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2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid engine problems

The 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid has 25 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 13% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

25

Engine complaints

13%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Clarity Plug-In Hybrid engine complaints by model year25 complaints2018: 25 complaints2019: 10 complaints2020: 2 complaints
Clarity Plug-In Hybrid engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

I FILLED THE SEVEN GALLON GAS TANK YESTERDAY, AND THE DASHBOARD RANGE DISPLAY CALCULATED THE RANGE OF THE CAR ON GAS POWER AS 871 MILES. I HAVE BEEN DRIVEN MOSTLY ON ELECTRIC BATTERY POWER, BUT WITH ONLY SEVEN GALLONS OF GAS IN THE TANK, THAT RANGE IS ABSURD. NEW DRIVERS OF THE VEHICLES MIGHT…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · April 30, 2018

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid have?

NHTSA has 25 complaints about the 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid engine — 13% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.