2019 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 9about this part
- Share
- 21%of 42 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 5,620miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2019 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid, 21% of the 42 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 5,620 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.
“My car is losing power and getting loud noise while driving on an uphill road. I have shown my car to 3 different dealers and they couldn't fix it. I have seen many online reviews with the same problem and still, Honda is not helping its customer.”
NHTSA complaint #11330558, filed 2020-06, 12,500 miles“Monday sep 7, 2020 around 11:20 am unintended acceleration my wife was driving the car and in process to park in our house garage. When she got on the drive way, she pressed the brake and stopped in front of the garage door to open it. Then released the brake and the car move forward slowly, without press the accelerator pedal. With her foot still over the brake pedal, she then gently press the brake pedal in order to stop, then the car immediately start to accelerate and hit the garage wall then stop. …”
NHTSA complaint #11353760, filed 2020-09, 5 miles“On a random basis our new clarity suddenly loses power and sounds like we have shifted into neutral even though we are just continuing in drive mode. This has happened several times a month since we bought the car in june 2019. We have had the car tested at the dealership where we bought the car and they could not replicate the problem. In august this year we were making a 2 hour drive and on a toll road with an incline in riverside, ca the revving sound was really loud and when I pushed the gas peddle, nothing happened. I pulled over to the side of the highway and turned off the car. …”
NHTSA complaint #11281806, filed 2019-11, 2,500 miles“The car drives fine when there is sufficient battery. When battery level drops to low (2 bars) the car does not respond to accelerator. The engine becomes sluggish and revs up quite a bit. I have driven ~650 miles so far and this has happened 4 times already. Luckily it happened only once in the highway where this would have been dangerous and life threatening.”
NHTSA complaint #11204059, filed 2019-04, 600 miles“When the cruise control (Honda sensing) is activated on the vehicle, the vehicle is supposed to hold the set speed and keep its distance from any vehicles in front of it in the same lane. However, if the set speed is 65 MPH the vehicle 90% of the time will drive at 64 MPH with no obstruction ahead. If another vehicle is driving slower than 65 MPH in the same lane and the clarity is approaching it, the Honda sensing radar will not detect the obstruction and not slow down to keep its pre determined distance, which can cause an imminent crash. …”
NHTSA complaint #11344002, filed 2020-08, 8,740 milesVehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2019 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid
12 complaintsEngine
10 complaintsElectrical system
7 complaintsOther or unknown
7 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsForward collision avoidance
2 complaintsLane departure
2 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2019 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid
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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