2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid vehicle speed control problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid — 9% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I had an unintended acceleration happen as I was easing into a parking spot of a covered parking garage. The car accelerated like a jet plane taking off. I jammed on the brake. The only thing that stopped the car was the concrete wall that was 4 feet away. My airbags activated. We had taken the car…”
filed Mar 25, 2026
“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
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Clarity Plug-In Hybrid years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 Clarity Plug-In Hybrid | 9 | 21% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid
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.