https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Honda Clarity Electric. en-us Sun, 20 Sep 2026 16:42:59 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric#complaint-2162730 Sat, 03 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT The vehicle exhibits a dangerous electrical defect involving uncontrolled power-cycling. After shutting down the car, it automatically restarts itself in a continuous loop. During these episodes, the dashboard flickers, the drivetrain shudders, and the vehicle becomes unresponsive to manual 'Stop' button or brake inputs. Most critically, the car autostarts while parked in an enclosed garage. As a https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric#complaint-2162731 Sat, 03 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT The vehicle exhibits a dangerous electrical defect involving uncontrolled power-cycling. After shutting down the car, it automatically restarts itself in a continuous loop. During these episodes, the dashboard flickers, the drivetrain shudders, and the vehicle becomes unresponsive to manual 'Stop' button or brake inputs. Most critically, the car autostarts while parked in an enclosed garage. As a https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric#complaint-2162732 Sat, 03 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT The vehicle exhibits a dangerous electrical defect involving uncontrolled power-cycling. After shutting down the car, it automatically restarts itself in a continuous loop. During these episodes, the dashboard flickers, the drivetrain shudders, and the vehicle becomes unresponsive to manual 'Stop' button or brake inputs. Most critically, the car autostarts while parked in an enclosed garage. As a https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric#complaint-2134722 Sun, 28 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Since last Wed. (9/24/2025), the car started to show the warnings of "Adaptive Cruise Control Problem", "Brake Hold System Problem", "Brake System Problem", "Electric Parking Brake Problem", and "Road Departure Mitigation System Problem" from time to time. I bought this VHonda Clarity Plug-in Hybrid 2018 in June 2023 as the HoneTrue Certified. Then probably the same time, the car lose the EV mode https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric#complaint-2134723 Sun, 28 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Since last Wed. (9/24/2025), the car started to show the warnings of "Adaptive Cruise Control Problem", "Brake Hold System Problem", "Brake System Problem", "Electric Parking Brake Problem", and "Road Departure Mitigation System Problem" from time to time. I bought this VHonda Clarity Plug-in Hybrid 2018 in June 2023 as the HoneTrue Certified. Then probably the same time, the car lose the EV mode https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric#complaint-2134724 Sun, 28 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Since last Wed. (9/24/2025), the car started to show the warnings of "Adaptive Cruise Control Problem", "Brake Hold System Problem", "Brake System Problem", "Electric Parking Brake Problem", and "Road Departure Mitigation System Problem" from time to time. I bought this VHonda Clarity Plug-in Hybrid 2018 in June 2023 as the HoneTrue Certified. Then probably the same time, the car lose the EV mode https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric#complaint-2130177 Sun, 14 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT The AC hasn't been out for a while and the defrost option doesn't work because of that. I believe that is a safety issue. https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric#complaint-2040316 Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT The steering makes a horrible clunking sound, and is impercice/sloppy. Dealership refused to acknowledge any issue. Increased effort required to stay within lane. Tie rods are not damaged or worn, issue appears to be with steering rack as far as I can tell. https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric#complaint-2007295 Sat, 13 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT I bought this car used with a governmental help from replace my ride program, since I bough the car form a dealer [XXX] ) within few days, I took it to the dealer twice for thermostat replacement and spark plugs. and recently, There was an extended warranty from Honda for the ac condenser as this car has a major problem with ac. I took it to the dealer Honda of Riverside, California and they told https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric#complaint-2007296 Sat, 13 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT I bought this car used with a governmental help from replace my ride program, since I bough the car form a dealer [XXX] ) within few days, I took it to the dealer twice for thermostat replacement and spark plugs. and recently, There was an extended warranty from Honda for the ac condenser as this car has a major problem with ac. I took it to the dealer Honda of Riverside, California and they told https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric#complaint-2000426 Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT AC working intermittently since the day I bought. Honda replaced the condenser but now the evaporator is leak. This caused the defrost can not work properly. The leaking condenser and the evaporator are well known problems for Clarity owners. Honda should recall this. https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric#complaint-1987148 Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT AC evaporator leaks under normal usage and low mileage. https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric#complaint-1983875 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT The A/C isn't working (AGAIN!) this time due to a leak in the A/C evaporator. The dealership just replaced the condensor 7 mos ago and now the evaporator is bad. Honda's whole A/C seems to be a problem for everyone. https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric#complaint-1983876 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT The A/C isn't working (AGAIN!) this time due to a leak in the A/C evaporator. The dealership just replaced the condensor 7 mos ago and now the evaporator is bad. Honda's whole A/C seems to be a problem for everyone. https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric#complaint-1976335 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT I received a notice in the mail last YEAR stating that there was a problem with fuel pump in Honda Clarity and there would be a recall. I cannot get my car serviced. Honda will not respond. A dealer said not safe to drive. And they said they have no idea if they will even have parts this YEAR. Help please. https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric#complaint-1974771 Tue, 12 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT While driving on freeway traffic in front of Clarity began to slow down. In reaction to this brakes were mildly applied, nothing aggressive, and the car was driven towards an open off-ramp to avoid the issue in