About $1,321 a year for full coverage on a national average — 8% less than the $1,438 average car. Insurers rate the Ford Expedition EL at an index of 92 where 100 is a typical vehicle, based on how often and how expensively these cars actually generate claims (latest data covers 2015-2017).
The premium isn't spread evenly across the Ford Expedition EL: Comprehensive — theft, weather, vandalism, animals — carries its highest loss index at 107, while Medical payments sits at 65. Those 42 points are the real reason behind the price, and they are the part a quote form never shows you. Against what the car is worth the bill looks different again: a 2017 Expedition EL sells for a median $13,999, so a year of cover costs 9.4% of the car's value. Over 11 generations of data the index has fallen from 97 (2005-2007) to 92 (2015-2017). Calculated from 22 insurance-loss records and live US listing prices.
Why a Expedition EL 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:
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 $1,321: Liability (BI + PD) $634 · Collision $370 · Comprehensive $159 · Other (UM / PIP) $159.
How it changed by generation
Insurance-loss index of the Expedition EL 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:
Each point averages every recorded variant of that generation. The Expedition EL has become cheaper to insure over time (-5 points).
What a Expedition EL costs by state
Where you park matters as much as what you drive. The Expedition EL's index applied to each state's average premium — the same car, the same cover, different postcode:
| State | Expedition EL est. / yr | vs national |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | +39% vs US | |
| Louisiana | +38% vs US | |
| New York | +32% vs US | |
| District of Columbia | +26% vs US | |
| Georgia | +21% vs US | |
| Texas | +20% vs US | |
| Wisconsin | -30% vs US | |
| Hawaii | -31% vs US | |
| Idaho | -32% vs US | |
| North Dakota | -33% vs US | |
| Vermont | -33% vs US | |
| Maine | -36% vs US |
Six priciest and six cheapest states shown. Figures are the state's average premium scaled by the Ford Expedition EL's loss index of 92 — your own quote also depends on age, record, deductible and ZIP.
Ford Expedition EL insurance — frequently asked
How much is insurance for a Ford Expedition EL?
About $1,321 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 92 applied to the US average premium.
Why is the Expedition EL expensive or cheap to insure?
For the Ford Expedition EL the costliest area is Comprehensive at an index of 107, covering theft, weather, vandalism, animals — against 65 for its cheapest. Insurers set premiums from claim history like that, not from the sticker price — which is why the Ford Expedition EL lands at 92, not at what it costs new.
Is that a lot relative to the car's value?
A year of cover is 9.4% of what a 2017 Expedition EL sells for — $1,321 against a median price of $13,999. Cheap cars often show a higher percentage even when the dollar premium is lower, and at 9.4% the Expedition EL sits on the expensive side of that trade.
Does its safety rating lower the premium?
Not directly. The Expedition EL holds 5 stars from NHTSA, but crash-test performance and repair cost are priced separately — a car can protect occupants well and still be costly to fix.
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 Expedition EL can differ by hundreds between two drivers.
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