2018 Honda Clarity Plug-IN Hybrid drivetrain & axles problems
19 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-IN Hybrid, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 19 9% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 4,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 14 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 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
Of the 14 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 4,000 miles, and 100% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the drivetrain & axles complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Vehicle engine responded to accelerator pedal input, but would not travel at greater than 25 miles per hour on slight uphill. Vehicle had been started after being off for approximately two hours. High voltage battery was drained and vehicle was operating exclusively on gas engine. Vehicle had been ion "on" condition for several minutes prior to starting driving. Vehicle had to be pulled into nearby business, since it could not maintain speed with flow of traffic on 50 moh road.
So my wife took the clarity on her regular commute for the first time since a bunch of recalls were performed on the car on friday. Along with a01 service, product updates 18-089, 90, 91 and 97 were performed on the car. She ran into a dangerous situation. I'll list the steps below. Has anyone else encountered this? I plan to report to NHTSA also. - she was driving normally on her way back home in econ mode at around 70 MPH or under. Prior to the updates the battery never used to go below 9 or 10% (last two bars).
Other problems reported for the 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-IN Hybrid
- Fuel system 38 complaints
- Engine 25 complaints
- Electrical system 20 complaints
- Forward collision avoidance 20 complaints
Drivetrain & axles problems in other years
- 2021
- 2020
- 2019
- 2018