Honda Clarity Plug-IN Hybrid
The Honda Clarity Plug-IN Hybrid appears on NHTSA's register for model years 2017 to 2019: 2 recall campaigns (3 model-year entries) and 54 consumer complaints.
The component named most often in complaints is engine (214.3 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by power train (166.7).
The 2018 model year has the most complaints (52). Recall campaigns peaked in 2020 with 1; complaints were received in the largest number in 2018 (33). Within Honda, this line ranks 23 of 67 by total complaints.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model years
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints | vs line average | Units in campaigns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Honda Clarity Plug-IN Hybrid NHTSA record | 0 | 1 | 6% | — |
| 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-IN Hybrid | 1 | 52 | 289% | 2,490,460 |
| 2019 Honda Clarity Plug-IN Hybrid | 2 | 1 | 6% | 2,490,588 |
"vs line average" is the model year's complaints as a share of the line's average per model year (100% = average). A campaign covering several model years counts once per year. Model years with one campaign and fewer than 25 complaints are listed but have no page of their own; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record.
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all Honda Clarity Plug-IN Hybrid complaints (84 mentions).
Campaigns by year reported
Complaints by year received
Other Honda model lines
- Accord 226 recalls · 17,619 complaints
- Civic 212 recalls · 10,731 complaints
- Odyssey 196 recalls · 8,386 complaints
- CR-V 190 recalls · 8,133 complaints
- Pilot 186 recalls · 3,493 complaints
- Fit 93 recalls · 1,386 complaints
- Element 85 recalls · 1,082 complaints
- Passport 56 recalls · 902 complaints
- Ridgeline 131 recalls · 717 complaints
- GL1800 70 recalls · 551 complaints
- Civic Hybrid 54 recalls · 368 complaints
- Prelude 30 recalls · 363 complaints
- Insight 62 recalls · 297 complaints
- VTX1300 2 recalls · 227 complaints
- VTX1800 3 recalls · 130 complaints
- Honda 0 recalls · 126 complaints
- Accord Hybrid 35 recalls · 108 complaints
- S2000 6 recalls · 99 complaints
- HR-V 32 recalls · 97 complaints
- Crosstour 15 recalls · 81 complaints
- Accord Crosstour 18 recalls · 75 complaints
- Honda Motorcycle 0 recalls · 63 complaints
- Clarity Plug-IN Hybrid 3 recalls · 54 complaints
- CMX250C 1 recalls · 54 complaints
- GL1800A 14 recalls · 53 complaints
- CR-Z 10 recalls · 50 complaints
- CBR1000RR 21 recalls · 44 complaints
- Silverwing 0 recalls · 44 complaints
- VT750 14 recalls · 38 complaints
- ST1300 9 recalls · 36 complaints
- VFR800 8 recalls · 25 complaints
- ST1300A 9 recalls · 16 complaints
- Civic GX 38 recalls · 13 complaints
- VFR1200F 6 recalls · 11 complaints
- CBR929RR 3 recalls · 11 complaints
- CB300F 3 recalls · 9 complaints
- CTX700 3 recalls · 9 complaints
- CBR300R 6 recalls · 8 complaints
- VT600 3 recalls · 7 complaints
- Silver Wing 4 recalls · 6 complaints
- FSC600 7 recalls · 5 complaints
- CRF250L 5 recalls · 5 complaints
- NSS300 6 recalls · 4 complaints
- CB500 5 recalls · 3 complaints
- CMX500 12 recalls · 2 complaints
- CB750 6 recalls · 2 complaints
- Grom125 4 recalls · 2 complaints
- Clarity Fuel Cell 6 recalls · 1 complaints
- CB500X 5 recalls · 1 complaints
- CR-V Hybrid 25 recalls · 0 complaints
- CMX300 17 recalls · 0 complaints
- Civic Type R 12 recalls · 0 complaints
- 750 11 recalls · 0 complaints
- Civic Hatchback 11 recalls · 0 complaints
- CRF1100 11 recalls · 0 complaints
- CB300R 9 recalls · 0 complaints
- CBR500 5 recalls · 0 complaints
- CBR500R 5 recalls · 0 complaints
- CBR650R 5 recalls · 0 complaints
- EV Plus 5 recalls · 0 complaints
Questions and answers
Which Honda Clarity Plug-IN Hybrid model years have the most recalls?
2019 (2), 2018 (1). Across model years 2017–2019 there are 2 distinct campaigns.
Which Honda Clarity Plug-IN Hybrid model year has the most complaints?
2018, with 52 of the line's 54 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.
What do owners of the Honda Clarity Plug-IN Hybrid complain about?
engine (214.3 per 1,000 mentions), power train (166.7 per 1,000 mentions), fuel/propulsion system (107.1 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Model names are as NHTSA records them; variants such as "Accord" and "Accord Hybrid" are separate lines. See the methodology.