Honda S2000 Reliability
132 NHTSA complaints (2000–2008). Complaint rate: 80.9 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2000–2001 Honda S2000. The 2007–2008 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION.
Avoid These Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Honda S2000 Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 8 | 0.0% |
| STRUCTURE | 8 | 0.0% |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 8 | 0.0% |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | 6 | 0.0% |
| STEERING | 5 | 40.0% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 5 | 0.0% |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 5 | 0.0% |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 5 | 0.0% |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | 4 | 0.0% |
| AIR BAGS | 4 | 25.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000AVOID | — | 53 | 5 | — | View 2000View→ |
| 2001AVOID | — | 18 | 2 | 1 | View 2001View→ |
| 2002 | — | 11 | 2 | — | View 2002View→ |
| 2003 | — | 8 | 2 | — | View 2003View→ |
| 2004GOOD | — | 6 | 0 | — | View 2004View→ |
| 2005AVOID | — | 18 | 2 | 4 | View 2005View→ |
| 2006 | — | 12 | 3 | 1 | View 2006View→ |
| 2007GOOD | — | 3 | 1 | — | View 2007View→ |
| 2008GOOD | — | 3 | 0 | — | View 2008View→ |
See also: Honda S2000accident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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