NHTSA data as of Oct 15, 2026Published Oct 23, 2026
The Insight name has been used on three different cars. The 2019–2022 Insight is a five-seat hybrid sedan built on the Civic's platform. The 2010–2014 Insight is a five-door, five-seat hybrid hatchback. The 2000–2006 Insight is a two-seat hybrid hatchback with an aluminum body. The two older ones use Honda's IMA hybrid system, and the 2019–2022 uses a newer two-motor system. Each one is scored on its own, newest first.
According to our reliability score system, the best Honda Insight years to buy are the 2019 to 2021. All three come from the 3rd generation, model years 2019 to 2022.
No Insight year rates Avoid, but the 2022 needs a careful look. Owners of the 2022 most often report automatic emergency braking, mostly hard braking with nothing ahead.
Want something recent? Of the Insights from 2019 on, the 2019 to 2021 rate Good. Watch out for the 2022.
For the 2010–2014 and 2000–2006 Insight, different cars, the 2010, 2011 and 2014 rate Good or Excellent. Think twice about the 2000, 2001, 2012 and 2013. The 2002 to 2006 have too little data to score.
No Insight year is rated Avoid.
Not enough data to score: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006. Honda made too few of each of these years for a fair score. If they were average cars, they would have fewer than 10 complaints by now, and we need at least 10 to compare with. How we decide
No Insight year reaches 80, our Excellent line. These three score highest, all rated Good, led by the 2019 at 71. These are 2019–2022 models. The 2010–2014 and 2000–2006 Insight are different cars, in the table below.
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No Insight year rates Avoid. The 2022 is the only Insight year rated Caution, with a score of 69. These are 2019–2022 models.
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All model years, newest first. Tap a year for its full report, with the problems owners report, recalls, Honda programs and crash ratings.
| Year | Generation | Rating | Score | Vs average | Complaints | Per 10k cars | Recalls | |
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| 2019–2022 Honda InsightModel score 71, GoodA five-seat hybrid sedan on the Civic's platform, with a two-motor hybrid system. | ||||||||
| 2022 | 3rd generation | Caution | 69 | 1.4× | 33 | 18.4 | 3 | Report |
| 2021 | 3rd generation | Good | 70 | 1.2× | 25 | 19.2 | 3 | Report |
| 2020 | 3rd generation | Good | 70 | 1.3× | 31 | 20.3 | 6 | Report |
| 2019 | 3rd generation | Good | 71 | 0.97× | 98 | 24.4 | 8 | Report |
| 2010–2014 Honda InsightModel score 72, GoodA five-door, five-seat hybrid hatchback with Honda's IMA hybrid system. | ||||||||
| 2014 | 2nd generation | Excellent | 84 | 0.34× | 5 | 8.9 | 3 | Report |
| 2013 | 2nd generation | Caution | 61 | 2.1× | 45 | 59.5 | 6 | Report |
| 2012 | 2nd generation | Caution | 61 | 2.0× | 59 | 74.2 | 8 | Report |
| 2011 | 2nd generation | Good | 78 | 0.42× | 41 | 14.7 | 10 | Report |
| 2010 | 2nd generation | Good | 76 | 0.50× | 119 | 17.3 | 10 | Report |
| 2000–2006 Honda InsightModel score 68, CautionA two-seat hybrid hatchback with an aluminum body and Honda's IMA hybrid system. | ||||||||
| 2006 | 1st generation | Not enough data | – | – | 2 | 24.9 | 1 | Report |
| 2005 | 1st generation | Not enough data | – | – | 2 | 34.6 | 0 | Report |
| 2004 | 1st generation | Not enough data | – | – | 2 | 37.4 | 0 | Report |
| 2003 | 1st generation | Not enough data | – | – | 3 | 29.7 | 0 | Report |
| 2002 | 1st generation | Not enough data | – | – | 12 | 59.9 | 1 | Report |
| 2001 | 1st generation | Caution | 66 | 1.5× | 15 | 41.1 | 2 | Report |
| 2000 | 1st generation | Caution | 69 | 1.2× | 24 | 41.4 | 1 | Report |
Vs average: how this year's complaint rate compares with the average car of the same age. 1× is average, 2× is twice as many. Per 10k cars: complaints so far for every 10,000 cars Honda made for the U.S. that model year. The complaint count also includes owners who wrote in only about a recall notice, with no problem to report. The score leaves those out. Generations follow Honda's own model history.
Every complaint filed with NHTSA for the model year, plus its recalls. Recall-notice filings with no fault are left out.
A popular car gets more complaints just because there are more of them. We divide by the number Honda made for that model year and compare with the average car of the same age.
70 is average. Twice the average rate of complaints costs 10 points, half the rate adds 10. Serious problems count more than everyday ones.