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2006 Honda Insight problems

Owners filed 2 complaints about the 2006 Honda Insight with NHTSA between Aug 2007 and Sep 2016. The most-cited component is engine (1).

Complaints
2
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
People reported injured
Deaths
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Reported to NHTSA
01 —By component

Complaints by component

One complaint can cite several components
  1. Engine1
  2. Air bags1

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.

Data from NHTSA Complaints API · synced Oct 29, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Trend

When complaints were filed

Does it get worse with age? Complaints per calendar year filed
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Model yearComplaints filed per calendar year
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20161

Mileage at failure isn’t a structured field in NHTSA complaint data, so we don’t chart it. Some owners mention it in their reports below.

03 —Owner reports

Top problems in owners’ words

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first

Engine

1 report
“THE RECALL CAMPAIGN DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZED A RECALL RELATED AUTHORIZATION ISSUING CASE NO. [XXX] WHERE THE DEALERSHIP ROCK HONDA 909-770-8400 REPLACING THE CONTROL UNIT PART NO( IK100PHM-A03) PAID BY ME. SAME ISSUE RECURRING ANOTHER CASE NO ISSUED [XXX] DEALER STATING PARTS NEEDED ARE 37820PHM408 ECM MODULE AND 1 D010PHMA01RM BATTERY.THE HONDA NOW ARE SAYING THAT THEY ARE ONLY LIABLE FOR THE SOFTWARE UPDATE ONLY EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL SPECIFIES THE AND USAGE THE VERBATIM OF THE ECM UNIT THEREBY THE MANUFACTURE IS NOT IN ACCEPTANCE OF THE FACT THAT THE RECALL WHICH RELATES TO THE ECM TIMER RELATES DIRECTLY TO EMISSION CONTROL MODULE WHICH IS A SAFETY WARNING AND MALFUNCTIONS OF THE TIMERS BEING CAUSED N THE SOFTWARE UPDATE IS NOT SUFFICIENT AND MODULE REPLACEMENT ID'S REQUIRED PER DEALER CONCLUSION TO EFFECTIVELY USE OF THE UPDATED SOFTWARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MODULES N TIMERS SPECIFICALLY THIS BEING A MOTORCYCLE 3 CYLINDER CAR, THE AMERICAN HONDA STATES THAT THEY ARE ONLY LIABLE FOR THE SOFTWARE UPDATE N NOTHING ELSE EVEN IF IT IS THE ECM AND THE TIMERS THAT ARE DEFECTED OR NOT EFFECTED BY THE UPDATED SOFTWARE WHERE THE PARTS WERE NOT UPDATED N THE SOFTWARE…”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 26, 2016EngineODI 10909821

Air bags

1 report
“I HAVE A 2006 HONDA INSIGHT. WE ARE DUE WITH OUR FIRST CHILD IN SEPTEMBER 2007. WE WILL NEED THE VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT OUR CHILD TO AND FROM DAYCARE. OUR DEALER HAS REFUSED TO DISABLE THE AIRBAG TO MAKE THE CAR SAFER FOR AN INFANT IN A CARSEAT. I WOULD LIKE ADVISE/AUTHORIZATION ON HOW TO PROCEED TO MAKE OUR CAR SAFE FOR OUR SOON TO BE BORN INFANT. *JB”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 2, 2007Air bagsODI 10198329
Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Oct 29, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.