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2019 Honda Insight Brakes Problems

Complaints
12about this part
Share
12%of 101 total for the year
Median mileage
44,154miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 12 complaints about the brakes of the 2019 Honda Insight, 12% of the 101 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 44,154 miles. 5 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.

“The cmbs has mistakenly activated at highway speeds twice now in less than 1000 miles driven. The cmbs has caused my car to break sharply, for just a second, reducing speed by about 5-10 MPH, when there was no reason for it to do so. There was no precipitation and there was no obstacle whatsoever that should have caused the cmbs to activate.”

NHTSA complaint #11186173, filed 2019-03, 900 miles

“Mi volsas de ahire no funcionaron y estan cobrandome por un defecto de fabrica necesito que bean mi solicitud ya que por ese defecto de fabrica me golpie mi cuerpo”

NHTSA complaint #11258581, filed 2019-09, 44,154 miles

“Driving normally about to enter a clear intersections when the brakes automatically fully engaged bringing the vehicle to a complete stop. There was nothing in front of me, and no cars about to cross in front of me. Lucky there was no accident and I was able to continue on. There have been no issues, inspections, or changes leading up to this incident.”

NHTSA complaint #11647876, filed 2025-03

“I drove into my friends driveway with my foot on the brake to drop her off. All of a sudden my car lurched forward damaging my friends garage door and the foundation of her house. I had zero control of the car at that point. I plan on notifying Honda. There were no warning lights, or messages prior to this disaster.”

NHTSA complaint #11538133, filed 2023-08

“I’m having two continuous, multiple incident, problems that the dealership swears up and down do not exist. I have tried calling the dealership multiple times, and the national Honda customer service line. Problem number one, sudden, breaking while driving at highway speed with no vehicle or other objects in front of me. Second problem is the adaptive cruise control no longer is activated on the vehicle after the most recent software update. …”

NHTSA complaint #11573471, filed 2024-02

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Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2022515%
2021416%
2020413%
20191212%
201324%
201212%
20101815%
200117%
200014%

Other parts of the 2019 Honda Insight

Fuel system
26 complaintsForward collision avoidance
17 complaintsElectrical system
15 complaintsOther or unknown
14 complaintsAir bags
8 complaintsEngine
7 complaintsLane departure
6 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaintsSeat belts
4 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
3 complaintsElectronic stability control
3 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2019 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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