The Lemon IndexHonda Insight reliability.
Is it reliable? About average. About as many complaints as the average car.
About average · 2010–2019
20193rd generation
What owners say on YouTube
2000–2006 Insight · 177 most-watched videos
Owners praise
Owners complain about
Fixes owners look up most
- Intake, EGR & engine sensors40K views
- Cooling system37K views
- Infotainment, battery & electrical20K views
Before you buy, watch
Battery Problems First Generation Honda Insight 2000-2006 The Mechanic Installed the Cells BackwardsBen Huttash · 3K views
Removing the transmission from a 2001 Honda Insight that I JUST bought. Problems with disassembly! 🙄MikeTheMechanic123 · 289 views
2001 Honda Insight-more MPG problems, original injectors 44 MPG, wrong injectors, 70 MPG???MikeTheMechanic123 · 78 views2010–2014 Insight · 200 most-watched videos
Owners praise
Owners complain about
Nothing stands out.
Fixes owners look up most
- Gauges, lights & wiring256K views
- Oil changes & service239K views
- Infotainment, battery & electrical113K views
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2019–2022 Insight · 200 most-watched videos
Owners praise
Owners complain about
Nothing stands out.
Fixes owners look up most
- Infotainment, battery & electrical64K views
- Oil changes & service47K views
- Heat, A/C & blend door19K views
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Praise and complaints: the share of each generation's most-watched videos that mention a topic with a praise or trouble word next to it, in the title or what's said. YouTube rank: how positive owners and reviewers sound, compared with every car of the same model year. It measures tone, not failure rates. Videos belong to their creators; we link to them.
Looking at a 2020 or newer? Those are too new for a full complaint score (any score shown is partial, in gray), but YouTube owners like the 2022 best.
Fewest complaints
2010.
Only 2 Honda Insight years have enough complaints and sales to score, too few for best and worst lists. 2010 drew about two-thirds as many complaints as the average car.
Every year. Lower is better. Tap a year for its full report.
Show 1 older years (2004–2004, YouTube reviews only, no complaint data)
Newest year first. Red = worse than average, gray = about average or too few complaints to score. #1, #2… = that year's YouTube rank among the 8 Honda Insight years with enough videos (#1 = the year owners and reviewers talk about most positively). It is not a reliability rank.
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<iframe src="https://lemonindex.com/embed/cars/honda-insight/" title="Honda Insight reliability by model year (The Lemon Index)" width="100%" height="261" style="border:0;max-width:720px" loading="lazy"></iframe><p style="font-size:13px;margin:4px 0 0">Data: <a href="https://lemonindex.com/cars/honda-insight/">Lemon Index</a> (Honda Insight reliability by year)</p>Scores before 2010 are rough: fewer owners filed complaints back then.
YouTube rank: we read 578 YouTube videos about the Honda Insight, 2000 to 2022, and ranked every year by how much they praise it vs. how much they talk about problems. YouTube's favorite: 2019. Old cars rank lower partly because most of their videos are repair and restoration videos. A gray dot means not enough data yet: under 10 videos, or a new year with no owner complaints to compare.
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Quick answers.
Is the Honda Insight reliable?
About average. It draws about as many complaints as the average car, and YouTube owners rate it about average for its age. Fewest complaints: 2010.
Is the Honda Insight a good car?
It is about average, by owner complaints to the government per car sold (2010-2019: Lemon Index 91; 100 is average). Some years are much better than others: 2010 drew the fewest complaints and 2019 the most.
What are the best Honda Insight years to buy?
Only 2 Honda Insight years have enough data to score, so we don't list best years. 2010 drew the fewest complaints (about two-thirds as many complaints as the average car).
What Honda Insight years should you stay away from?
Only 2 Honda Insight years have enough data to score, too few to single out years to avoid.
How many recalls does the Honda Insight have?
62 safety recalls across the 15 model years we track. Most: 2010 (10), 2011 (10), 2012 (8). Each year's page lists them, and every Honda Insight recall is in one list here.
What are the most common Honda Insight problems?
Across every year, owners' complaints to the government name automatic emergency braking, electrical and engine most. Some years are much worse than others: see the chart above.
Every year in one table
| Year | Index | Compared with average | Complaints | Top complaint | Recalls | Crash test | MPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 10 | transmission & drivetrain (20%) | 1 | — | 53 |
| 2001 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 6 | electrical (17%) | 2 | — | 47–53 |
| 2002 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 3 | electrical (33%) | 1 | — | 47–53 |
| 2003 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 1 | engine (100%) | 0 | — | 47–53 |
| 2005 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 2 | suspension (50%) | 0 | — | 47–52 |
| 2006 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 1 | airbags (100%) | 1 | — | 47–52 |
| 2010 | 69 | about two-thirds as many complaints as the average car | 33 | electrical (15%) | 10 | — | 41 |
| 2011 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 10 | seats (20%) | 10 | — | 40 |
| 2012 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 11 | engine (55%) | 8 | — | 41 |
| 2013 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 16 | engine (44%) | 6 | — | 41 |
| 2014 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 5 | airbags (60%) | 3 | — | 41 |
| 2019 | 114 | a bit more than the average car's complaints | 42 | automatic emergency braking (24%) | 8 | ★★★★★ | 48–52 |
| 2020 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 21 | automatic emergency braking (29%) | 6 | ★★★★★ | 48–52 |
| 2021 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 15 | automatic emergency braking (53%) | 3 | ★★★★★ | 48–52 |
| 2022 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 27 | automatic emergency braking (63%) | 3 | ★★★★★ | 48–52 |
The Lemon Index counts owner complaints filed with the U.S. government (NHTSA) in a car's first 3 years, per car sold, against the average car of the same model years (100 = average, lower is better). It measures complaints, not crash safety. U.S. sales source: goodcarbadcar.net. How it works
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