FaultScore

Worst years for a Honda S2000

Owners have filed 132 complaints about the Honda S2000 with NHTSA across model years 2000 to 2008. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2000 Honda S2000

53 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly lights.

Cleanest on record

2002 Honda S2000

11 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Honda S2000 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2008 3 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2007 3 1 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2006 D 12 3 1 21,000 Airbags
2005 D 18 2 4 51,500 Transmission & Drivetrain
2004 6 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2003 8 2 0 18,000 Engine & Cooling
2002 D 11 2 0 21,025 Engine & Cooling
2001 D 18 2 1 20,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2000 F 53 5 0 41,000 Lights

What breaks on a Honda S2000

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 22 16.7%

Worst in 2002

Transmission & Drivetrain 21 15.9%

Worst in 2000

Body & Structure 15 11.4%

Worst in 2000

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 10 7.6%

Worst in 2000

Lights 9 6.8%

Worst in 2000

Airbags 8 6.1%

Worst in 2000

Steering 6 4.5%

Worst in 2001

Electrical System 5 3.8%

Worst in 2000

Brakes 5 3.8%

Worst in 2001

Suspension 5 3.8%

Worst in 2000

Fuel & Propulsion 5 3.8%

Worst in 2000

Tires 5 3.8%

Worst in 2001

Seat Belts 5 3.8%

Worst in 2000

Acceleration & Cruise Control 4 3.0%

Worst in 2005

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Honda S2000, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Apr 2000 peak 7 Dec 2025

Compare the Honda S2000

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.