MPG by Model

MakesHondaClarity

Honda Clarity MPG

Its best-rated version held 42 MPG combined in every rated year, the plug-in hybrid Clarity Plug-in Hybrid.

Honda Clarity: best and lowest EPA combined MPG of its versions, model years 2018–20212530354045MPG2018202142 MPG peakHonda Clarity: best and lowest EPA combined MPG by model year2530354045MPG20182021peak 42
lowest to best versionbest version is a hybridmedian of its class
357.1 gal

a year at 15,000 miles for the best 2021 version, the Clarity Plug-in Hybrid. Put it next to its 2018 predecessor, at your own mileage.

Compare in gallons

The Honda Clarity has EPA ratings for five model years, 2017–2021, every one of them among midsize cars. In 2014 it became the first car with a fuel cell version in EPA data, and its first electric version followed in 2017, when 12 of 186 cars offered one.

Of the 991 car nameplates on this site, few have had an electric version (47 of them) or a plug-in hybrid version (49 of them); this one has.

Among 48 midsize cars, 2021

The Clarity placed ninth. The class leader was the Toyota Prius at 56 MPG. The next higher rating, 44 MPG, is shared by two nameplates.

Best EPA combined MPG of each of the 48 midsize cars rated for 202120304050Clarity 42median 28.5PriusBest EPA combined MPG of each of the 48 midsize cars rated for 202120304050Clarity 42median 28.5

Electric versions

Rated separately in kWh per 100 miles; its lowest was 29.5 kWh (2019 Clarity EV).

Honda Clarity: kWh per 100 miles of its most efficient electric version by model year253035kWh per 100 mi20172018201929.5 kWh, its lowestHonda Clarity: kWh per 100 miles of its most efficient electric version by model year253035kWh201720182019

Powertrains under the name

  • Fuel cell

    Rated in 2014 and 2017–2021.

  • Electric

    Rated in 2017–2019.

  • Plug-in hybrid

    Rated in 2018–2021.

All 4 model years, best and lowest version
Model yearsBest versionCombinedCity / hwyLowest versionVersions
2018–2021Clarity Plug-in Hybrid plug-in hybrid4244 / 40421

Version names in the EPA list: Clarity EV, Clarity FCV, Clarity Plug-in Hybrid, FCX Clarity.

Same class, 2021

Toyota Prius56 MPGToyota Avalon44 MPGHonda Civic36 MPGRolls-Royce Wraith14 MPG

Read next: How EPA MPG ratings changed from 1984 to 2026 · How to read this page