Insight Safety
Safety for Everyone
This is our commitment to providing one of the highest levels of standard safety features to help ensure occupant safety and protection.* And through real-world research, Honda is developing measures of protection to enhance the safety of occupants in other vehicles and even pedestrians – an innovative idea that is quickly becoming a reality.
ACE™ body structure
The Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body structure disperses frontal impact energy to increase occupant protection and allow for collision compatibility between vehicles of different weights and sizes.
Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA®)
Vehicle Stability Assist senses and corrects oversteer and understeer situations to enhance handling and cornering stability, while Traction Control helps to ensure grip during acceleration on loose or slippery surfaces.
Six standard airbags
Six airbags line the vehicle’s cabin, including side curtain airbags and the passenger-side Occupant Position Detection System (OPDS) airbag that will not deploy if the system detects a smaller-sized or out-of-position occupant.
Pedestrian safety
Innovative pedestrian safety features include energy- absorbing hood and front fenders and breakaway wiper pivots.
Active front seat head restraints
Active front seat head restraints lessen the potential for neck injuries during rear-end collisions by reducing the space between the occupant’s head and the seat head. (2011 model shown.)
Anti-lock brakes
For safe stopping, the 4-wheel Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) helps you maintain control under hard braking conditions, while Electronic Brake Distribution (EBD) helps to optimize braking power based on weight distribution inside the vehicle.
Child safety
The Insight features childproof rear door locks, as well as rear-seat Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) for secure child-seat restraint.
Honda reminds you and your passengers to always buckle up. Children 12 and under are safest when properly secured in the rear seat.
*Government star ratings are part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (
www.safercar.gov). Model tested with standard side-impact airbags (SABs).