Selling a junk Honda Insight
Any Insight sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Honda Insight
NHTSA has 689 owner complaints on file for the Honda Insight, model years 2000 to 2022, the 345th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are air bags (125, 18%), engine (91, 13%), driver assistance (77, 11%). 82 complaints involved a crash, 8 a fire, and 39 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 49,900 miles. The 2010 model year has the most complaints (155). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is air bags, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to selling a car after an accident: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Honda Insight by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34 | Electrical system | 0 | 0 | 1 | 53,000 |
| 2001 | 17 | Lights | 0 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 2002 | 12 | Lights | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2003 | 6 | Electrical system | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 3 | Suspension | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 2 | Suspension | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 2 | Air bags | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2010 | 155 | Air bags | 40 | 0 | 10 | 42,400 |
| 2011 | 51 | Air bags | 6 | 0 | 10 | 25,400 |
| 2012 | 66 | Engine | 4 | 0 | 8 | 68,000 |
| 2013 | 63 | Engine | 4 | 5 | 6 | 61,020 |
| 2014 | 5 | Air bags | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 2019 | 130 | Driver assistance | 21 | 1 | 8 | 31,000 |
| 2020 | 50 | Driver assistance | 6 | 0 | 6 | — |
| 2021 | 37 | Driver assistance | 1 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 2022 | 56 | Driver assistance | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Honda Insight recalls
NHTSA lists 24 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for air bags (13), fuel system (3), seat belts (3). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2019 model year, air bags (campaign 26V332000, May 2026): Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2021, 2023 Acura TLX, 2019-2024 RDX, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 MDX, 2017-2021, 2023, 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2017-2022 Pilot, 2019-2021 Passport, 2018-2026 Odyssey, 201…
- 2021 model year, air bags (campaign 24V064000, Feb 2024): Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Pilot, Accord, Civic sedan, HR-V, Odyssey, 2020 Civic coupe, Fit, 2021-2022 Civic hatchback, 2021 Civic Type R, Insight, 2020-2021 CR-V, CR-V Hybrid, Passpo…
- 2019 model year, fuel system (campaign 23V858000, Dec 2023): Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 …
- 2019 model year, seat belts (campaign 23V158000, Mar 2023): Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2020 CR-V, 2018-2019 Accord and Accord Hybrid, 2018-2020 Odyssey, 2019 Insight, and 2019-2020 Acura RDX vehicles. A manufacturing issue with the front seat belts…
- 2022 model year, seat belts (campaign 21V900000, Nov 2021): Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2021 Accord Sedan, Accord Hybrid, CR-V, Ridgeline, 2022 Insight and CR-V Hybrid vehicles. The automatic locking retractor on the second-row center seat belt assembly …
What a Honda Insight is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Insight on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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- Honda Accord 29,877
- Honda CR-V 19,697
- Honda Civic 18,726
- Honda Odyssey 16,438
- Honda Pilot 12,570
- Honda Fit 2,757
- Honda Ridgeline 2,393
- Honda Passport 2,072
Questions people ask
- What is a junk Honda Insight worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Insight gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Honda Insight that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Honda Insight?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Honda Insight numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.