Honda Insight years to avoid and best years
Newer Honda Insight years have more owner complaints per year than the older ones. 2019 has the most complaints per year, at 10 (98 complaints). Among years old enough to compare, the fewest complaints per year are 2012 at 1 (from 59 complaints), 2014 at 1 (from 5 complaints), and 2013 at 2 (from 45 complaints). On the 2019 Honda Insight, 14 of 98 complaints name Fuel system, gasoline.
Data as of .
Honda Insight reliability by year
Each year is complaints filed in that year’s first 3 years on the road, divided by however many of those years have passed. A model year younger than 3 years is too early to compare, so it is left out of the years named as having the fewest or the most complaints. Recalls are a separate count. The numbers are for the US-market Honda Insight. How we count.
By model year
| Year | Per year on the road | Complaints | Recalls | Most-filed complaint | Avg. combined MPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 → | 6 | 32 | 3 | Forward collision avoidance | 50 |
| 2021 → | 4 | 25 | 3 | Forward collision avoidance | 50 |
| 2020 → | 6 | 31 | 6 | Forward collision avoidance | 50 |
| 2019 → Most | 10 | 98 | 8 | Fuel system, gasoline | 50 |
| 2014 → Fewest | 1 | 5 | 3 | Air bags | 41 |
| 2013 → Fewest | 2 | 45 | 6 | Engine | 41 |
| 2012 → Fewest | 1 | 59 | 8 | Engine | 41 |
Years with a → link have a full model-year page.
What owners file about
Generations
- Body styles
- Hatchback
- Oil
- 0W-20 · 3.4 qt capacity
- Tire size
- 175/65R15 to 185/60R15
Known issues for this generation
Model years 2010-2012 of this generation are covered by Honda service bulletin SB-14-064: software that manages the IMA hybrid battery incorrectly maintains the battery over time, producing a "memory effect" that shows up as reduced battery capacity or a stored P0A7F (Battery Module Deterioration) code. Honda's fix is a free control-module software update at any dealer; if the code returns afterward, the IMA battery module is replaced.
- Body styles
- Sedan
- Oil
- 0W-20 · 3.5 qt capacity
- Tire size
- 215/55R16 (LX/EX) to 215/50R17 (Touring)
Known issues for this generation
In December 2020, Honda recalled 2020-2021 Insight hybrids alongside the 2020 CR-V Hybrid and Accord Hybrid (NHTSA 20V-798, 27,838 vehicles across all three models) for a DC-DC converter defect: transistors with an out-of-spec dopant concentration could raise output voltage in cold weather and shut the converter down, which prevents the 12-volt battery from recharging and can cause a loss of drive power. Dealers update the power converter unit software free of charge. Separately, 2019-2020 Insights are covered by NHTSA recall 20V-314 and its expansion 21V-215, both for a low-pressure in-tank fuel pump that may fail; the impeller can swell and seize, producing a stored P0087 code, a stall while driving, or a no-start. Dealers replace the fuel pump assembly at no charge. NHTSA also has an open engineering analysis, EA25002, opened January 2025 after upgrading preliminary evaluation PE24008, into the automatic emergency braking system activating with no apparent obstruction on 2019-2022 Insight and Passport vehicles. ODI has logged 106 consumer complaints and reviewed 475 reports, of which three allege a crash and two allege injury.
Frequently asked questions
Which Honda Insight years have fewer owner complaints?
Among years old enough to compare, the fewest complaints per year are 2012 at 1 (from 59 complaints), 2014 at 1 (from 5 complaints), and 2013 at 2 (from 45 complaints).
Which Honda Insight year has the most owner complaints?
2019 has the most complaints per year, at 10 (98 complaints). On the 2019 Honda Insight, 14 of 98 complaints name Fuel system, gasoline.
How do Honda Insight owner complaints compare by year?
Newer Honda Insight years have more owner complaints per year than the older ones.
How many generations of the Honda Insight are there?
This database covers two: a 2nd-generation hatchback (2010-2014) and a 3rd-generation sedan (2019-2022), with a four-year gap between them.
Does the Honda Insight have hybrid battery problems?
2010-2012 models are covered by Honda service bulletin SB-14-064 for an IMA battery software "memory effect" that can show up as reduced capacity or a stored P0A7F code; the remedy is a free control-module software update.