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The 1st gen HCH (Civic hybrid) isn't at all unreliable, but their batteries typically only last 10-12 years. I haven't heard of anything else commonly failing.
The 2nd gen HCH was even worse off when it came to batteries. I'm not exactly sure how quickly they failed, but it was well south of 10 years. They also only came with a CVT.
The 1st gen Insight's real advantage where I live (besides being able to cruise at 100mpg or 2.3L / 100km with basically no modification) is that they're made of aluminum and impervious to road salt. All of the Civics older than maybe 10-12 years here are rusted to pieces.
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