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How much is Audi RS 3 insurance?

About $1,821 a year for full coverage on a national average — 27% more than the $1,438 average car. Insurers rate the Audi RS 3 at an index of 127 where 100 is a typical vehicle, based on how often and how expensively these cars actually generate claims (latest data covers 2022-2024).

FULL COVERAGE
$1,821
estimated per year
HLDI
127
insurance index (100 = average)
RANK
#31
of 78 in its class
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What the numbers say

The premium isn't spread evenly. Collision — damage to your own car in a crash — carries this car's highest loss index at 182, while Property damage sits at 61. That gap is the real reason behind the price, and it's the part a quote form never shows you. Among 78 luxury cars we hold data for, the RS 3 ranks #31 from cheapest, below the class median of 138. Over 5 generations of data the index has fallen from 146 (2016-2018) to 127 (2022-2024). Calculated from 5 insurance-loss records.

Why a RS 3 costs what it does

Insurers don't price a car with one number — they track losses separately for each kind of cover. An index of 100 is the average vehicle, so anything above means this model generates costlier claims of that type:

FIG.01·Audi RS 3 — Insurance Loss Index by Coverage
01
Collisiondamage to your own car in a crash182
02
Comprehensivetheft, weather, vandalism, animals137
03
Property damagedamage you cause to other property61
TOP 3·UNIT loss index (100 = average car)·SOURCE HLDI insurance-loss data

Read it as «where the money goes». A high Collision figure means these cars are expensive to repair after a crash; a high Comprehensive figure points at theft, weather and vandalism instead. Estimated annual split at $1,821: Liability (BI + PD) $874 · Collision $510 · Comprehensive $219 · Other (UM / PIP) $219.

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The RS 3 against its class

Every luxury cars we hold insurance data for, cheapest to insure first. The RS 3 is highlighted — rivals are clickable if you're cross-shopping:

FIG.02·Audi RS 3 vs Rivals — Insurance Loss Index
01
Audi A5≈ $1,728/yr120
02
Lexus ES≈ $1,749/yr122
03
Lexus IS≈ $1,754/yr122
04
BMW i4≈ $1,795/yr125
05
Mercedes-Benz CLE≈ $1,796/yr125
06
Audi RS 3≈ $1,821/yr127
07
Cadillac CT4≈ $1,864/yr130
08
BMW M235≈ $1,885/yr131
09
Tesla Model S≈ $1,890/yr131
10
Audi S5≈ $1,905/yr133
11
Acura TLX≈ $1,917/yr133
12
Jaguar XF≈ $1,937/yr135
TOP 12·UNIT loss index (100 = average)·SOURCE HLDI · Luxury cars

Class as defined by insurers (Luxury cars), not by us — it groups cars by how they're actually driven and repaired. Median for this class is 138, roughly $1,986 a year.

How it changed by generation

Insurance-loss index of the RS 3 across every generation in the data. Newer isn't automatically cheaper — driver-assist systems cut crash frequency, while sensors and aluminium panels push repair bills up:

FIG.03·Audi RS 3 — Insurance Loss Index by Generation
2016-20182017-20192018-20202021-20232022-2024146117128191127
RANGE 146 → 127·SOURCE HLDI · 2016-2018 → 2022-2024

Each point averages every recorded variant of that generation. The RS 3 has become cheaper to insure over time (-20 points).

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What a RS 3 costs by state

Where you park matters as much as what you drive. The RS 3's index applied to each state's average premium — the same car, the same cover, different postcode:

FIG.04·Audi RS 3 Insurance Cost by State
StateRS 3 est. / yrvs national
Florida$2,523/yr+39% vs US
Louisiana$2,505/yr+38% vs US
New York$2,400/yr+32% vs US
District of Columbia$2,302/yr+26% vs US
Georgia$2,210/yr+21% vs US
Texas$2,186/yr+20% vs US
Wisconsin$1,266/yr-30% vs US
Hawaii$1,263/yr-31% vs US
Idaho$1,242/yr-32% vs US
North Dakota$1,217/yr-33% vs US
Vermont$1,212/yr-33% vs US
Maine$1,172/yr-36% vs US
ROWS 12·SOURCE NAIC 2023 × HLDI

Six priciest and six cheapest states shown. Figures are the state's average premium scaled by this model's loss index — your own quote also depends on age, record, deductible and ZIP.

More on the Audi RS 3

Audi RS 3 insurance — frequently asked

How much is insurance for a Audi RS 3?

About $1,821 a year for full coverage at the national average, versus $1,438 for a typical car. That's the model's insurance-loss index of 127 applied to the US average premium.

Why is the RS 3 expensive or cheap to insure?

Its costliest area is Collision (index 182), which covers damage to your own car in a crash. Insurers set premiums from claim history like this, not from the sticker price.

Is the RS 3 cheaper to insure than rivals?

It ranks #31 of 78 in the luxury cars class, where the median index is 138 against this car's 127. Cheaper rivals are listed in the chart above.

Where does this data come from?

Insurance-loss indices published for real vehicles, combined with NAIC state average premiums. It's claim history, not a quote engine — so it shows what these cars actually cost insurers rather than what one company would offer you.

Will my own quote match this?

Treat it as a baseline for the car itself. Your figure also moves with age, driving record, deductible, mileage and ZIP code — the same RS 3 can differ by hundreds between two drivers.

How we work this out

Insurance-loss indices come from published claim data for real vehicles, where 100 is the average car; we average every recorded variant of the model's latest generation (5 records for the Audi RS 3). The dollar figure applies that index to the NAIC US average premium of $1,438 (2023); state figures use each state's own average. Prices for the value comparison are ForCar's medians of live US listings. This is a baseline for the vehicle, not a personal quote. Last updated Jul 2026. Reviewed by , founder of ForCar.
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