Honda Insight - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Honda Insight owners have reported a total of 634 problems for their cars built in the 16 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Honda Insight. The 2010 Honda Insight cars have the most problems reported (151 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Honda Insight

🔍 Common problems of Honda Insight

The following chart shows the 25 most common problems for Honda Insight cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bags (123 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (95 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Honda Insight

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Honda Insight of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Insight model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

    PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Honda Insight model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Insight Model Years

Insight
Model Year
Problems Sales [1] Vehicle
Age
PPMY Index
  2020 4515,2755    
0.59
  2019 11334,8396    
0.54
  2005 257820    
0.17
  2004 353521    
0.27
  2003 61,01022    
0.27
  2002 122,00323    
0.26
  2001 173,40824    
0.21
  2000 335,56025    
0.24

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Honda Insight is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model YearProblems Reported
  2022 Insight
14
  2021 Insight
4
  2020 Insight
13
  2019 Insight
11
  2013 Insight
2
  2012 Insight
1
  2011 Insight
2
  2010 Insight
15
  2002 Insight
1
  2001 Insight
1


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