Honda S2000Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 107 owner complaints and 5 safety recalls on record for the Honda S2000.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints107Top: Engine and engine cooling Safety recalls52000–2008 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Calreyn88, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

Honda S2000 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 S2000 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2008Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls 2007Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall 2006Not rated–/10010 complaints · 2 recalls 2005Not rated–/10015 complaints · 0 recalls 2004Not rated–/1005 complaints · 0 recalls 2003Not rated–/1008 complaints · 0 recalls 2002Not rated–/10010 complaints · 0 recalls 2001Not rated–/10013 complaints · 0 recalls 2000Not rated–/10040 complaints · 3 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Honda S2000 problems

All model years combined: 107 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

18Engine and engine cooling1 crash/fire/injury

15Structure1 crash/fire/injury

14Power train

10Visibility

9Exterior lighting1 crash/fire/injury

8Air bags5 crash/fire/injury

6Steering

5Electrical system

5Seat belts

2910 other systems10 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Engine and engine cooling	18	1
Structure	15	1
Power train	14	0
Visibility	10	0
Exterior lighting	9	1
Air bags	8	5
Steering	6	3
Electrical system	5	1
Seat belts	5	0
10 other systems	29	10

5 recalls

Honda S2000 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Power assist: vacuum13V-246 · 2006–2007 · Jun 13, 2013 · 18,352 vehicles Other: owners/service/other manual06V-270 · 2006 · Jul 26, 2006 · 1,190,000 vehicles Exterior lighting: tail lights04V-257 · 2000 · Jun 1, 2004 · 7,067 vehicles Front: retractor00V-316 · 2000 · Oct 10, 2000 · 9,147 vehicles Front: anchorage00V-016 · 2000 · Jan 24, 2000 · 4,930 vehicles