Low Reliability Rating (1 out of 5)

Dwheat17

I've read some of the same reports...my question is...how does someone make a reliability determination about a vehicle out on the road less than a year? Ask me in 5 years and I'll let you know.

Reliability is subjective...I am more concerned if a motor blows oil or the rear axle falls off then about idiot lights going off or a sensor is bad. Every new car I have ever owned has had issues of some sort or another at the beginning.

I bought a brand new 2001 Subaru outback sedan. A semi noticeable wind whistle could be heard coming from the front passenger door. Multiple trips to the dealership proved fruitless and a utter waste of my time. Everyone could hear the noise but none of the rocket scientists could figure it out. Finally the dealership told me to go away as they did all they could do and Subaru USA said likewise. About year 8 I finally put a thin bead of caulk around the front of the side view mirror where it attaches to the car...Wala...sound virtually gone. Factor that plus the rotors on those early years were problematic and the head gasket issues...bottom line...I kept the car 17 years and 200k miles and turned out to be a very reliable car

Point is...every new car has issues...some are worth paying attention to...others are are not. IMHO the issues brought out so far are typical new car BS...It'll be 3 years minimum till anyone can say if it's reliable or not.

4 months, 4k miles and the Clarity has been a nice, decent car with normal nuances...nothing more nothing less.

Good luck.

Reliability rating

As mentioned in the two previous posts and an owner since May with around 5500 miles now, I'm in the not concerned department. I still have not had the minor recall's done, trying to wait until I need an oil change. The car runs great, mileage is what I expected, and I still recommend it when given the opportunity. Plus being a gadget and new technology freak, I really enjoy driving the car past gas stations and imagining all of the computers and machinery and screens working together in harmony. This is just the most recent purchase of the two hundred + cars I've owned in my short life of nearly 75 years LOL.

As to Clarity_newbie's post, I totally agree with your assessment. The internet and social media (of which this board is a type) have given people that will never say to your face the things that are sometimes said. That's not to say that 1st run models don't have gremlins. With the hundreds of thousands individual parts from suppliers that have to be assembled to be a working machine, it should be expected there will be some. There are some and they are in most cases very minor. Honda is addressing and fixing them. What would worry me would be Honda not owning up to it's past reputation of a Company that highly values it's customers and their issues.

We're on the pointy tip of the spear. Honda has committed to the statement that by 2030 (not that long for planning purposes) 70% of their vehicle production will be PHEV models. These 1st production models will be watched over and issues taken care of.