front. At this moment the car, on its own slammed on the brakes. This created a very unsafe condition and caused following drivers to swerve off the surface of the freeway to avoid a col https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric#complaint-1967786 Thu, 15 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT Despite what your website says, there is a recall on this car - for the fuel pump. Honda has sent notice of the recall but they have NO parts and NO timeline for the repair. The dealer advised me not "to drive long distances" in the car - that is not an acceptable resolution. Also, I asked the dealer if they could narrow down part availability to "weeks, months or years" and they told me they c https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric#complaint-1954978 Wed, 03 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT A/C system has gone out for the third time on the Honda Clarity. This is a safety issue in Minnesota due to windshield fogging during the winter. The A/C system is used to dry the cabin air and prevent fogging. Honda had an extended warranty on the A/C condenser, however, now the A/C evaporator is failing under the same conditions. Dealer wants $2832 to repair. https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric#complaint-1943480 Thu, 16 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT I was driving straight, no objects in my way, 100 yards behind the car in front of me, and the car automatically breaked with the brake sign flashing on the dash and dinging, bringing me to almost a full stop without my ability to control the car. I had been going ~50mph. It was jarring. I lurched forward, bags and anything on seats flew off. The car behind me almost hit me. There was no reason fo https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric#complaint-1943481 Thu, 16 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT I was driving straight, no objects in my way, 100 yards behind the car in front of me, and the car automatically breaked with the brake sign flashing on the dash and dinging, bringing me to almost a full stop without my ability to control the car. I had been going ~50mph. It was jarring. I lurched forward, bags and anything on seats flew off. The car behind me almost hit me. There was no reason fo https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric#complaint-1924039 Thu, 31 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT We have a Clarity EV. It has been great for 4 years. But recently, all of the sudden, we started getting system failure messages on the dash. Different systems, including brakes. And the brake pedal went to the floor. I have read about similar failures online at “clarity forum”. Some who posted believe it is a 12-volt battery problem. And Triple A came out and tested it and said the batt https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric#complaint-1924040 Thu, 31 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT We have a Clarity EV. It has been great for 4 years. But recently, all of the sudden, we started getting system failure messages on the dash. Different systems, including brakes. And the brake pedal went to the floor. I have read about similar failures online at “clarity forum”. Some who posted believe it is a 12-volt battery problem. And Triple A came out and tested it and said the batt https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric#complaint-1898778 Wed, 31 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT The vehicle's air condition has been broke down three times. It is leaking freon every where. It costs me $826 to fix the problems. The extended warranty only cover part of the issue. The Honda should cover all the freon leaking related problem. https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric#complaint-1898424 Tue, 30 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT AC condenser has leak, covered by an extended warranty up to 10 years from purchase of car due issue with factory installed condenser. However, at 3 years old and 37356 miles the evaporator also has a leak. Honda will not fix condenser under warranty unless we pay $2,000 to fix the evaporator. https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric#complaint-1888998 Wed, 19 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT The infotainment display camera combination is the worst system in any vehicle I’ve seen that has these installed. If it is daylight the screen is nearly impossible to see anything plainly. Someone is going to back into other vehicles or people. This occurs every day the car is used and backed up while the sun is up. https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric#complaint-1888999 Wed, 19 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT The infotainment display camera combination is the worst system in any vehicle I’ve seen that has these installed. If it is daylight the screen is nearly impossible to see anything plainly. Someone is going to back into other vehicles or people. This occurs every day the car is used and backed up while the sun is up. https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric#complaint-1889000 Wed, 19 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT The infotainment display camera combination is the worst system in any vehicle I’ve seen that has these installed. If it is daylight the screen is nearly impossible to see anything plainly. Someone is going to back into other vehicles or people. This occurs every day the car is used and backed up while the sun is up. https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric#complaint-1882927 Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT The engine revs very high and the car dramatically slows down. This has happened three times (including today) in the two years I have owned the car. Once was extremely dangerous as it happened on an Interstate highway when traffic was at highway speeds. We were able to avoid getting in an accident though. Why is there no recall for this common problem with this car? https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric#complaint-1882928 Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT The engine revs very high and the car dramatically slows down. This has happened three times (including today) in the two years I have owned the car. Once was extremely dangerous as it happened on an Interstate highway when traffic was at highway speeds. We were able to avoid getting in an accident though. Why is there no recall for this common problem with this car? https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric https://plaincars.com/make/honda-clarity-electric#complaint-1856372 Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT While driving home at night I exited the 60 Freeway and turned right to go up a hill. The car would not move forward and I had to pull over. I noticed the battery indicator had 1 bar on it and the engine revved but the car would not go. After waiting the battery got recharged and we were able to complete our trip. I believe we were at risk due to the car slowing so suddenly it could have resulted