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Honda Insight Fuel Economy (km/L)

km/L Number of Vehicles
17 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
18 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
19 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
20 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
21 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
22 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
23 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
24 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
25 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
26 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
27 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
28 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
29 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
30 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
31 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
32 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
33 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
34 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
35 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
36 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
37 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
38 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
39 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
40 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
41 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
42 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
43 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
44 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
45 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
46 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
47 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
48 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
49 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
50 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
51 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
52 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
53 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
54 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
55 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
56 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
57 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
58 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
59 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
60 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
61 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
62 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
63 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
64 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
65 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
66 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
67 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
68 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
69 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
70 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
71 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
72 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
73 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
74 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
75 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
76 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
77 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
78 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
79 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
80 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
81 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
82 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
83 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
84 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
85 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
86 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
87 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
88 kilometers per liter 4 vehicles
89 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
90 kilometers per liter 3 vehicles
91 kilometers per liter 3 vehicles
92 kilometers per liter 6 vehicles
93 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
94 kilometers per liter 3 vehicles
95 kilometers per liter 5 vehicles
96 kilometers per liter 8 vehicles
97 kilometers per liter 6 vehicles
98 kilometers per liter 5 vehicles
99 kilometers per liter 3 vehicles
100 kilometers per liter 6 vehicles
101 kilometers per liter 7 vehicles
102 kilometers per liter 7 vehicles
103 kilometers per liter 5 vehicles
104 kilometers per liter 8 vehicles
105 kilometers per liter 10 vehicles
106 kilometers per liter 9 vehicles
107 kilometers per liter 9 vehicles
108 kilometers per liter 12 vehicles
109 kilometers per liter 15 vehicles
110 kilometers per liter 9 vehicles
111 kilometers per liter 7 vehicles
112 kilometers per liter 7 vehicles
113 kilometers per liter 7 vehicles
114 kilometers per liter 3 vehicles
115 kilometers per liter 9 vehicles
116 kilometers per liter 8 vehicles
117 kilometers per liter 6 vehicles
118 kilometers per liter 7 vehicles
119 kilometers per liter 9 vehicles
120 kilometers per liter 6 vehicles
121 kilometers per liter 8 vehicles
122 kilometers per liter 4 vehicles
123 kilometers per liter 4 vehicles
124 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
125 kilometers per liter 3 vehicles
126 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
127 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
128 kilometers per liter 3 vehicles
129 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
130 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
131 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
132 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
133 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
134 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
135 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
136 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
137 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
138 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
139 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
140 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
141 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
142 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
143 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
144 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
145 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
146 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
147 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
148 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
149 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
150 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
151 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
152 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
153 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
154 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
155 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
156 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
157 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
158 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
159 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
160 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
161 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
162 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
163 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
164 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
165 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
Model Year Body/Powertrain km/L  
2011 2011 4dr Hatch 98-hp 1.3L I4 Hybrid 7-sp shiftable CVT FWD 124.53
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With the 105 kilowatts 2.0L I4 Hybrid engine, 7-speed shiftable CVT transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2011 Honda Insight has been averaging 124.53 L/100km (liters per 100 kilometers).

The 2011 Honda Insights in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 58 kilometers per hour (about 66.3 percent of the kilometers driven). The rest of the kilometers were in the city (10 percent), in heavy traffic (1.3 percent), and in the suburbs (0 percent).

In addition, the average 2011 Honda Insight in this analysis was driven on mountainous terrain with a light foot and the AC not used at all.
2011 2011 4dr Hatch 98-hp 1.3L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD 83.04
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2010 2010 4dr Hatch 98-hp 1.3L I4 Hybrid 7-sp shiftable CVT FWD 106.89
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2010 2010 4dr Hatch 98-hp 1.3L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD 109.07
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2009.5 2009.5 4dr Hatch 98-hp 1.3L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD 155.4
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2006 2006 2dr Hatch 73-hp 1.0L I3 Hybrid CVT FWD 140.9
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2005 2005 2dr Hatch 73-hp 1.0L I3 Hybrid 5-sp manual FWD 117.6
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2001 2001 2dr Hatch 73-hp 1.0L I3 Hybrid 5-sp manual FWD 139.1
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2000 2000 2dr Hatch 73-hp 1.0L I3 Hybrid 5-sp manual FWD 92.51
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TrueDelta Reviews the Real Gas Mileage of the Honda Insight

