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2013 Honda Insight engine problems

The 2013 Honda Insight has 31 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 49% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

31

Engine complaints

49%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Insight engine complaints by model year36 complaints2000: 2 complaints2001: 2 complaints2003: 1 complaints2006: 1 complaints2010: 7 complaints2011: 4 complaints2012: 36 complaints2013: 31 complaints2019: 7 complaints2020: 4 complaints2021: 1 complaints2022: 1 complaints
Insight engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

THE VEHICLE HAS ON-GOING "OIL CONSUMPTION" ISSUES THAT AMERICAN HONDA NEGLECTED TO ADDRESS. AS A RESULT, THE OIL GOES UP EXHAUST PIPES TO CAUSED ENGINE OVER HEAT AND BLOW UP DURING DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. AMERICAN HONDA ISSUED AN "INTERNAL MEMO" TO EXTEND ENGINE WARRANTY TO 8 YEARS WITHOUT NOTIFYING…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · January 30, 2017 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2013 Honda Insight have?

NHTSA has 31 complaints about the 2013 Honda Insight engine — 49% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.