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Honda Insight

Data refreshed May 30, 2026

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Complaints

501

Active records

Recalls

24

Active records

TSBs

265

Active records

Filing history

Monthly totals over the last 20 years. Click a legend item to show or hide that series.

Reported severity

Based on consumer complaints filed since 2000. Recalls and TSBs do not include severity data.

Deaths

2

Injuries

29

Crashes

42

Fires

4

Top reported issues — Honda Insight

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Operating state

107

Reporting mechanism

92

Driver assistance issue

88

Condition issue

84

Safety restraint issue

81

Fluid issue

73

Braking behavior

69

Performance issue

48

Engine behavior

45

Safety restraint behavior

28

Lighting behavior

27

Noise

23

Thermal issue

22

Vibration/harshness

21

Electrical issue

19

Infotainment behavior

15

Transmission/drivetrain behavior

10

Electrified system issue

9

Steering behavior

9

Access/entry issue

8

Powering on/off behavior

7

Recent change

7

Smell

6

Starting behavior

6

HVAC behavior

4

Ride/handling behavior

4

Recent filings

The 10 most recent filings for each type.

2021 HONDA INSIGHT

Filed Apr 11, 2026


There is a massive hood flutter when large vehicle drive towards me going above 50mph. It feels and looks like the hood is not latched correctly and going to open into my windshield. This has happened since I purchase the vehicle new in 2021

2020 HONDA INSIGHT

Filed Apr 1, 2026


At approximately 148,000 miles the steering would have an intermittent notchy, or sticky, feeling while driving straight. While driving straight at cruising speed, I noticed that the resistance on the left side of the steering wheel was greater than the right side, then the resistance would decrease suddenly (release), and the steering wheel would rotate slightly to the right, but less than 1 degree, so it would be hardly noticeable on video. The issue seems to only present itself after the…

2022 HONDA INSIGHT

Filed Mar 22, 2026


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 and would have to wait for the weather to warm up a bit and then eventually, the car would then start. The dealership where we initially purchased the car new was able to determine, with the assistance of the corporation, that what we said happened. All the warning…

2019 HONDA INSIGHT

Filed Mar 9, 2026


The contact owns a 2019 Honda Insight. The contact stated that while driving 75 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. In addition, several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the failure had occurred while driving on a busy highway. The vehicle was driven onto the off-ramp and turned off the vehicle. The vehicle was started; however, the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was…

2020 HONDA INSIGHT

Filed Jan 30, 2026


Battery keeps draining. On my 3rd battery and believe there’s a defect in the DC/DC converter (earlier recall - K9E). This has caused issues being stranded in the cold.

2021 HONDA INSIGHT

Filed Jan 23, 2026


Went in for a typical servicing. They noted that the downstream O2 sensor was damaged by rodents. The vehicle, with around 14k has always been stored in a weather tight garage, never stored outside. There has been no rodents in the building since I owned it from 1999. This is a presumptuous statement I refuted, but they wouldn’t take off, and I felt this is a warranty or recall item. There are lots of speed bumps in the North Portland neighborhood, which may have caused the problem by…

2019 HONDA INSIGHT

Filed Jan 15, 2026


Crash

Car was put into reverse to perform a T turn to drive in the opposite direction on 1/14. The D button was depressed to place the car into Drive. The car quickly accelerated backwards and crashed into the mailbox. Service Advisor at the David McDavid Honda Dealership was contacted yesterday regarding the issue but no response has been received yet. It is unknown if the backup camera was visible since attempts were being made to try to stop the car. Not much time was allowed.

2019 HONDA INSIGHT

Filed Jan 12, 2026


Back up camera stopped working, no blown fuses and the system updates I can do on the car from the touch screen say everything is up to date. My car has no open/not repaired recall for this.

2021 HONDA INSIGHT

Filed Dec 26, 2025


I received a 2021 Insight Seat Weight Sensor Safety Recall in September 2025 saying that recall replacement parts were now available at Honda Dealers. Ever since I received this notice, none of the Atlanta area Honda dealers are able to remedy the defect in my vehicle due to lack of parts, contrary to the notice saying parts are available.

2019 HONDA INSIGHT

Filed Dec 25, 2025


The Honda Sensing suite's CMBS uses a combination of a front-facing camera and a radar sensor, it detected a sewerage as a hole and steel plates as a hole and made a sudden unsafe stop. Collision Mitigation Braking System (CMBS™) experiencing a false positive. We were going to like 15-20 over the steel plate and it made an emergency unsafe stop. It keeps doing it over and over. At this point it’s becoming really unsafe so I wanted to report it. It stopped all of sudden and made my neck in pain…

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Updated May 30, 2026. Refreshed nightly.