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Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid

Every Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid model year on file, 2017 to 2021. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years18612 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years52017 to 2021
Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins33Summed across model years
By model year

The 2018 model year drew the most complaints, 135, 73% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

05010015020172018135201920202021
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Fuel system leads the Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Fuel system
50
Engine and cooling
37
Driver assistance
35
Electrical system
28
Powertrain
25
Speed control
23
Visibility and wipers
15
Brakes
13
Lighting
11
Airbags
5
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2021Sedan10.012013
2020Sedan714.378017
2019Sedan424.8311214
2018Sedan1356.71,1251118
2017Not decoded10.0100011
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid

  • 23V-858 Dec 18, 2023
    Fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail
    Fuel system · 2.49M vehicles
  • 20V-326 Jun 4, 2020
    Seat belt webbing sensor locking mechanism may not lock as intended
    Seat belts · 128 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.