2022 Honda Insight reliability

Is it reliable?

Owners have filed 32 complaints with NHTSA about the 2022 Honda Insight over 5 years — 6 per year. That is more complaints per year than most Insight years here — over the median of the other years, which is 3. NHTSA has 3 recalls on file, including Front passenger seat weight sensor, Fuel pump, and Retractor.

2020 Honda Insight Touring — Photo by Kevauto, resized from the original. Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0

Complaints

Per year

Recalls

Years on the road

What owners report

The complaints owners file most often name Forward collision avoidance (14 of 32), then Electrical system (10) and Service brakes (5). Complaints that include an odometer have a median of 42,500 miles. Those filings include 2 that report an injury.

Next to 2021

The 2021 Insight has 25 complaints, 4 per year. The 2022 has more complaints per year than the 2021.

The complaint rate is complaints filed in this year’s first 3 years on the road, divided by however many of those years have passed. Recalls are a separate count. The numbers are for the US-market 2022 Honda Insight. How we count. Data as of 2026-10-16.

Recalls (3)

Recall Front passenger seat weight sensor 2026-05-21 · NHTSA campaign 26V332000

Summary Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2021, 2023 Acura TLX, 2019-2024 RDX, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 MDX, 2017-2021, 2023, 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2017-2022 Pilot, 2019-2021 Passport, 2018-2026 Odyssey, 2019-2022 Insight, 2019-2021 HR-V, 2018-2020 Fit, 2020-2022 CR-V Hybrid, 2017-2022 CR-V, 2017-2018, 2021 Civic Type R, 2017-2021 Civic hatchback, 2016-2020 Civic coupe, 2016-2022 Civic, 2017-2022 Accord Hybrid, and 2016-2022 Accord vehicles. The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, which can cause the air bags to deploy unintentionally during a crash.

Remedy Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 7, 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are BOL, WO9, OOA, WOM, XOH, NOC, POD, BOE, UOF, POB, EOG, AOI, QO8, TOJ, DO7, and SOK. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 24V064. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning May 29, 2026.

Vehicles affected 98,892

Recall Fuel pump 2023-12-18 · NHTSA campaign 23V858000

Summary Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Clarity PHEV, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, Pilot, Acura NSX vehicles. The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.

Remedy Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 6, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KGC and KGD. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall numbers 21V-215 and 20V-314.

Vehicles affected 2,490,460

Recall seat belts, rear or other, retractor 2021-11-18 · NHTSA campaign 21V900000

Summary Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2021 Accord Sedan, Accord Hybrid, CR-V, Ridgeline, 2022 Insight and CR-V Hybrid vehicles. The automatic locking retractor on the second-row center seat belt assembly may deactivate improperly, which can result in an unsecured child restraint system. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Remedy Dealers will replace the second-row center seat belt assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 14, 2022. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.

Vehicles affected 4,346

NHTSA's count is every vehicle in that campaign. A campaign can cover other model years and other models.

Complaints by component (32 total)

Forward collision avoidance

Electrical system

Service brakes

Fuel and propulsion system

Engine

Lane departure

Steering

Structure

Air bags

Latches, locks, and linkages

Visibility

Visibility and wipers

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Crash-flagged

Fire-flagged

Injury reports

Death reports

Of the 5 complaints that include an odometer reading, the median is 42,500 miles.

Complaints filed per year

Excerpts from recent NHTSA complaint filings

"I purchased a new 2022 Honda Insight from a dealership. The vehicle began shaking when I was driving and even stopped in the roadway several times. Honda has inspected and attempted to repair the vehicle but multiple…"
Electrical system, Unknown or other, Engine · filed 2026-09-14
"The contact owns a 2022 Honda Insight. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the Forward Collision Avoidance system independently activated, and the vehicle shuddered abnormally. No warning…"
Forward collision avoidance · filed 2026-08-10
"The contact owns a 2022 Honda Insight. The contact stated that while shifted into reverse, the rear-view camera failed to display a clear view image on the screen. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated…"
Electrical system · filed 2026-07-22
"The radio is experiencing "ghost taps" as though someone invisible finger is pushing buttons on the radio, rifling through stations, making calls, or deleting navigation functions. It's very distracting as a driver."
Electrical system · filed 2026-06-28
"BCM Body Control Module failed/malfunctioned. We had to pay for the repair at DCH Honda Mission Valley. The car does not start when it is cold outside. Many times, my husband, who primarily drives the car, was stranded…"
Electrical system · filed 2026-03-22

NHTSA crash ratings

Version	Overall	Front	Side	Rollover
2022 Honda INSIGHT 4 DR FWD	5 stars	5 stars	5 stars	5 stars

Stars are how this vehicle did in NHTSA crash tests. They are a safety result, separate from the complaint record. Not rated means that test was not run for this version.

Fuel economy

Trim	Engine	Transmission	Drive	City	Hwy	Combined	Annual fuel cost
Insight	1.5L, 4-cyl	Automatic (variable gear ratios)	Front-wheel drive	55	49	52 MPG	$1250
Insight Touring	1.5L, 4-cyl	Automatic (variable gear ratios)	Front-wheel drive	51	45	48 MPG	$1350

Specs and fitment

3rd generation, 2019–2022

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the 2022 Honda Insight reliable?

What are common problems with a 2022 Honda Insight?

Is the 2022 Honda Insight more reliable than the years next to it?

The 2021 Insight has 25 complaints, 4 per year. The 2022 has more complaints per year than the 2021.

Has the 2022 Honda Insight been recalled?

The 2022 Honda Insight has 3 recalls on file with NHTSA. See the recalls table on this page for dates, components, and remedies.

How many complaints have owners filed about the 2022 Honda Insight?

Owners have filed 32 complaints about the 2022 Honda Insight with NHTSA.

What mpg does a 2022 Honda Insight get?

EPA-rated combined fuel economy for the 2022 Honda Insight is 50 MPG. See the fuel economy table on this page for city and highway figures by engine and transmission.

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.