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Honda Insight — Reliability by Year

10,323 vehicles · MOT data 2000–2014 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Honda Insight was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

Best pass rate year
2014
86.1% pass rate · 253 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
2001
78.6% pass rate · 113 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2014
86.1%
54,814 mi 253
2013
85.0%
69,670 mi 472
2012
84.0%
76,716 mi 1,421
2011
82.7%
79,932 mi 2,028
2010
82.5%
73,314 mi 3,375
2009
82.3%
73,770 mi 2,536
2001
78.6%
97,243 mi 113
2000
80.5%
99,068 mi 125

Which year Honda Insight is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 54,814 miles (newest year) to 99,068 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Honda Insight.

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