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2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid power train problems

19 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid14% of all complaints for this model year.

19
Power Train complaints
14%
share of all complaints
4,902 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Several times now while driving on the interstate at the average speed of 70 to 75 which is the speed limit in my Area the battery level while fully charged it's supposed to only drop down to 20% I have noticed several times now while on the interstate I've been barely able to drive 40 mph as it is…

    filed Nov 14, 2024

  • I’ve purchased my 2018 Honda Clarity in July of 2023. I haven’t any issues with it, but recently I turned my car on in the morning, and it’s flashing the lights pointing to braking malfunction. ABS braking issue, Dashboard errors illuminating randomly, indicating brake system errors, sometimes…

    filed Sep 14, 2023

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • Service Bulletin - There is a software problem in the PCM, which may cause the MIL to come on with DTC P26A3 (electric water valve malfunction), DTC P100C (electric VTC motor speed signal circuit malfunction) and/or…

    A18-090 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Nov 14, 2023
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Power Train problems in other Clarity Plug-In Hybrid years

YearReportsShare
2019 Clarity Plug-In Hybrid410%
Clarity Plug-In Hybrid power train problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.