About $1,019 a year for full coverage on a national average — 29% less than the $1,438 average car. Insurers rate the Nissan Xterra at an index of 71 where 100 is a typical vehicle, based on how often and how expensively these cars actually generate claims (latest data covers 2013-2015).
The premium isn't spread evenly across the Nissan Xterra: Property damage — damage you cause to other property — carries its highest loss index at 98, while Comprehensive sits at 54. Those 44 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 2014 Xterra sells for a median $12,995, so a year of cover costs 7.8% of the car's value. Over 10 generations of data the index has fallen from 86 (2004-2006) to 71 (2013-2015). Calculated from 20 insurance-loss records and live US listing prices.
Why a Xterra 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 $1,019: Liability (BI + PD) $489 · Collision $285 · Comprehensive $122 · Other (UM / PIP) $122.
How it changed by generation
Insurance-loss index of the Xterra 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 Xterra has become cheaper to insure over time (-15 points).
What a Xterra costs by state
Where you park matters as much as what you drive. The Xterra's index applied to each state's average premium — the same car, the same cover, different postcode:
| State | Xterra 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 Nissan Xterra's loss index of 71 — your own quote also depends on age, record, deductible and ZIP.
Nissan Xterra insurance — frequently asked
How much is insurance for a Nissan Xterra?
About $1,019 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 71 applied to the US average premium.
Why is the Xterra expensive or cheap to insure?
For the Nissan Xterra the costliest area is Property damage at an index of 98, covering damage you cause to other property — against 54 for its cheapest. Insurers set premiums from claim history like that, not from the sticker price — which is why the Nissan Xterra lands at 71, not at what it costs new.
Is that a lot relative to the car's value?
A year of cover is 7.8% of what a 2014 Xterra sells for — $1,019 against a median price of $12,995. Cheap cars often show a higher percentage even when the dollar premium is lower, and at 7.8% the Xterra 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 Xterra can differ by hundreds between two drivers.
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