Honda Clarity

The 2021 Clarity in brief

The 2021 Honda Clarity is a midsize car offered with a 1.5L 4-cyl engine, including a hybrid version and front-wheel drive.

It measures about 193 inches long and 75 inches wide on a 108-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 4,063 lb.

EPA rates its most efficient version at 42 MPG combined (44 city / 40 highway), 53% better than the 2021 midsize car average of 27.4 MPG, for an estimated $1,600 a year in fuel.

NHTSA has not published a 5-Star overall rating for this model year.

It has 0 recall campaigns on file and owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA since 2015, most often about the visibility/wiper.

The Honda Clarity has 6 model years in our data, from 2014 to 2021.

Its most efficient year was 2021 at 42 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 42 to 42 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the engine (42), electrical system (39), unknown or other (37).

Buying used? 2021 has the fewest problems in our data, and 2018 is the year to avoid.

2018 has the most recalls (3); all years together count 5 campaigns and 228 owner complaints.

How the 2014 Clarity compares

The 2014 Honda Clarity is a midsize car and front-wheel drive.

NHTSA has not published a 5-Star overall rating for this model year.

About the Honda Clarity

The Honda Clarity is a nameplate used by Honda on alternative fuel vehicles. It was initially used only on hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles such as the 2008 Honda FCX Clarity, but in 2017 the nameplate was expanded to include the battery-electric Honda Clarity Electric and the plug-in hybrid electric Honda Clarity Plug-in Hybrid, in addition to the next generation Honda Clarity Fuel Cell. Clarity production ended in August 2021 with US leases for the fuel cell variant continuing through to 2022. As of 2025, the Honda Clarity (2016-2021) is the last known production car to feature fixed rear wheel skirts.

From the Wikipedia article "Honda Clarity", licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.