"How reliable is the 2010 Honda Insight?"

"Based on 154 NHTSA complaints, the 2010 Honda Insight has a median complaint mileage of 41700 miles. The most common issue is AIR BAGS."

"What are common problems with the 2010 Honda Insight?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2010 Honda Insight is AIR BAGS, accounting for a significant portion of the 154 total complaints filed."

2010 Honda Insight: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 154 complaints

154

Total Complaints

41,700mi

Median Mileage

AIR BAGS

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

18,744 25th Percentile

41,700 Median Mileage

68,126 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS

SERVICE BRAKES

STRUCTURE:BODY

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

SEAT BELTS

SUSPENSION

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

ENGINE

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"HI, I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2010 HONDA INSIGHT FROM CHICAGO LISLE HONDA DEALER. IT CAME WITH OLD NAVIGATION SOFTWARE, IT DIDN'T HAVE LATEST SOFTWARE. EVEN MY ADDRESS AND NEAR ROADS ARE MISSING IN NAVIGATION DISPLAY. I CALLED HONDA AND HONDA DEALER, THEY WERE ASKING ME TO PAY TO GET THE SOFTWARE. I D..."

"CAR IS 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. CAR HAS SMALL ENGINE THAT NEEDS ASSISTANCE FROM ELECTRIC MOTOR. ELECTRIC MOTOR HELPS THE CAR DURING ACCELERATION AND CLIMBING. THE CAR SHOULD NOT CHARGE THE BATTERY ON CLIMBS. AS A RESULT OF THIS, EXTRA LOAD IS ADDED ON THE ENGINE DURING CLIMBS. WITH A 1300CC ENGINE GOING ..."

"HONDA INCYTE 2010 MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. *TR"

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

AIR BAGS 57 complaints

25th: 25,000 mi Median: 80,796 mi 75th: 137,500 mi

SERVICE BRAKES 12 complaints

25th: 41,350 mi Median: 63,250 mi 75th: 76,651 mi

STRUCTURE:BODY 10 complaints

Median: 50,000 mi

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 8 complaints

25th: 29,750 mi Median: 40,000 mi 75th: 54,950 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 7 complaints

25th: 3,150 mi Median: 18,800 mi 75th: 56,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 32 TX: 18 FL: 12 NY: 12 CT: 10 AZ: 7 OH: 6 PA: 6 NM: 4 MA: 4

Who Files Complaints?

0.6%

Original Owners

99.4%

Second+ Owners

Honda Insight — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2000	34	53,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	0
2011	50	22,700	AIR BAGS	6
2012	66	67,000	ENGINE	4
2013	63	60,000	ENGINE	4
2019	124	26,295	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	21
2020	46	6,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	4
2021	34	400	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	1
2022	49	-	FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING	0

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