2002 Honda S2000

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2002 Honda S2000, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Engine and engine cooling6
• Tires1
• Vehicle speed control1
• Suspension1
• Air bags1

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 3 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 2002 Honda S2000 failed the safety check 0.82% of the time — 59% less often than the average 2002 passenger car (2.00%). Median odometer at inspection: 73,879 miles.

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

In the Netherlands

66 first registered in 2002 are on Dutch roads; 61% arrived later as imports.

Most common APK defects

• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm10
• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde10
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld9
• Waarschuwingsinrichting airbag- / gordelsysteem geeft defect7
• Stofhoes fuseekogel beschadigd en dicht niet af6
• Kentekenplaatverlichting werkt niet (goed) / ontbreekt5
• Mechanische delen van het remsysteem vertonen slijtage5
• Band onvoldoende profiel4

Colours

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording

In the United Kingdom

374 cars built in 2002 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 466 more were declared off the road (SORN).

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0

MOT test results in Great Britain

In 2023, 645 of these cars first registered in 2002 took their annual MOT test. 78% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2002 the figure was 58%.

DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail

In Finland

7 of these cars first registered in 2002 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 154,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.

Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0

In New Zealand

17 2002 cars are on the New Zealand register; 47% arrived as used imports, 53% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Fuel consumption

Official Canadian test results for 1 variant: combined 11.6 L/100 km (about 20 mpg US), CO₂ 267 g/km.

Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls

No recall campaigns cover the 2002 Honda S2000.

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Honda told its dealers about the 2002 Honda S2000: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)