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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid Recalls

The 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on December 18, 2023.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
137

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
9

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

Campaign
23V858000
Reported
December 18, 2023
Vehicles affected
up to 2,490,460
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2019 Clarity Plug-In Hybrid, 19 other models

23V858000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid complaints by year

NHTSA has received 137 owner complaints about the 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid, the newest on October 10, 2026. Of these, 9 describe a crash (7%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.

In complaints about the 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid, the component group named most often is the engine (18%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (17%) and the electrical system (15%).

The 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid's only recall does not concern the engine.

Where 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid owners gave the mileage (64 complaints), the median was 2,525 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine25
  • Fuel/Propulsion System23
  • Electrical System20
  • Unknown Or Other20
  • Power Train19
  • Forward Collision Avoidance15

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid received by NHTSA, by calendar year
201832
201923
20207
20215
20226
20236
202439
20255
202614

Complaints about the 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 39. 49% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.

The 137 complaints about the 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid by model year

Other 2018 Honda models

Newest record on this page: October 10, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted