Every recall campaign and owner complaint the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration holds for the 2005 Honda Insight. Nothing on this page is written from memory — it is all imported from NHTSA's public database.
NHTSA's recall database returned no campaign filed by Honda itself for the 2005 Insight. Aftermarket-equipment campaigns that merely list this vehicle as compatible are excluded from this count.
2 owner complaints on file with NHTSA for the 2005 Insight, grouped by the component owners reported. Counts reflect how many owners complained, not how often the fault actually occurs.
| Reported component | Complaints | |
|---|---|---|
| Tires | 1 | |
| Suspension | 1 |
A complaint is an unverified owner report. It is a signal about where to look, not proof of a defect.
Verbatim excerpts from NHTSA complaint filings on this model year. These are the owners' own words, not our diagnosis, and each one is a single unverified report.
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HEARS A HUMMING IN HIS DRIVER & PASSENGER REAR RUN FLAT TIRES OF HIS 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH AN ODOMETER READING 30,000 MILES. HE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALER. ALTHOUGH THEY CAN HEAR THE HUMMING, THEY TOLD THE CONTACT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *NM
filed 01/12/2007 · ODI 10178554
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS ABNORMAL NOISE WAS OBSERVED IN THE REAR AXLE. UPON INSPECTION, EXCESIVE WEAR WAS OBSERVED IN THE REAR TIRES. A VEHICLE OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL BUT A YEAR OLDER OWNED BY THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS IN THE REAR AXLE. NEW TIRES WERE INSTALLED IN THE REAR AND THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED ALIGNMENT AT NO COST.
filed 07/14/2006 · ODI 10162404
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NHTSA's recall database returned no campaign filed by Honda for the 2005 Insight. That is an absence of records, not a guarantee — always confirm against your own VIN.
The most-reported component is Tires with 1 of the 2 owner complaints on file. Complaint counts show where owners report trouble; they are not proof of a defect.
2 complaints with NHTSA for the 2005 Insight, spread across 2 reported component groups.
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