The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Honda Insight: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Honda reported 51 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Honda Insight, model years 2019–2022, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 36 | 0 | 43 | 34,839 | 103 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 15,275 | 39 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11,967 | 25 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 17,346 | 35 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 23 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 10 | 0 |
| Seats | 5 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 5 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 4 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 4 | 0 |
| Rollover | 3 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 2 | 0 |
| Steering System | 2 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 2 | 0 |
| Visibility | 2 | 0 |
| Structure | 2 | 0 |
| Fire | 1 | 0 |
| Power Train | 1 | 0 |
| Service Brake System, Air | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Honda Insight puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Honda Insight, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-02 | 2022 | AL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2024-12-14 | 2019 | TX | 0 | 3 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2025 Q2 |
| 2024-06-15 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-01-29 | 2022 | NC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-09-28 | 2019 | UT | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-08-10 | 2019 | MN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q2 |
| 2023-07-10 | 2021 | MO | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-07-03 | 2019 | PA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Service Brake System · Air Bags | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-05-21 | 2019 | OR | 0 | 1 | Fire · No System/Component Specified | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-03-31 | 2019 | NC | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-01-07 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control · Rollover | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-11-19 | 2019 | — | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-10-31 | 2020 | LA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q3 |
| 2022-10-02 | 2022 | WA | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-09-30 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2023 Q1 |
| not reported | 2022 | — | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2022 Q2 |
| not reported | 2022 | — | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-03-26 | 2020 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2022 Q2 |
| not reported | 2022 | — | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2022 Q1 |
| 2022-02-23 | 2019 | NC | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2022 Q2 |
| 2021-12-24 | 2019 | GA | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2022 Q2 |
| not reported | 2021 | FL | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-10-19 | 2019 | PA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-08-04 | 2019 | MI | 0 | 3 | Air Bags · Structure | 2021 Q3 |
| not reported | 2019 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2021 Q2 |
| not reported | 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Electrical System | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-05-25 | 2020 | FL | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-05-21 | 2021 | FL | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-05-03 | 2019 | WA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q2 |
| not reported | 2020 | IL | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2021 Q1 |
| not reported | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-11-03 | 2019 | LA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-10-05 | 2019 | NE | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-07-19 | 2019 | NC | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System, Air · Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2020 Q3 |
| not reported | 2020 | WA | 0 | 2 | Seats | 2020 Q1 |
| not reported | 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2020 Q1 |
| 2020-01-29 | 2019 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2020 Q1 |
| 2020-01-16 | 2019 | NH | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q1 |
| 2020-01-15 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Rollover | 2020 Q1 |
| 2020-01-12 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q1 |
| not reported | 2019 | — | 0 | 1 | Fuel System | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-10-04 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-10-04 | 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-08-23 | 2019 | LA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-08-01 | 2019 | FL | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Rollover | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-07-30 | 2019 | ID | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q1 |
| 2019-06-14 | 2019 | IN | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2019 Q2 |
| not reported | 2019 | WA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2019 Q1 |
| not reported | 2019 | — | 0 | 2 | Seats | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-11-30 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-09-28 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2018 Q4 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Honda received alleging a death or injury in a Honda Insight and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Insight that sold more will have more rows. All Honda models · What these reports are, and are not.