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Honda Insight Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 24 recall campaigns for the Honda Insight, across 13 model years from 2000 to 2022. The 2011 has the most (10); the fewest among years with a recall is 2006 (1).

No Honda Insight model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2019, is at 2.6×.

Model years
13

2000–2022, with a recall

Recall campaigns
24
Most recalls
2011

10 recalls

Owner complaints
517

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 517 complaints with NHTSA about the Honda Insight across 16 model years; the most, 119, concern the 2010.

Owners marked a crash on 43 of the Honda Insight complaints (8%) and a fire on 5.

Across all Honda Insight model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 114 complaints), then the engine (79).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Honda Insight in 2016: 109, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Honda Insight is air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module, in 29 model-year listings.

The newest Honda Insight recall, 26V332000, was reported on May 21, 2026 and concerns the air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2003, 2004 and 2005 Honda Insight, model years owners have filed complaints about.

Honda Insight years to avoid

The best-measured Honda Insight years are 2000 (0.5×), 2011 (0.8×) and 2012 (0.8×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Honda Insight, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202233327
1.4×
202132515
1.0×
202063121
1.6×
201989942
2.6×
2014355not ranked
201364516
0.9×
201285911
0.8×
2011104110
0.8×
20101011933
2.5×
2006121not ranked
2005022not ranked
2004020not ranked
2003031not ranked
20021123not ranked
20012156not ranked
200012410
0.5×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Honda Insight years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Honda Insight

  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE29
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE8
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP7
  • AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER5
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS3
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BODY CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE2
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:DC/DC CONVERTER2
  • SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR1
  • BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA1
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL1

Honda Insight model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Honda Insight recall campaign (24)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Honda Insight, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V332000May 21, 2026air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger2019–2022crash and injury98,892
24V064000February 1, 2024air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger2021crash and injury750,114
23V858000December 18, 2023fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2019–2020, 2022crash2,490,460
23V158000March 9, 2023seat belts: front: buckle assembly2019crash and injury448,613
21V900000November 18, 2021seat belts: rear/other: retractor2022crash and injury4,346
21V215000March 25, 2021fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2019–2020crash624,552
20V798000December 17, 2020electrical system: propulsion system: dc/dc converter2020–2021crash27,838
20V771000December 10, 2020electrical system: body control module: software2019–2020crash737,233
20V314000May 28, 2020fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2019–2020crash135,995
19V500000June 27, 2019air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2010–2011, 2013injury and death1,558
19V502000June 27, 2019air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2010–2014injury and death9,555
19V378000May 16, 2019air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2010–2013crash and injury19,138
18V661000September 27, 2018air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2010–2014injury and death1,355,406
18V664000September 27, 2018seat belts: pretensioner2019crash and injury118
18V629000September 13, 2018back over prevention: sensing system: camera2019crash232,140
18V268000April 26, 2018air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2010–2012crash and injury1,335
18V042000January 9, 2018air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2010–2013injury and death691,726
17V545000August 31, 2017air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2010–2012crash and injury3,257
17V030000January 10, 2017air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2010–2012injury and death977,708
16V346000May 24, 2016air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2010–2011injury and death2,719,386
16V061000February 3, 2016air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2010–2014crash, injury and death2,232,187
06V270000July 26, 2006equipment: other: owners/service/other manual2006—1,190,000
04V086000February 24, 2004exterior lighting: headlights2000–2002crash440,000
02V196000July 24, 2002air bags: frontal2001crash and injury375

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Honda Insight. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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