2018 Honda Clarity Electric Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 21%of 24 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 15,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the brakes of the 2018 Honda Clarity Electric, 21% of the 24 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 15,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“No spare tire provided. Roadside assistance promised by Honda waiting time happened more than 4 hours. This is potentially danger while waiting for roadside assistance from Honda and it doesn't have spare tire. Since its new car purchase, Honda promised they freely provide first three years roadside assistance. My recent travel got tire flattened front one passenger side. Towing to Honda dealer later found tire was not repairable ( mieage at that time 3000, 3 months old) . My suspect tire strength vs vehicle weight. …”
NHTSA complaint #11192999, filed 2019-04, 20 miles“Vehicle's safety features (brake assist and/or collision mitigation braking system) will activate either excessively or occasionally when there is no obstruction whatsoever. The full force braking in traffic for no apparent reason could easily cause another vehicle to crash into mine.”
NHTSA complaint #11268550, filed 2019-10, 15,000 miles“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 for the stop. The car has NEVER done this before. I drive 500 miles per week commuting.”
NHTSA complaint #11555399, filed 2023-11“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 by itself, and only drives in the gas mode. I found this issue and late manually changed it to EV mode. WHile then it again dropped the EV mode during the driving today (9/28/2025). …”
NHTSA complaint #11690222, filed 2025-09Brakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | 21% |
Other parts of the 2018 Honda Clarity Electric
7 complaintsElectrical system
5 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaintsEngine
4 complaintsForward collision avoidance
3 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsLane departure
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2018 Honda Clarity Electric
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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