2026 data

What should you be paying
for car insurance?

Adjust your profile and get an instant estimate based on 2026 national averages from MoneyGeek, Insurify, CarInsurance.com, and ValuePenguin.

National avg (full coverage)
$2,575/yr
$215/mo
Cheapest state
Vermont
$1,478/yr
Most expensive state
Louisiana
$3,999/yr

Full coverage = liability + collision + comprehensive.

New20 yrs3 yrs

Your estimated annual premium

$2,356 $196/mo
$800$15,000

Per-vehicle estimate for one driver. Switch to Household view to see a two-car total.

Vehicle age impact on rate

Rate multiplier vs. brand-new. MoneyGeek, Compare.com 2026.

What's moving your rate

vs. 35–44, clean, good credit, single, national baseline

Coverage comparison

All 50 states + D.C.

Car insurance rates across America

Click any state to see its average annual full-coverage premium, monthly rate, and 2025 year-over-year change.

Cheapest state
Vermont
$1,478/yr · $123/mo
Most expensive state
Louisiana
$3,999/yr · $333/mo
Biggest 2025 increase
New Jersey
+15.8% in 2025
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39 EV models

EV vs. gas insurance costs

See how electric vehicles compare to their gas equivalents, what tier they fall in, and how the EV premium gap is changing.

Cheapest EV to insure
Chevy Silverado EV
$1,947/yr — cheaper than many gas SUVs
Most expensive EV
Audi SQ8 e-tron
$10,402/yr
EV premium gap (2026)
+18%
vs. gas avg, for 2024+ model year EVs

Average annual full-coverage premium by EV tier

Make / Model Subtype Annual (full) Monthly Comparable gas model EV premium gap Tier

Source: MoneyGeek 2026 (79 insurers, Quadrant Information Services). Profile: 40-yr-old, clean record, good credit, full coverage 100/300/100, $500 deductible.

100+ models

Look up your car's insurance cost

Search by make, model, or vehicle type. Rates are 2026 annual full-coverage averages for a 40-year-old driver with a clean record.

Make Model Type Category Annual (full) Monthly vs. avg

Sources: Insure.com, MoneyGeek, CarInsurance.com, Compare.com 2026. "—" indicates data not available from current sources.

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EV rates in California and New York · Rates for drivers 70+ · Rates for high-risk profiles (DUI, lapse) · Multi-car household actuals