Faults:

Not much.

Brake line rotted out after 17 years and 425000 km of Canadian weather.

Still has the original clutch and rear drums.

General Comments:

Excellent design. Aluminum uni body that is hand welded. Built in Japan. Panasonic made the 144 volt battery.

How little cars should be made.

Super cheap to run.

Overall pleased, but parts are extremely hard to find/order. Honda doesn't sell front shocks anymore and spark plugs are 90 dollars each!

Faults:

Nothing has gone wrong with the car, but it is brand new, so I really don't expect anything to go wrong.

General Comments:

I bought the car for the gas mileage, and so far it is either at the miles per gallon listed on the sticker or better. The first tank was around 40 mpg. Since I started paying attention to my driving, I have been averaging about 45 mpg on my drive to work. I also increased the tire pressure to 35 psi. This is supposed to help the MPG.

I like the styling of the car, the seats feel good. It is a little noisy on the highway. Maybe just the highway or the tires.

It is a very light car, and you can feel the wind moving the car.

Faults:

Distorted driver window seal - (prospective buyers beware, it's a common fault) - replaced under warranty.

General Comments:

Performance

This car is extremely economical, and it performs as well as the 1.6 Toyota Corolla that it replaced. Mainly due to the torque generated by the electric motor at low rpm.

Ride and handling

The ride is not great because of the stiff suspension, but that means reasonably good handling from a car that's designed for economy.

Economy

I am getting 75mpg (imperial) at the moment, but am still learning to get even more.

Comfort

The cabin is minimalistic, but adequate, I would say similar to a corolla, but with lower seats. Overall, comfort is not bad for such a small car.

Costs

The initial outlay is higher than any other small cars, but becuase of the extraordinary economy and the fact that I drive into central london regularly, the insight is an unbeatable little car for me.

The car also has a 8 years warranty on the IMA (electric) part too. The only downside is that I will stick to the main dealer for servicing because it is such a rare and specilist car. $$$$

Faults:

I have had no problems with this auto. It is trouble free.

General Comments:

As the price of gas goes up, my mileage gets better because it takes a little bit of effort to reliable get over 60 mpg. when the gas got to over $2.50 (SF Bay area) my mileage improved to 68 mpg for the last tank. My driving is 75-25 city-highway. A little care to not press hard on the gas pedal has beneficial effects on efficiency. The instantaneous fuel efficiency gage along with the easy to reset trip meter makes it easy to keep track of my current driving habits and how well I'm doing for milage.