Production chronology2001–open
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
Wikipedia lead ↗1 year
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Honda / Model record
HondaFit
Production2001 – present
Recorded originJapan
ClassHatchback
Also known asHonda Jazz · Jazz
Reviewed model hierarchy
Fit lineage
Market evidence
Observed model years
These are market-specific regulatory observations for this exact catalog record, not inferred worldwide production years.
United States EPA FuelEconomy.gov ↗
Observed bounds: 2007–2020 Individual intervening years are not inferred.
Canada Natural Resources Canada ↗
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Placement evidence 2 sources +
This relationship is shown only after an explicit catalog review; source links support the identity and parent placement.
Reviewed 2026-08-04Background
The Honda Fit or Honda Jazz is a small car manufactured and marketed by Honda since 2001 over four generations. With a five-door hatchback body style, it is considered a supermini in the United Kingdom, a subcompact car in the United States, and a light car in Australia. Marketed worldwide and manufactured at ten plants in eight countries, sales reached almost 5 million by mid-2013. Honda uses the "Jazz" nameplate in Europe, Oceania, the Middle East, Africa, Hong Kong, Macau, Southeast Asia and India; and "Fit" in Japan, Sri Lanka, China, Taiwan and the Americas.
Text adapted from “Honda Fit” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
US EPA model years2007–2020
Model years represented in FuelEconomy.gov; a US-market observation, not a worldwide production range.
EPA FuelEconomy.gov ↗Observed bounds
Canadian NRCan model years2007–2020
Model years in Natural Resources Canada retail fuel-consumption data; Canadian-market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Natural Resources Canada ↗14 years
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations2002–2020
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗19 years
Research notes
Compact five-door hatchback sold as "Fit" in Japan/China/Taiwan/Americas and "Jazz" in Europe/Oceania/Middle East/Africa/HK/Macau/SE Asia/India. Center/under-floor fuel tank enables the flexible "Magic Seat" folding rear-seat system. Global cumulative sales passed 5 million by mid-2013.