According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for motor vehicle insurance were 161.37% higher in 2025 versus 2008 (a $806.84 difference in value).
Between 2008 and 2025, Car insurance experienced an average inflation rate of 5.81% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, car insurance costing $500 in the year 2008 would cost $1,306.84 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.40% during this same period, inflation for car insurance was significantly higher.
In the year 2008: Pricing changed by 2.51%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for car insurance during the 2008-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2008 (3.84%), inflation for car insurance was lower.
Car insurance prices are down 5.0% over the past year, but your own inflation rate depends on everything you buy. The personal inflation calculator works it out from your budget.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Car insurance, over time, for $500 beginning in 2008. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $500.00 | 2.51% |
| 2009 | $522.66 | 4.53% |
| 2010 | $549.28 | 5.09% |
| 2011 | $569.01 | 3.59% |
| 2012 | $589.24 | 3.56% |
| 2013 | $614.02 | 4.20% |
| 2014 | $640.11 | 4.25% |
| 2015 | $674.36 | 5.35% |
| 2016 | $716.14 | 6.20% |
| 2017 | $771.42 | 7.72% |
| 2018 | $828.59 | 7.41% |
| 2019 | $836.02 | 0.90% |
| 2020 | $797.37 | -4.62% |
| 2021 | $827.64 | 3.80% |
| 2022 | $892.83 | 7.88% |
| 2023 | $1,048.26 | 17.41% |
| 2024 | $1,234.33 | 17.75% |
| 2025 | $1,306.84 | 5.87% |
| 2026 | $1,279.82 | -2.07%* |
* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Motor vehicle insurance:
| Year | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
| CPI | 11.710 | 13.592 | 15.717 | 14.883 | 14.942 | 17.800 | 20.517 | 20.383 | 19.625 | 19.017 | 20.408 | 23.342 | 24.892 | 25.683 | 25.933 | 25.800 | 26.067 | 26.958 | 29.258 | 32.158 | 33.108 | 33.842 | 36.950 | 42.017 | 46.775 | 46.592 | 45.775 | 45.800 | 48.367 | 62.317 | 69.808 | 71.850 | 75.817 | 82.025 | 85.908 | 91.433 | 100.358 | 108.192 | 119.208 | 135.042 | 146.233 | 156.592 | 166.550 | 177.867 | 191.517 | 205.475 | 216.683 | 224.808 | 234.292 | 243.850 | 251.600 | 254.283 | 253.833 | 256.725 | 268.142 | 291.583 | 314.442 | 323.192 | 329.850 | 331.775 | 333.143 | 341.519 | 356.998 | 375.180 | 388.655 | 402.476 | 419.400 | 437.219 | 460.611 | 489.149 | 526.911 | 565.957 | 571.032 | 544.633 | 565.313 | 609.840 | 716.004 | 843.098 | 892.622 | 874.170 |