2019 Honda Insight forward collision avoidance problems
17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the forward collision avoidance on the 2019 Honda Insight — 18% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The Honda Sensing suite's CMBS uses a combination of a front-facing camera and a radar sensor, it detected a sewerage as a hole and steel plates as a hole and made a sudden unsafe stop. Collision Mitigation Braking System (CMBS™) experiencing a false positive. We were going to like 15-20 over the…”
filed Dec 25, 2025
“On [XXX] while driving my 2019 Honda Insight Touring at approximately 35 mph on [XXX] , the vehicle’s automatic emergency braking system suddenly activated without any obstacle present. The car braked very hard, creating a dangerous situation in traffic. This was not the first time it has happened…”
filed Sep 5, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Forward Collision Avoidance problems in other Insight years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Insight | 13 | 43% |
| 2021 Insight | 8 | 33% |
| 2020 Insight | 12 | 39% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2019 Honda Insight
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.