2000 Honda Insight: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

2 builds left the factory as a 2000 Insight, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN.

  • 2 main configurations
  • 205 vehicles built

Which Insight is yours?

Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.

Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.

Pick your Insight

What actually differs

Trim not recorded JHMZE137-Y Trim not recorded JHMZE135-Y
Vehicles built 104 101
Same on every 2000 Insight
  • Engine 1L 3-cyl
  • Power 67 hp
  • Transmission Manual/Standard
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Hatchback
  • Doors 3-door
Cost to run

49/61 mpg city/highway. Roughly $880/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2000 Insight

What JHMZE137-Y means

JHM ZE137 · Y
JHM
the World Manufacturer Identifier Honda registered — assembled in Japan
ZE137
together encode the Insight line — Hatchback, 1L 3cyl — as Honda filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
Y
in position 10 — model year 2000
9, 11–17
vehicle-specific fields: check digit, plant code and production sequence

Already looking at a specific Insight?

Paste its VIN — we’ll open that exact car’s page: its configuration, market position and every listing we’ve tracked.