FaultScore

Worst years for a Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid

Owners have filed 290 complaints about the Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid with NHTSA across model years 2017 to 2021. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.

Avoid

2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid

206 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly fuel & propulsion.

Cleanest on record

2020 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid

15 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2021 1 0 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2020 C 15 3 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2019 C 67 2 0 8,790 Fuel & Propulsion
2018 F 206 17 1 2,525 Fuel & Propulsion
2017 1 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Worst in 2018

Worst in 2018

Engine & Cooling 37 12.8%

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Acceleration & Cruise Control 23 7.9%

Worst in 2018

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 15 5.2%

Worst in 2018

Brakes 13 4.5%

Worst in 2018

Lights 11 3.8%

Worst in 2018

Airbags 6 2.1%

Worst in 2018

Seat Belts 4 1.4%

Worst in 2018

Body & Structure 2 0.7%

Worst in 2018

Wheels 2 0.7%

Worst in 2018

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Feb 2018 peak 17 Aug 2026

Compare the Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.