Problems · NHTSA complaints
2006 Honda S2000 problems
Owners filed 10 complaints about the 2006 Honda S2000 with NHTSA between Jun 2007 and May 2023. The most-cited component is air bags (3).
Complaints
10
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
3
Reported by owners
Fires
1
Reported by owners
Injuries
2
People reported injured
Deaths
0
Reported to NHTSA
Complaints by component
One complaint can cite several components
- Air bags3
- Structure3
- Fuel system, gasoline1
- Vehicle speed control1
- Suspension1
- Equipment1
- Engine and engine cooling1
- Other / unknown1
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 30, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
When complaints were filed
Does it get worse with age? Complaints per calendar year filed
2
3
1
2
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0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
View as table
| Model year | Complaints filed per calendar year |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 |
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.
Top problems in owners’ words
Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
Air bags
3 reports2 crashes
“airbag light on , no accident .will take to Honda dealer soon wondered if this is related to tatka airbag problems.”
Structure
3 reports
“A SLIT, ABOUT 1" LONG, APPEARED IN THE CONVERTIBLE TOP REAR QUARTERPANEL. YESTERDAY, I NOTICED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CAR, IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT, AN INDENTATION, ABOUT TO BECOME ANOTHER SLIT. HONDA DEALER AND CUSTOMER COMPLAINT BOTH NOTIFIED. THEY HAVE NOTHING ON FILE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND OFFERED NO SOLUTIONS. THERE OBVIOUSLY IS AN ISSUE WITH THE RETRACTION MECHANISM DESIGN OR FUNCTION. WEAR ON A RETRACTED CONVERTIBLE TOP , TO THE POINT OF PENETRATION, IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR”
Fuel system, gasoline
1 report
“MY 2006 HONDA S-2000 HAS HAD AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH HIGH COLD START IDLE THAT CAN EXCEED 2500 RPM MAKING THE VEHICLE DANGEROUS TO OPERATE UNTIL SUFFICIENT TIME HAS ELAPSED FOR THE ENGINE TO WARM UP. AFTER NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO HONDA OF NORTH AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE, HONDA ARRANGED FOR ME TO DROP THE VEHICLE OFF AT A LOCAL HONDA DEALER TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. AFTER THREE DAYS WITH THE VEHICLE IN THEIR POSSESSION, HONDA NOW STATES THAT; THE IDLE SPEED FOR THE VEHICLE IS NORMAL AND NO DEFECTS COULD BE FOUND IN THE CAR. THEY FURTHER STATE THAT THE VEHICLE IS ONLY SAFE TO OPERATE IF GIVEN SUFFICIENT TIME TO WARM UP. *TR”
Vehicle speed control
1 report
Suspension
1 report1 crash1 fire
“REAR SHOCK ABSORBER LEAK RESULTING IN COMPONENT FAILURE AND UNSAFE HANDLING AND BRAKING. *TR”
Equipment
1 report1 related recall
“MECHANICAL CLIP THAT HOLDS FLOOR MAT IN PLACE ON FLOOR BENDS AND DOES NOT HOLD THE FLOOR MAT IN PLACE. THIS CAUSES THE FLOOR MAT TO BECOME LODGED UNDERNEATH THE CLUTCH, BRAKE AND ACCELERATION PEDAL. CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER FIXED THIS WITH NO QUESTION. HOWEVER, THE DESIGN OF THE PART TENDS TO BE WEAK AND WILL MOST LIKELY BEND AGAIN. *JB”
Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Oct 30, 2026
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.