About $1,495 a year for full coverage on a national average — 4% more than the $1,438 average car. Insurers rate the Ford Fiesta at an index of 104 where 100 is a typical vehicle, based on how often and how expensively these cars actually generate claims (latest data covers 2017-2019).
The premium isn't spread evenly across the Ford Fiesta: Medical payments — medical bills for you and passengers — carries its highest loss index at 139, while Comprehensive sits at 66. Those 73 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 2019 Fiesta sells for a median $8,000, so a year of cover costs 18.7% of the car's value. Over 9 generations of data the index has climbed from 97 (2009-2011) to 104 (2017-2019). Calculated from 9 insurance-loss records and live US listing prices.
Why a Fiesta 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 $1,495: Liability (BI + PD) $718 · Collision $419 · Comprehensive $179 · Other (UM / PIP) $179.
How it changed by generation
Insurance-loss index of the Fiesta 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 Fiesta has become more expensive to insure over time (+7 points).
What a Fiesta costs by state
Where you park matters as much as what you drive. The Fiesta's index applied to each state's average premium — the same car, the same cover, different postcode:
| State | Fiesta 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 Fiesta's loss index of 104 — your own quote also depends on age, record, deductible and ZIP.
Ford Fiesta insurance — frequently asked
How much is insurance for a Ford Fiesta?
About $1,495 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 104 applied to the US average premium.
Why is the Fiesta expensive or cheap to insure?
For the Ford Fiesta the costliest area is Medical payments at an index of 139, covering medical bills for you and passengers — against 66 for its cheapest. Insurers set premiums from claim history like that, not from the sticker price — which is why the Ford Fiesta lands at 104, not at what it costs new.
Is that a lot relative to the car's value?
A year of cover is 18.7% of what a 2019 Fiesta sells for — $1,495 against a median price of $8,000. Cheap cars often show a higher percentage even when the dollar premium is lower, and at 18.7% the Fiesta sits on the expensive side of that trade.
Does its safety rating lower the premium?
Not directly. The Fiesta holds 4 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 Fiesta can differ by hundreds between two drivers.
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