2021 Honda Insight: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

5 builds left the factory as a 2021 Insight, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 3 main configurations sell for $11,300–$29,995 today.

  • 3 main configurations
  • 6,113 vehicles built
  • 37 for sale right now
  • $11,300–$29,995 typical price range

Which Insight is yours?

Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.

Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.

Pick your Insight

What actually differs

EX · Full hybrid Touring · Full hybrid LX · Full hybrid
Typical price today $19,495 $20,973
For sale right now 28 9
Vehicles built 4,342 1,676 93
Same on every 2021 Insight
  • Engine 1.5L 4-cyl
  • Power 107 hp
  • Transmission Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Sedan
  • Seats 5
  • Doors 4-door

What people actually pay

60 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
EX · Full hybrid
$19,495
$10,961 $15,945 $20,928 $25,912 $30,895
Price trend

Median up $1,568 over the last 12 months.

2021 Insight price history →
Cost to run

55/49 mpg city/highway. Roughly $890/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2021 Insight

Safety, in plain English

NHTSA overall crash rating

★★★★★ 5 / 5

3 recalls on file for this model year — check any specific VIN before you buy.

Driver assistance — varies by configuration
  • Warns you before a crash
  • Brakes for you in an emergency
  • Watches your blind spot
  • Warns when you drift from your lane
  • Steers you back into the lane
  • Keeps distance on the highway
Decoded from NHTSA build records.

What 19XZE4F9-M means

19X ZE4F9 · M
19X
the World Manufacturer Identifier Honda registered — assembled in the United States
ZE4F9
together encode the Insight line — Sedan, 1.5L 4cyl — as Honda filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
M
in position 10 — model year 2021
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
2 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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