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 where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Honda Insight problems by model year
62 recall entries and 519 owner complaints on file across 16 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Insight | 3 | 33 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2021 Insight | 3 | 25 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2020 Insight | 6 | 31 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2019 Insight | 8 | 101 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2014 Insight | 3 | 5 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2013 Insight | 6 | 45 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2012 Insight | 8 | 59 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2011 Insight | 10 | 41 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2010 Insight | 10 | 119 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2006 Insight | 1 | 2 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2005 Insight | 0 | 2 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2004 Insight | 0 | 2 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2003 Insight | 0 | 3 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2002 Insight | 1 | 12 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2001 Insight | 2 | 15 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2000 Insight | 1 | 24 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
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 system63 complaints
- forward collision avoidance51 complaints
- unknown or other45 complaints
- service brakes39 complaints
- exterior lighting30 complaints
- structure25 complaints