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2010 Honda Insight Electrical system Problems

Complaints
7about this part
Share
6%of 119 total for the year
Median mileage
18,800miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the electrical system of the 2010 Honda Insight, 6% of the 119 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 18,800 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“2010 Honda Insight, 179131; code 33-21 increased resistance the left side curtain airbag first inflator, when light air bag on in saturday, I bring my car in the dealer(10/31/16)there change recall only driver air bag (no charge part and labor) ,the problem takata no have recall about left side curtain, bad too, I no have incident now, I scared for my kids, after there change air bag driver light on different code and I think same problem code 33-1 open-/increased resistance lf side curtain air bag inflator, I paid diagnostic in the dealer said is bad floor and cabin wire harness all in the…”

NHTSA complaint #10925213, filed 2016-11, 179,129 miles

“Honda Insight hybrid - unpredictable acceleration combined with locking of the brakes caused the car to move forward at an accelerated rate with no control, twice in a short time span. First incident was dec.2011, second in jan. 2012. This did not happen in previous 1 1/2 yrs. I owned the car. I had an accident the first time going very slowly up a hill at 10:am with clear roads. The light was red and I braked to slow down and when crawling, slightly released the brake to roll forward, but the car accelerated 6 feet from a small truck in front of me.I felt like I was being pushed from behind. …”

NHTSA complaint #10461696, filed 2012-06, 40,000 miles

“When I purchased my vehicle, I advised the dealership that the car seemed to not want to assist as I was going up hills. I have taken it to the dealership, been able to duplicate the issues, but the dealership nor Honda sees anything wrong with the car. They state that their engineers see nothing wrong with the car not assisting someone as they are going uphill, at a steady grade. I have filed complaints with Honda, but again got no where. The car now is randomly not assisting at times, when the indicator in the ima system states that the battery has half a charge.”

NHTSA complaint #10362273, filed 2010-10, 1,200 miles

“The contact owns a 2010 Honda Insight hybrid. While driving 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact mentioned that the vehicle resumed normal operation thirty minutes later. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the ima control unit needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 72,000.”

NHTSA complaint #10892242, filed 2016-08, 72,000 miles

“The contact owns a 2010 Honda Insight. The contact stated that the vehicle would hesitate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. After hesitating, the vehicle would jerk forward. The contact also stated that while driving, the tacometer would display erratic readings as low as 1,000 and as high as 6,500. As a result, the vehicle would accelerate and decelerate uncontrollably. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer, where they were unable to duplicate the failure. …”

NHTSA complaint #10417201, filed 2011-08, 18,800 miles

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20221133%
2021312%
2020723%
20191414%
201349%
201212%
201112%
201076%
2002217%
2001213%
2000729%

Other parts of the 2010 Honda Insight

Air bags
57 complaintsBrakes
18 complaintsBody and structure
15 complaintsVehicle speed control
8 complaintsExterior lighting
7 complaintsSeat belts
6 complaintsSuspension
5 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaintsEngine
4 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2010 Honda Insight

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology