Reliability & cost of ownership
Honda Insight Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Honda Insight? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Honda Insight problems by model year
62 recall entries and 513 owner complaints on file across 16 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Insight | 3 | 32 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 Insight | 3 | 24 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Insight | 6 | 31 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Insight | 8 | 97 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Insight | 3 | 5 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2013 Insight | 6 | 45 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2012 Insight | 8 | 59 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2011 Insight | 10 | 41 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 Insight | 10 | 119 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 Insight | 1 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2005 Insight | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2004 Insight | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2003 Insight | 0 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2002 Insight | 1 | 12 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2001 Insight | 2 | 15 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2000 Insight | 1 | 24 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Honda Insight, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- air bags123 complaints
- engine91 complaints
- electrical system59 complaints
- forward collision avoidance51 complaints
- service brakes47 complaints
- unknown or other44 complaints
- exterior lighting30 complaints
- structure25 complaints