Honda Insight
Registered from 2000 to 2021.
About this model
The Honda Insight is a hybrid electric car manufactured and marketed by Honda. Its first generation is a two-door, two-seat liftback (1999–2006) and its second generation is a four-door, five-seat liftback (2009–2014). In its third generation, it is a four-door sedan (2018–2022) and in its fourth generation, it became a four-door crossover SUV (2026–present). It was Honda's first model with Integrated Motor Assist system and the most fuel efficient gasoline-powered car available in the U.S. without plug-in capability for the length of its production run.
From the Wikipedia article Honda Insight, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2010 1.3 hybrid. 189 of 1,096 tests failed, 17%.
Better than 83% of 2010 cars. The typical one fails 24%, across 955 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 48% | 90 |
| Suspension | 34% | 65 |
| Brakes | 31% | 59 |
| Tyres and wheels | 31% | 59 |
| Visibility | 12% | 22 |
| Body and structure | 8% | 15 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 34% of its failures
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Brakes — 31% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Tyres and wheels — 31% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Lights and electrics — 48% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Visibility — 12% of its failures
- Body and structure — 8% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 200k+ miles this one fails 18% of its inspections, against the 28% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 15% | 15% | 40 | |
| 40–60k miles | 11% | 19% | 134 | |
| 60–80k miles | 15% | 22% | 189 | |
| 80–100k miles | 16% | 25% | 167 | |
| 100–120k miles | 19% | 27% | 141 | |
| 120–140k miles | 22% | 28% | 106 | |
| 140–160k miles | 17% | 28% | 69 | |
| 160–180k miles | 23% | 28% | 73 | |
| 180–200k miles | 17% | 28% | 46 | |
| 200k+ miles | 18% | 28% | 119 |
1,084 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 100k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.3 petrol · 87 hp · 1272 kg · 2521 mm wheelbase · 4.3 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2010 | 1.3 petrol · 1262 kg · 2545 mm wheelbase · 4.3 L/100km (NEDC) |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
A12/0063/19
A defect in the gas generator of the front-seat passenger airbag leads to uncontrolled inflation and the release of metal fragments when the airbag is activated. This can cause the occupants of the vehicle to be injured.
Recall of the product from end users