2011 Honda Insight problems
Owners have filed 51 complaints with NHTSA about the 2011 Honda Insight. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 55% of complaints. Next are engine (10%) and cruise control (6%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 51 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 55% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 25,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 25 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 25,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 6 complaints mention a crash; 5 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2011 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 9 model years of the Honda Insight with enough data (49 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 10 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 honda insight. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH, a vehicle crashed into the rear of her vehicle causing her to crash into a guard rail. The contact stated that the air bags did not deploy upon impact. The seat belt did not lock and her head hit the steering wheel. The contact sustained a minor concussion and missing teeth. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The failure mileage was 17,000. The VIN was unavailable.
This morning (aug 6, 2016), myself and my dad met with an accident and was driving honda insight 2011 LX model. Note that my dad was sitting in the front passenger seat. Let me describe the accident. I was about to park my car in front of sprouts grocery store in the parking available spot just facing sprouts. So you can imagine that I was about to park my car and the speed was around 5MPH.
Takata recall. Dealer said the fix would occur during the summer; so far nothing. I worry every time I drive that I could be killed by a safety device.