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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

1996 Honda Inspire Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
11%of 9 total for the year
Median mileage
153,287miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 1996 Honda Inspire, 11% of the 9 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 153,287 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.

“Key comes out of ignition without transmission in park. Car is a 1996 Honda. Lx w/ automatic transmission. My car rolled out of garage and hit my basketball hoop pole - resulting in damage to the rt front qtr panel.”

NHTSA complaint #10200526, filed 2007-08, 153,287 miles

Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
1996111%

Other parts of the 1996 Honda Inspire

Air bags
4 complaints
Engine cooling
3 complaints
Electrical system
2 complaints
Vehicle speed control
1 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1996 Honda Inspire

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