About $1,697 a year for full coverage on a national average — 18% more than the $1,438 average car. Insurers rate the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class at an index of 118 where 100 is a typical vehicle, based on how often and how expensively these cars actually generate claims (latest data covers 2014-2016).
The premium isn't spread evenly across the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class: Comprehensive — theft, weather, vandalism, animals — carries its highest loss index at 183, while Personal injury (PIP) sits at 55. Those 128 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 2016 GL-Class sells for a median $13,995, so a year of cover costs 12.1% of the car's value. Over 5 generations of data the index has fallen from 133 (2010-2012) to 118 (2014-2016). Calculated from 5 insurance-loss records and live US listing prices.
Why a GL-Class 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 $1,697: Liability (BI + PD) $815 · Collision $475 · Comprehensive $204 · Other (UM / PIP) $204.
How it changed by generation
Insurance-loss index of the GL-Class 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 GL-Class has become cheaper to insure over time (-15 points).
What a GL-Class costs by state
Where you park matters as much as what you drive. The GL-Class's index applied to each state's average premium — the same car, the same cover, different postcode:
| State | GL-Class 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 Mercedes-Benz GL-Class's loss index of 118 — your own quote also depends on age, record, deductible and ZIP.
Mercedes-Benz GL-Class insurance — frequently asked
How much is insurance for a Mercedes-Benz GL-Class?
About $1,697 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 118 applied to the US average premium.
Why is the GL-Class expensive or cheap to insure?
For the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class the costliest area is Comprehensive at an index of 183, covering theft, weather, vandalism, animals — against 55 for its cheapest. Insurers set premiums from claim history like that, not from the sticker price — which is why the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class lands at 118, not at what it costs new.
Is that a lot relative to the car's value?
A year of cover is 12.1% of what a 2016 GL-Class sells for — $1,697 against a median price of $13,995. Cheap cars often show a higher percentage even when the dollar premium is lower, and at 12.1% the GL-Class sits on the expensive side of that trade.
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 GL-Class can differ by hundreds between two drivers.
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