Honda Insight
Owners filed 513 complaints across 16 model years of the Honda Insight. The 2010 drew the most (119); the 2006 the fewest (2).
Model years16
Complaints513
Recalls62
Fires5
Deaths2
Every Honda Insight model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 32 | 3 | — | — | Forward Collision Avoidance › Automatic Emergency Braking | Routine | |
| 2021 | 24 | 3 | — | 1 | Forward Collision Avoidance › Automatic Emergency Braking | Routine | |
| 2020 | 31 | 6 | — | 3 | Forward Collision Avoidance › Automatic Emergency Braking | Routine | |
| 2019 | 97 | 8 | 1 | 12 | Fuel System, Gasoline | Routine | |
| 2014 | 5 | 3 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2013 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 2 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2012 | 59 | 8 | — | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2011 | 41 | 10 | — | 3 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2010 | 119 | 10 | — | 21 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Suspension › Rear | Routine | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Suspension › Front › Control Arm | Routine | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2002 | 12 | 1 | — | — | Exterior Lighting | Routine | |
| 2001 | 15 | 2 | 2 | — | Exterior Lighting | Routine | |
| 2000 | 24 | 1 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine |
Which Honda Insight years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2010 is the weakest year on record, with 119 complaints concentrated in the air bags. It carries 10 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.