Honda InsightYears to avoid, problems & recalls
Based on 519 NHTSA owner complaints across 16 model years, the Honda Insight years to avoid are 2010 and 2019, and the strongest years are 2011, 2013, 2020 and 2021. The Insight has 24 safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Cutlass, CC0.
Honda Insight years to avoid
Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Insight median. Tap a year for its full report.
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Most common Honda Insight problems
All model years combined: 519 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Air bags | 124 | 26 |
| Engine | 91 | 3 |
| Electrical system | 63 | 5 |
| Forward collision avoidance | 51 | 6 |
| Service brakes | 39 | 15 |
| Exterior lighting | 30 | 0 |
| Power train | 25 | 7 |
| Structure | 25 | 2 |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 25 | 1 |
| 21 other systems | 157 | 27 |
Honda Insight recalls
Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.
Showing the 12 newest of 24 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.
NHTSA investigations of the Insight
- Inadvertent Automatic Emergency BrakingOpen
- Inadvertent Automatic Emergency BrakingNo recall
- Pedestrian alert soundsLed to recall 22V-063