About $1,185 a year for full coverage on a national average — 18% less than the $1,438 average car. Insurers rate the Mazda CX-5 at an index of 82 where 100 is a typical vehicle, based on how often and how expensively these cars actually generate claims (latest data covers 2022-2024).
The premium isn't spread evenly across the Mazda CX-5: Property damage — damage you cause to other property — carries its highest loss index at 96, while Comprehensive sits at 71. Those 25 points are the real reason behind the price, and they are the part a quote form never shows you. Among 78 suvs we hold data for, the CX-5 ranks #15 from cheapest, below the class median of 94. Against what the car is worth the bill looks different again: a 2025 CX-5 sells for a median $26,598, so a year of cover costs 4.5% of the car's value. Calculated from 21 insurance-loss records and live US listing prices.
Why a CX-5 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 $1,185: Liability (BI + PD) $569 · Collision $332 · Comprehensive $142 · Other (UM / PIP) $142.
The CX-5 against its class
Every suvs we hold insurance data for, cheapest to insure first. The CX-5 is highlighted — rivals are clickable if you're cross-shopping:
Class as defined by insurers (SUVs), not by us — it groups cars by how they're actually driven and repaired. Median for this class is 94, roughly $1,352 a year.
How it changed by generation
Insurance-loss index of the CX-5 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 CX-5 has become cheaper to insure over time (-3 points).
What a CX-5 costs by state
Where you park matters as much as what you drive. The CX-5's index applied to each state's average premium — the same car, the same cover, different postcode:
| State | CX-5 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 Mazda CX-5's loss index of 82 — your own quote also depends on age, record, deductible and ZIP.
Mazda CX-5 insurance — frequently asked
How much is insurance for a Mazda CX-5?
About $1,185 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 82 applied to the US average premium.
Why is the CX-5 expensive or cheap to insure?
For the Mazda CX-5 the costliest area is Property damage at an index of 96, covering damage you cause to other property — against 71 for its cheapest. Insurers set premiums from claim history like that, not from the sticker price — which is why the Mazda CX-5 lands at 82, not at what it costs new.
Is the CX-5 cheaper to insure than rivals?
It ranks #15 of 78 in the suvs class, where the median index is 94 against this car's 82. Cheaper rivals are listed in the chart above.
Is that a lot relative to the car's value?
A year of cover is 4.5% of what a 2025 CX-5 sells for — $1,185 against a median price of $26,598. Cheap cars often show a higher percentage even when the dollar premium is lower, and at 4.5% the CX-5 sits on the cheap side of it.
Does its safety rating lower the premium?
Not directly. The CX-5 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 CX-5 can differ by hundreds between two drivers.
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