Honda Clarity Plug-in: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy

Honda Clarity Plug-in: 4 model years scored from 53 NHTSA owner complaints and 2 recall campaigns. Worst year 2019, best year 2019.

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Year-by-year data table

YearScoreVerdict Running cost / yrNHTSA complaintsRecalls
202192BUY$2,65440
202091BUY$2,80270
201946AVOID$3,034422
2018—DATA PENDING$2,96000

Running cost is fuel or energy plus the maintenance band midpoint for that car at its age today, re-priced to your country. Purchase price, insurance and depreciation are not included.

Clarity Plug-in sub-models & family

Variants & trims on record

Body, powertrain and trim variants of the Clarity Plug-in on the federal record. Variants folded into this nameplate are counted in this page's data; the rest have too thin a record for a page of their own yet.

Clarity Plug-in Hybrid

What goes wrong on the Honda Clarity Plug-in

Across every Clarity Plug-in model year in our index, owners report these component groups most often. The cost beside each one is the representative repair for that group at a US independent shop, re-priced to your country.

  • Vehicle Speed Control12 complaints across all Clarity Plug-in years · typical job: Throttle body, pedal sensor or cruise module replacement$520–$1,150
  • Engine12 complaints across all Clarity Plug-in years · typical job: Cooling-system or timing-drive repair$1,040–$2,220
  • Electrical System10 complaints across all Clarity Plug-in years · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement$540–$1,310
  • Unknown Or Other9 complaints across all Clarity Plug-in years · typical job: Diagnosis and mixed repair$360–$940
  • Fuel/Propulsion System6 complaints across all Clarity Plug-in years · typical job: Fuel pump or injector replacement$680–$1,620
  • Fuel System6 complaints across all Clarity Plug-in years · typical job: Fuel pump or injector replacement$680–$1,620

Flat-rate labour hours x local shop rate plus a parts band. An estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote. Formula.

FAQ

What is the most common Honda Clarity Plug-in problem?

12 of the complaints filed against the Clarity Plug-in across all its model years sit in the Vehicle Speed Control group — more than any other component.

Sources: NHTSA, EPA · Methodology · Updated 2026-10-04