2018 Honda Clarity Electric problems
NHTSA has received 44 complaints about the 2018 Honda Clarity Electric, and 11% of them involve brakes. After that come electrical system (11%) and wipers, windshield & visibility (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 44 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 11% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 15,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 12 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 15,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda clarity electric. The contact stated after reversing into a parking space and shifting to park the vehicle started to move forward at 5 MPH on its own colliding with a pole. The contact was able to depress the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. The contact stated no air bags deployed, no one was injured, and no police report was filed. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated.
While parked in my driveway I received a number of error messages when I started the car. Car is now at honda dealer since 4/5/2018. I was told the large battery needs to be replaced and it is not safe to drive the car. Dealer unable to give me an eta on the battery. Many other owners are experiencing these similar error codes.
No spare tire provided. Roadside assistance promised by honda waiting time happened more than 4 hours. This is potentially danger while waiting for roadside assistance from honda and it doesn't have spare tire. Since its new car purchase, honda promised they freely provide first three years roadside assistance. My recent travel got tire flattened front one passenger side. Towing to honda dealer later found tire was not repairable ( mieage at that time 3000, 3 months old) .
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda clarity. The contact stated while driving at 45 MPH, the rpm's revved up abnormally. The contact associated the failure with the vehicle running out of electrical vehicle range. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to charlie's honda (448 western ave, augusta, me 04330) where it was diagnosed with no failure. The contact mentioned that he had the transmission fluid changed however, the failure occurred.
Other model years of the Clarity Electric
- 2019
- 2018