2012 Honda Insight Fuel system Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 5%of 59 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 112,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the fuel system of the 2012 Honda Insight, 5% of the 59 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 112,000 miles.
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.
“I purchased my car in july 2015 from a used car dealership. It had approximately 64k miles on it. A month later my check emissions light came on while driving in a residential area. The car had received a complete oil change the day I purchased it but I took it to a local service shop where they informed me my car was low on oil. A month later the check emissions light came on again. It was a quart low. I added a quart (not cheap for hybrids as Honda recommends api premium grade 0w-20 detergent oil only). …”
NHTSA complaint #10819553, filed 2016-01, 66,000 miles“[I have the svc records for this info-points of contact are at the end of the report] on jan 8th at about 630 am I was driving on i495w in va - I was at the intersection of i495 and the exits for i95s and i395 washington. I was driving about 55 miles/hr and my car engine simply stopped. I put my hazards on and glided to the side of the road. The car has 125,400 miles--I purchased it new in feb, 2012. I was towed to sheehy Honda, alexandria, va. They said the spark plugs were fouled and replaced them. After replacement, they said the there was oil in the spark plug cylinders. …”
NHTSA complaint #10673081, filed 2015-01, 125,480 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10129552Feb 18, 2014Service bulletin - The MIL comes on and DTC P0455 (EVAP system large leak) and/or DTC P0456 (EVAP system very small leak detected) is set. The fuel fill cap (gas cap) may also be…
Fuel system: other model years
Other parts of the 2012 Honda Insight
36 complaintsAir bags
11 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsSeats
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Honda Insight
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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