knows the car will have answers, and receipts.

Any recent work on the rear fog light? (Flagged at MOT 7.5× as often on the 2014 Honda FIT as on other cars the same age.)
Can I see the service history and receipts for any big jobs?

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Other years

Every year of the Honda FIT compared

Year	MOT tests	Most flagged
2026	–	Too new for MOT data
2016	128	Tyres 21%
2015	236	Tyres 14%
2013	962	Tyres 14%
2012	1,265	Lights and electrics 22%
2011	964	Lights and electrics 27%
2010	290	Lights and electrics 36%

Where this comes from: the DVSA's anonymised results for every MOT test done in Great Britain during 2025, counting the MOTs of Honda FIT cars first registered in 2014. "Flagged" includes advisories, so it isn't the same as a fail rate. How we score