What's the normal lifespan of honda Automatic Transmissions? More specifically, if anyone knows, how long does the fit's 5AT last?

 

depends mostly on the guy behind the wheel. If you don't beat on it too much and maintain it well I've seen Honda A/T's go over 300k miles. I've also seen alot of older accord 4spd's die every 50k. The fit tranny should last at least 150k. Longer with a bigger trans cooler.

 

x2. It all depends on driving habits and keeping up with maintenance.

 

maintence is cheaper than repair.

my del sol transmission lasted 100k miles. i lost 3rd, 4th, and reverse. it was annoying trying to drive on the freeway in 2nd gear. lol

 

A nice trick to change the ATF after 10k miles with full synthetic ATF and install a tranny cooler, or if it has one. Upgrade it.

 

So, if driven fairly hard, how long should the 5AT in the fit last?

Maybe assume I/H/E and a 35 shot of nitrous or 5psi turbo/supercharger, driven fairly hard on the streets and taken to the track once per month.

 

To some it up in one word....Crapshoot. Might last 100k, might ast 40k. Switch to synthetic ATF and slap on a big tranny cooler.

 

some tranny's just die out of no reason...well, no reason to the driver.
inferior parts just fail inside.

here some areas to note:

a. stay clear away from neutral drops. (reving in N and dropping it into 1st).

b. allow time to warm up in sub freezing temps.

c. follow routine maintenance.


ive yet to have a AT car die on me for tranny issues.

 

My 2000 Accord Coupe V6 transmission went out at 93,000 miles. Fortunately, Honda discovered a manufacturing defect in the transmissions and replaced them under an extended warrantee for free if the transmission exhibited the defective symptoms. Honda stands by their products.

 

that's really about the best advice one could give. I'm the same way kenchan

 

check out carcomplaints.com and click on current problem trends.

 

Just out of curiousity are you trying to break the transmission? I looked at your other thread and its about wishing you had a manual tranny. You are probably better off selling the car than whooping your motor and trannies ass . Anyways remember working your tranny and working your motor go hand in hand. On another note if you want to destroy the tranny, go and load up the torque converter often. Hold the brake pedal down and floor it till the rpms stop going up, then let go of the brakes. I'm sure your tranny and the rest of the drivetrain won't like that.

 

The AT on my Integra lasted for over 200K miles with zero issues. Car had no mods. Hoping my Fit lasts just as long.

 

lol, no, i don't even have my fit yet, i'm having a hell of a time deciding between automatic and manual.

 

For what you described-- GET THE MT!!!! I wish every day I would have got the MT. When I got the car, I TOTALLY did not plan on tuning beyond maybe axleback exhaust, but alas I found the forum and now I am a complete tuning addict and SOOOO wishing I had MT.

I have an AT and I think (transmission-wise)...it sucks.