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Honda Insight
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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
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Driver assistance issue
Condition issue
Safety restraint issue
Fluid issue
Braking behavior
Performance issue
Engine behavior
Safety restraint behavior
Lighting behavior
Noise
Thermal issue
Vibration/harshness
Electrical issue
Infotainment behavior
Transmission/drivetrain behavior
Electrified system issue
Steering behavior
Access/entry issue
Powering on/off behavior
Recent change
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Starting behavior
HVAC behavior
Ride/handling behavior
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
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…