"How reliable is the 2000 Honda S2000?"

"Based on 53 NHTSA complaints, the 2000 Honda S2000 has a median complaint mileage of 41000 miles. The most common issue is STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS."

"What are common problems with the 2000 Honda S2000?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2000 Honda S2000 is STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS, accounting for a significant portion of the 53 total complaints filed."

2000 Honda S2000: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 53 complaints

Total Complaints

41,000mi

Median Mileage

STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

28,250 25th Percentile

41,000 Median Mileage

61,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS

VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER THAN PRESCRIBED HIGHWAY SPEED ANOTHER CAR CUT IN FRONT. HONDA EITHER SWERVED TO MISS THE CAR, OR THE OTHER VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD, AND THEN CAME BACK AND HIT THE HONDA. HONDA WAS AIRBOURNE AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER..."

"NHTSA RECALL 00V016000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00V016000/ SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. DEALER IS HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING THE PARTS FROM MANUFACTURER.*AK"

"THE PLASTIC REAR WINDOW ON THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WRINKLES AND CREASES WHEN THE TOP IS LOWERED. THIS CAUSES A SAFETY HAZARD IN THAT CAR HEADLIGHTS ARE DISTORTED DURING NIGHTTIME DRIVING. THE DISTORTION CAUSES THE HEADLIGTHS TO SHOW AN UNKNOWN NUMBER OF VEHICLES IN BACK OF YOU. IT COULD BE ONLY ONE, ..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28