Honda Insight Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearComment
2020 Honda's initial approach to hybrid powertrain technology wasn't a winner. A weak electric motor (13 horsepower in the case of the 2010 Insight) sandwiched between a gas engine and a CVT wasn't able to deliver nearly as much of a performance or fuel economy bump as the much stronger electric motors in Toyota's radically different hybrid system. Starting with the 2014 Accord Hybrid, Honda tried a new approach. The new system relied entirely on a much more powerful (166 horsepower) electric motor to drive the wheels up to 43 mph, and only then directly engaged the gas engine via a single-speed transmission. This was the sort of elegant "we keep it simple" solution Honda used to be known for, and it worked far better. EPA ratings of 50 mpg city and 45 mpg highway were best-in-class, topping the Toyota Camry Hybrid. This system received further tweaks when the Accord was redesigned for 2018, with mixed results for mpg (now 48/47). The Toyota Camry, also redesigned for 2018, now scores 51/53 or 44/47 depending on trim level. When I learned that a new Honda Insight would utilize a similar hybrid system with a 1.5-liter engine instead of the Accord's 2.0-liter in a smaller, lighter car, I had high hopes. Could a 60-mpg rating happen? Well, it didn't. The Honda Insight LX and EX score 55 mpg city and 49 mpg highway in the EPA's testing. The tested Touring trim, with larger tires and a higher curb weight, scores a little lower, 51/45. Pretty good. But a Toyota Prius (58/53 or 54/50, depending on the variant), a Toyota Corolla Hybrid (53/52), or a Hyundai Ioniq (57/59 or 55/54) scores better. In my testing, the trip computer reported averages ranging from 45 mpg to 75 mpg in suburban driving. (Whether the system opts to charge or draw energy from the battery pack has a big effect on the reported average during short drives.) In one 20-mile drive around hilly Ann Arbor the trip computer reported an impressive 64 mpg--and 93.6 mpg during the initial three miles. But in a Toyota Prius I averaged 65 mpg over the entire week despite some colder weather--it struggled to top 60 when the air temperature fell to 40--and observed trip averages over 90 a couple of times. Air temperatures were usually in the 60s during the week I had the Insight, optimal for fuel economy. The Honda Insight disappointed in highway driving. When cruising near 80 mph, a speed at which it can't take much advantage of its hybrid configuration, the Insight averaged 40 mpg. Good, but little better than a non-hybrid Civic. I observed a bit over 60 mpg on the highway in the Prius. Given these results, I struggled with listing fuel economy among the reasons to buy the new Insight. On the one hand, all of its direct competitors have higher EPA ratings. On the other, the Insight's mpg compares very well to non-hybrids, and fuel economy will be a primary reason people buy one. see full Honda Insight review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Honda Insight

Honda Insight Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD		 Averaging 45mpg see full Honda Insight review
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD		 40-45mpg. Slower you drive, better the milage see full Honda Insight review
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD		 It gets better than advertised. 44 in town, 44 highway see full Honda Insight review
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD		 Just about the same as the Prius. Look at Fuelly.com and see for yourself. see full Honda Insight review
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD		 Fantastic! Driven frugally, I am getting 46mpg at 60/40 hwy/city driving. see full Honda Insight review
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD		 getting 52mpg highway and about 46 city, maybe someone at toyota paid off the epa to rate this car low, because i have NEVER gotten under 45 mpg on the highway. see full Honda Insight review
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD		 Econ Mode for just a three mile drive and got 53 mpg though traffic was very light. Afterwards during normal traffic driving, not using the Econ Mode, plus a very short drive 1/2 mile up and 1/2 mile back I got 36 mph engin cold. see full Honda Insight review
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD		 Great gas mileage. see full Honda Insight review
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD		 The highest available at time of purchase. see full Honda Insight review
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD		 Getting near 50 MPG is fantastic after owning several cars that barely got 20 MPG. see full Honda Insight review
 

Honda Insight Gas Mileage (km/L)

Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Honda Insight's real-world km/L based on how and where you drive a car.