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Honda Insight build years & generations

Coverage 2000-20142 named generationsHatchbackHYBRID ELECTRIC / ELECTRICITY / UNKNOWN / PETROL

The Honda Insight spans several build years and named generations (2000-2014). Match a build year to its generation, then see how each group of build years does at its MOT.

Which year is which

Build years & generations, side by side

Find the build years you're looking at and see which generation they are. You'll also see which group of build years the MOT figures come from.

  • Built 2000-2004

    Generation
    ZE1 (1st gen)
    Figures from
    cars built before 2005

    Counted with every car built before 2005, so much older cars can affect the figures.

  • Built 2005-2006

    Generation
    ZE1 (1st gen)
    Figures from
    cars built 2005-2008

    Counted with this generation only.

  • Built 2009-2012

    Generation
    ZE2 (2nd gen)
    Figures from
    cars built 2009-2012

    Counted with this generation only.

  • Built 2013-2014

    Generation
    ZE2 (2nd gen)
    Figures from
    cars built 2013-2016

    Counted with this generation only.

“Figures from” is the group of build years behind each card's MOT figures. Years where one generation gave way to the next can sit in a wider group until there's enough history to split them.

By build-year group

How each group of build years performs

Each card shows MOT results for one group of Honda Insight build years. “Age” means the car's age on the day of its MOT, not its build year. “25+” groups every test on cars aged 25 or older.

Built

2013-2016

ZE2 (2nd gen) only

These build years are all ZE2 (2nd gen), so the figures are almost all from that generation.

Fail rate at 12 years old (latest age)

21.8%

UK average for cars this age: about 1 in 4 (25.9%)

Ages with data

10 to 12 years old

MOT tests counted

796

Chart shows

Age at the MOT

Not the build year

Below typicalAbove typicalHigh (28% or more)Highest fail rateUK average for all vehicles this age
AgeFail rateMOT tests
10 years
10415.4%
11 years
36122.4%
12 years
33121.8%

Fail rate is the share of MOT tests that ended in a fail. Retests count as tests. How we count fail rates Highest fail rate at 11 years old.

Built

2009-2012

ZE2 (2nd gen) only

These build years are all ZE2 (2nd gen), so the figures are almost all from that generation.

Fail rate at 16 years old (latest age)

26.7%

UK average for cars this age: about 3 in 10 (30%)

Ages with data

12 to 16 years old

MOT tests counted

9,860

Chart shows

Age at the MOT

Not the build year

Below typicalAbove typicalHigh (28% or more)Highest fail rateUK average for all vehicles this age
AgeFail rateMOT tests
12 years
43121.3%
13 years
1,94523.0%
14 years
2,77725.7%
15 years
3,27726.4%
16 years
1,43026.7%

Fail rate is the share of MOT tests that ended in a fail. Retests count as tests. How we count fail rates Highest fail rate at 16 years old.