10 Best Car Air Fresheners For 2021 [Buying Guide]

The Febreze car vent clips are well known for a reason. They’re affordable, easy to install, and smell fantastic. Each freshener usually lasts for up to 30 days. Plus, you can subscribe to Febreze and get a new product delivered to your doorstep every month so you never have to worry about running out.

This pack of five clips comes with four linen and sky-scented clips and one heavy-duty clip that Febreze claims has up to twice the odor-eliminating power. In addition to perfuming your vehicle, this two-in-one product also eliminates odors.

You can also adjust the scent level, an awesome feature that you won’t find in many air fresheners. If you like your car extra fragrant, rotate the knob to the right. If you want a more discrete scent, turn it to the left.

Obviously, the iconic hanging tree car freshener had to be on this list! This option, from Little Trees, lasts for up to a month and can also be used around your home.

Little Trees has a long history of making scented products, making them one of the market leaders in the United States and Canada. Besides the bragging rights, this also means they’re trusted by thousands of customers every month.

On Amazon, there are forty-one different scents available for you to choose from. They include everything from bold, brisk scents like Black Ice to the more tangy citrus fusion of Sliced.

Since these car air fresheners come in a 24-pack, you will have plenty on hand to replace old ones as they lose their scent. Plus they are a great value — once you do the math, each tree costs less than a dollar.

These wooden car air fresheners act as mini oil diffusers to upgrade your car with a pleasant aroma.

The wooden hang tag diffuses the scent from the oil throughout the car, replacing any accumulated smells with a more pleasant odor. The activated bamboo charcoal filling is will dispose of bad scents quickly. Plus, since it isn’t scented, it won’t simply cover up odors.

Thanks to its stylish design with a mountain range print and “Live Life” motto, you can use this air freshener with a bit of stealth since it looks more like a decorative tag than an odor eliminator. Passengers might think you have a cool decoration, rather than thinking you’re covering up any odd or off-putting smells.

Each Arotags kit comes with the tag as well as a 30ml or 50ml supply of oil. You can choose from Backwoods Birch, Beach Bum, Vanilla Lavender, or Cool Breeze scents. The fragrance oils are chemical-free and provide a natural scent that is not overpowering. Each kit lasts over a year, and you can refresh the smell with a few drops of oil on the tag.

This Yankee Candle Car Jar isn’t what you’re thinking — you won’t need to light any candles while driving. This air freshener is actually a gel-based product made by the same company known for the scents of their candles.

The built-in string allows you to hang the Yankee Candle air freshener from your rearview mirror or from any other convenient location in your car. The scent of this product will last about four weeks.

This particular pack comes in Midsummer Night scent although you can shop around to find other Yankee scents in the car jar package. Generally, the scent of these air fresheners is very mild, which can be good for people with sensitive noses.

If you’re a fan of aromatherapy, the mEssentials car diffuser has you covered. It uses reusable pads which are infused with natural and essential oils to help refresh the interior of your car.

Simply clip this stylish diffuser straight onto your car’s air conditioning vents. Then, as the air circulates, it brings out the smell (and benefits) of the oils.

This product is perfect for you if you already have a bottle of natural oils at home. You can just place one or two drops on the reusable pads and voilà, you have an aromatherapy essential oil car air freshener.

Once you notice the smell starting to fade, simply place another drop of your favorite essential oils on the pad, and you’re good to go.

With this product, you can get your car smelling like brand-new leather with just a few sprays. It’s the perfect way to spruce things up.

This car spray works as a two-in-one: it is both an odor eliminator and a scented air freshener. Thus, it won’t just mask the smells, it will cut the problem at the root. If you’re more into subtle smells, you can dilute the product in two gallons of water or less to get the desired scent level.

Nothing beats the leathery smell of a new car, but the Chemical Guys Leather scent is pretty close.

This low-profile Febreze air vent clip provides a pleasant scent and cleans away odors. With a more intense aroma profile than Febreze’s other car products, this one is ideal for people who want a more vibrant, noticeable smell.

The vent clip not only absorbs odors but also releases a strong, noticeable scent. And you can control the intensity of the smell. For a stronger scent, crank up the intensity dial and for a more subtle scent, ratchet the dial back a bit.

If you’re a fan of using Febreze in your home, you’ll appreciate the familiar scents, which smell fresh, clean, and not overpowering. The clips only last for about four to six weeks, but they come as a four-pack so you should set for a few months on a single purchase.

The clips come in either the Fresh scent, which is a bright, clean aroma, or Paradise scent, which has a fruity, beachy smell.

The Meguiar’s air freshener is somewhat unique. It is a one-time use product that eliminates all the bad odors in your car in one go.

The product comes in a small aerosol with a trigger button. When you are ready to use it, turn your air conditioning on high, activate the trigger button, and close the car doors for 10 to 15 minutes to allow the air freshener to circulate. Then, air the car out for another 10 to 15 minutes.

While you won’t be able to use the Meguiar’s freshener more than once, you can trust that the bad smells in your car are gone for good. This product acts instantly, unlike traditional air fresheners which may take days to rid your car of odors.

Additionally, it will also perfume your car. You can choose from scents like sparkling berry, spiced wood, and new car scent.

These cute hanging car air fresheners look like candles and leave your car smelling fresh. You can use the string to hang them from the rearview mirror. However, if your state has anti-windshield obstruction laws, you can hang also hang this air freshener from other spots in the car.

They’re made from high-quality durable cardboard that has been infused with delightful scents. Glade makes them in five different scents: apple cinnamon, clean linen, Hawaiian breeze, lavender vanilla, and Hawaiian breeze & vanilla passionfruit.

No matter what scent you pick, this Glade air freshener will cover up any bad smells you have for up to a month. So with this six-pack of air fresheners, you should be set for up six months of odor-free driving.

The last item on our list is this odor -eliminating gel which, according to hundreds of Amazon customer reviews, works miracles to remove cigarette smoke from cars.

This small plastic jar has a water-based gel inside. It is easy to use too, as all you have to do is place it somewhere near the driver’s seat (in the cupholder, for example) and let it work its magic. It can also be used in small rooms or offices.

As the air circulates through your car’s interior, the bad odors will get trapped in and neutralized by the gel. Any bad scent — from wet-dog to cigarette smoke — will be taken care of in just a few days by this product.

It also releases a scent to get your car smelling fresh, and you can pick from nine different scents. You can regulate how intense you want the fragrance to be by twisting the scent-control lid on the jar.