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2011 Honda Insight Air bags Problems

Complaints
28about this part
Share
68%of 41 total for the year
Median mileage
42,000miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 28 complaints about the air bags of the 2011 Honda Insight, 68% of the 41 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 42,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 10 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

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

“I got a notice that both airbags on my car were faulty and that Honda would fix them for free. The parts didn't come in for 3 or 4 months. I was commuting 400 miles a week for work and asked them to provide a rental car for me until then. They would furnish the car but I was responsible for the insurance on it. They told me to get it insured by my own personal auto insurance company. My insurance company told me they would not do that and neither would any other. …”

NHTSA complaint #10935002, filed 2016-12, 80,000 miles

“I received a safety recall notice in the mail for the air bag in my vehicle. I contacted the dealership that the car was purchased from and after a lengthy back and forth they finally agreed to pay for rental car from enterprise rentals. This was only after my questions on liability; should my vehicle be one of rare cases where the airbag shoots out metal fragments. When we went to enterprise they only had one vehicle available and it was a giant ford truck. One which I could not reasonably get in and out of. …”

NHTSA complaint #10852522, filed 2016-03, 67,474 miles

“Takata recall. Dealer said the fix would occur during the summer; so far nothing. I worry every time I drive that I could be killed by a safety device.”

NHTSA complaint #10917720, filed 2016-10, 6,745 miles

“This morning (aug 6, 2016), myself and my dad met with an accident and was driving Honda Insight 2011 lx model. Note that my dad was sitting in the front passenger seat. Let me describe the accident. I was about to park my car in front of sprouts grocery store in the parking available spot just facing sprouts. So you can imagine that I was about to park my car and the speed was around 5mph. All of a sudden, I could feel my Insight engine experiencing sudden acceleration automatically and then I was trying to apply the leg brake to make sure it doesn't speed up. …”

NHTSA complaint #10895950, filed 2016-08, 42,000 miles

“Takata recall we've been notified twice to get our car repaired. When contacting dealership, we're told the parts are not available to repair. We live in mississippi, where the climate is humid and hot. We understand this a high-risk environment for a malfunction. We would like to know when we can expect to have this safety issue corrected.”

NHTSA complaint #10934580, filed 2016-12

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202213%
2021312%
202013%
201988%
2014360%
2013818%
20121119%
20112868%
20105748%
200117%
200028%

Other parts of the 2011 Honda Insight

Engine
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaintsWheels
2 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsHybrid propulsion system
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaintsTires
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2011 Honda Insight

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 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