About $1,528 a year for full coverage on a national average — 6% more than the $1,438 average car. Insurers rate the Toyota Yaris at an index of 106 where 100 is a typical vehicle, based on how often and how expensively these cars actually generate claims (latest data covers 2018-2020).
The premium isn't spread evenly across the Toyota Yaris: Personal injury (PIP) — no-fault injury cover in some states — carries its highest loss index at 192, while Comprehensive sits at 84. Those 108 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 Yaris sells for a median $9,500, so a year of cover costs 16.1% of the car's value. Over 18 generations of data the index has fallen from 139 (2005-2007) to 106 (2018-2020). Calculated from 22 insurance-loss records and live US listing prices.
Why a Yaris 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 $1,528: Liability (BI + PD) $733 · Collision $428 · Comprehensive $183 · Other (UM / PIP) $183.
How it changed by generation
Insurance-loss index of the Yaris 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 Yaris has become cheaper to insure over time (-32 points).
What a Yaris costs by state
Where you park matters as much as what you drive. The Yaris's index applied to each state's average premium — the same car, the same cover, different postcode:
| State | Yaris 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 Toyota Yaris's loss index of 106 — your own quote also depends on age, record, deductible and ZIP.
Toyota Yaris insurance — frequently asked
How much is insurance for a Toyota Yaris?
About $1,528 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 106 applied to the US average premium.
Why is the Yaris expensive or cheap to insure?
For the Toyota Yaris the costliest area is Personal injury (PIP) at an index of 192, covering no-fault injury cover in some states — against 84 for its cheapest. Insurers set premiums from claim history like that, not from the sticker price — which is why the Toyota Yaris lands at 106, not at what it costs new.
Is that a lot relative to the car's value?
A year of cover is 16.1% of what a 2017 Yaris sells for — $1,528 against a median price of $9,500. Cheap cars often show a higher percentage even when the dollar premium is lower, and at 16.1% the Yaris sits on the expensive side of that trade.
Does its safety rating lower the premium?
Not directly. The Yaris 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 Yaris can differ by hundreds between two drivers.
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