2011 Honda Insight: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

4 builds left the factory as a 2011 Insight, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN.

  • 3 main configurations
  • 2,911 vehicles built
  • 22 for sale right now

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

EX · Hybrid LX · Hybrid Hybrid
Typical price today $6,980 $6,995 —
For sale right now 14 5 3
Vehicles built 1,566 691 653
Same on every 2011 Insight
  • Engine 1.3L 4-cyl
  • Power 88 hp
  • Transmission Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Hatchback
  • Doors 5-door
Price trend

Median down $126 over the last 12 months.

2011 Insight price history →
Will it hold value?

A Insight typically keeps about 50% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $3,500 today.

Insight depreciation by year →
Cost to run

39/41 mpg city/highway. Roughly $1,160/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2011 Insight

Safety, in plain English

What JHMZE2H7-B means

JHM ZE2H7 · B
JHM
the World Manufacturer Identifier Honda registered — assembled in Japan
ZE2H7
together encode the Insight line — Hatchback, 1.3L 4cyl — as Honda filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
B
in position 10 — model year 2011
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
1 rare configuration — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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2011 Honda Insight prices →