UK vehicle statistics / Honda

How many Honda Insight cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 8,022 licensed and 451 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Honda Insight generic-model group.

Is the Insight disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 9,539 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 8,022 in 2026 Q1, down 16%. That is down 10% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 451 are declared SORN — 1 in 19 of the 8,473 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

A falling population is worth knowing before you buy: it usually means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply, and it is why a good example of a scarce model can hold its price while a neglected one is hard to sell at any price.

Insight MOT pass rate

In 2024, 68.8% of 7,315 Honda Insight MOTs passed first time — below the 71.2% UK average. Pass rate moves with age: 68.9% of cars aged 10–14 years passed first time, against 68% aged 15–30 years.

• Headlamps — 6.2% of tests. A headlight fault, from a blown bulb to a failed unit.
• Position Lamps — 5.9% of tests. A side or tail light out. Usually a bulb.
• Anti-roll Bars — 4.8% of tests. Worn anti-roll bar links or bushes. Inexpensive but often recurring.
• Headlamp Aim — 4.2% of tests. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.

Full age bands and failure notes are on the Honda Insight MOT pass rate page.

Before you buy

• Headlamps — 6.2% of tests in 2024. A headlight fault, from a blown bulb to a failed unit.
• Position Lamps — 5.9% of tests in 2024. A side or tail light out. Usually a bulb.
• Anti-roll Bars — 4.8% of tests in 2024. Worn anti-roll bar links or bushes. Inexpensive but often recurring.
• Headlamp Aim — 4.2% of tests in 2024. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.
• Check the actual Insight — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.

Quarterly licensed and SORN counts

Every quarter DfT has published for this model group, newest first.

Other Honda models

• Jazz — 349,385 licensed. MOT pass rate
• Civic — 246,926 licensed. MOT pass rate
• CR-V — 196,120 licensed. MOT pass rate
• CBR — 29,970 licensed
• HR-V — 60,559 licensed. MOT pass rate
• CB — 31,388 licensed

See how many of every Honda model are left

Common questions

How many Honda Insight cars are left in the UK?

8,022 were licensed and 451 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Honda Insight cars are SORN?

451 are declared SORN — 1 in 19 of the 8,473 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Insight disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 9,539 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 8,022 in 2026 Q1, down 16%. That is down 10% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 451 are declared SORN — 1 in 19 of the 8,473 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

What is the Honda Insight MOT pass rate?

In 2024, 68.8% of 7,315 Honda Insight MOTs passed first time — below the 71.2% UK average.

What does the Insight fail its MOT on?

The most common initial failure categories in 2024 are headlamps (6.2% of tests), position lamps (5.9% of tests), anti-roll bars (4.8% of tests).

Does this say whether one Insight is a good buy?

No. These are population figures for the model group. Enter that vehicle's registration for its own free MOT, tax and mileage record.

Source and limitations

Source: Department for Transport and DVLA, df_VEH0120_UK. Released 2026-07-15 under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

DVLA make and model fields are administrative data and can contain omissions or inconsistencies. These statistics describe model groups, not an individual registration.

Confidential cells marked [c] represent between 1 and 4 vehicles and are treated as zero in aggregates, so totals can be slightly understated.