2012 Honda Insight Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 5%of 59 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 33,800miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2012 Honda Insight, 5% of the 59 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 33,800 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.
“I was driving in a line of slow moving traffic on a two line lane main street keeping a constant speed of 22 MPH when suddenly my car lurched forward accelerating rapidly making a high pitched screaming sound. As the car gained speed I swerved into the other lane to avoid crashing into the car in front of me. Meanwhile I stomped on the foot brakes, pulled on the emergency brake and shifted into park trying to stop the car. …”
NHTSA complaint #10724827, filed 2015-06, 16,121 miles“On july 31, 2015, at approximately noon, I was traveling south on pa rt. 663 approximately one mile north on rt. 73, weather was clear, temperature approximately 85 f. The speed control had been set at 45 MPH but previously disengaged at a stop light. As I accelerated through 40 MPH I re-engaged the speed control using the res/acc switch on the steering wheel. The car continued to accelerate trough 45 MPH and at 58 MPH I disconnected the speed control using the brake pedal. …”
NHTSA complaint #10745367, filed 2015-07, 38,455 miles“Driving with speed control on, on i20 east of columbia sc, automobile began to accelerate on its own. When it reached 85 MPH I attempted do decrease speed using the decel/set button, car continued to accelerate. I was able to disconnect speed control using cancel button. After we slowed to 70mph I reengaged the speed control. About 30 minutes later the car began to accelerate again and at about 77mph I disengaged the speed control using the cancel button. I had a similar incident several months ago, which I verbally reported to .Honda's customer service. …”
NHTSA complaint #10680981, filed 2015-02, 33,800 milesVehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2012 Honda Insight
36 complaintsAir bags
11 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaintsFuel system
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 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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