2013 Honda Insight problems
Owners have filed 63 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Honda Insight. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 49% of complaints. Next are air bags (13%) and drivetrain & axles (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 63 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 49% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 43 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 | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 9 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 12 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 43 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 60,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 68,000 miles (19 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 8 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 83% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2013 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 9 model years of the Honda Insight with enough data (43 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 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.
Driving on a busy s.e. Street in washington dc, driving about 20 to 30 MPH., heard a noise that sounded like a tire blowing out or some other type of noise emanating from underneath the car. I tried to press the brake, but instead the car accelerated and would not stop. It sped up at least another 15 to 20 more MPH, and again, would not stop. There were vehicles in the back, so I could not use the emergency brake or shut the car off. There were also vehicles on the side and in front of my vehicle.
The honda insight 2013 apparently has defects in the oil consumption level. I was driving my car a month ago with my oil service renewed completely at a dealershop and suddenly a month later the car started to show me signs of (oil change need to repair) and an emission system signal on the front LED screen inside the car.
The visor on the drivers side will not stay up. It falls down and obstructs the drivers view. Even when it is pushed all the way forward, it drops back and obstructs the view. It started drooping a few years ago, but now has completely fallen. Looking online, there are a lot of reports of this happening to other honda owners.