2019 Honda Insight problems
Owners have filed 131 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Honda Insight. Fuel system is the most reported problem area, at 18% of complaints. Next are forward collision avoidance (17%) and electrical system (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 131 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 21 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 26,000 miles 47 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 | 21 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 47 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 26,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 21 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 8 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2019 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 9 model years of the Honda Insight with enough data (106 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 8 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.
I was driving on the freeway driving approx 70 mph when i was involved in a near head on collision from another car that had lost control and spun around into me. And the air bags did not deploy causing my head to hit the driver side pillar and i have shoulder and lower back pain and right knee pain
Was in a car accident costing $7,000 idamage and the airbags didn't deploy. Hit my head on driver door window. Dealer said they replaced the SRS harness. The structure was damaged so the airbags should have deployed.
I was involved in an accident on 6/9/2021, where I was rear ended which caused tremendous damage. No air bags deployed. I have a fractured nose, large bump on head, whiplash, very badly hurt left arm and also have problems with my right motor skills.
Apple carplay will occasionally crash during vehicle use, causing the center infotainment console to completely reset. In this period, backup camera and side view camera are inaccessible for 30-60 seconds. This often happens mid operation of vehicle.
The contact owns a 2019 Honda Insight. The contact stated that while her husband was driving the vehicle at an undisclosed speed, the automatic braking system failed to deactivate as intended. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that an appointment was scheduled with the dealer to inspect the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.