2018 Honda Clarity Electric Forward collision avoidance Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 13%of 24 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2018 Honda Clarity Electric, 13% of the 24 complaints for this model year.
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.
“The car suddenly suspends LCAS, ACC (all related with camera located on the windshield) emergency breaking system on the road without any warning causing dangerous situation for me. I had couple of times a probability of severe accidents.”
NHTSA complaint #11495074, filed 2022-11“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 2025-09Forward collision avoidance: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | 13% |
Other parts of the 2018 Honda Clarity Electric
7 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsElectrical system
5 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaintsEngine
4 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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