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Fuel systemPart report

2013 Honda Insight Fuel system Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
9%of 45 total for the year
Median mileage
62,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the fuel system of the 2013 Honda Insight, 9% of the 45 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 62,000 miles. 1 a fire, 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.

“The Honda Insight 2013 apparently has defects in the oil consumption level. I was driving my car a month ago with my oil service renewed completely at a dealershop and suddenly a month later the car started to show me signs of (oil change need to repair) and an emission system signal on the front LED screen inside the car. I knew at the moment it was not my fault for not putting the oil on time but it was the car's oil consumption level I know this by experience because on the other cars it does not happen but the Honda Insight does. …”

NHTSA complaint #10884111, filed 2016-07, 14,500 miles

“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 car owners. However, they failed to cover our blew-up engine when the first time happened and charged us $4600 for an used engine. Within 8 months, the second engine blew up again on the highway. American Honda finally covered the second engine repair. …”

NHTSA complaint #11043313, filed 2017-11, 100,000 miles

“While driving, the vehicle would lose a considerable amount of oil over decreasing amount of miles to the point where the car now loses 1.5 quarts of oil every 1,000 miles (verified by local Honda dealer shop can not support to investigate why full tank of engine oil was burned off, asked ca chula vista Honda dealer but they said no problem? Only erase a caution sign ' checked engine' at the results, while I drove I could hear very noisy sound so I stopped , you can see some piston clutch was damaged and recognized many burned plate surface in side of engine room !! I really need your help”

NHTSA complaint #10887589, filed 2016-07

Related service bulletins

Fuel system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202239%
202114%
202026%
20192626%
201349%
201235%
201022%
200014%

Other parts of the 2013 Honda Insight

Engine
31 complaints
Air bags
8 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
7 complaints
Electrical system
4 complaints
Brakes
2 complaints
Electronic stability control
1 complaints
Exterior lighting
1 complaints
Other or unknown
1 complaints
Seat belts
1 complaints
Vehicle speed control
1 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
Wheels
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2013 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