2001 Honda Insight: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

3 builds left the factory as a 2001 Insight, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN.

  • 2 main configurations
  • 187 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

DX · Hybrid JHMZE147-1 DX · Hybrid JHMZE137-1
Power 65 hp 67 hp
Transmission Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) Manual/Standard
Vehicles built 96 73
Same on every 2001 Insight
  • Engine 1L 3-cyl
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Hatchback
  • Doors 3-door
Cost to run

45/49 mpg city/highway. Roughly $990/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2001 Insight

What JHMZE147-1 means

JHM ZE147 · 1
JHM
the World Manufacturer Identifier Honda registered — assembled in Japan
ZE147
together encode the Insight line — Hatchback, 1L 3cyl — as Honda filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
1
in position 10 — model year 2001
9, 11–17
vehicle-specific fields: check digit, plant code and production sequence
1 rare configuration — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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