In most cases, the less expensive the car is to buy, the less expensive it is to insure. In general, domestic vehicles are usually less expensive to insure as are four door cars, four cylinder motors and minivans.
According to leading car retailers in a report that came out in 2005, the following vehicles cost the least to insure in the first 5 years of ownership:
- Chrysler PT Cruiser 4dr Wagon
- GMC Safari SLE AWD 3dr Minivan
- Dodge Caravan SE 4dr Minivan
- Saturn ION 1 4dr Sedan
- Pontiac Sunfire 2dr Coupe
- Jeep Liberty Sport 4WD 4dr SUV
- Saturn L300 1 4dr Sedan
- Volvo S40 4dr Sedan
- Saab 38600 Linear 2.3t 4dr Sport Wagon
- Buick Century Special Edition 4dr Sedan
Forbes put together for 2005 what they found to be the safest and best value cars in 2005 if you were buying for a teen. This list included:
- Chevy Malibu Sedan
- Honda Accord Coupe
- Honda Civic Coupe
- Hyundai Elantra
- Mitsubishi Galant
- Nissan Frontier
- Saturn Ion
- Saturn Vue
- Toyota Corolla
- Volkswagen Golf 4-door
Edmunds.com put together a list back in 2005 of the cheapest cars to buy and many would thus also be cheap to insure as well. This list of cheap vehicles from 2005 includes:
- Chevrolet Aveo, $9,995
- Kia Rio, $10,280
- Hyundai Accent, $10,544
- Chevrolet Cavalier, $10,890
- Toyota Echo, $10,995
- Pontiac Sunfire, $11,460
- Saturn Ion, $11,995
- Scion xA, $13,045
- Kia Spectra, $13,160
- Nissan Sentra, $13,280
The Highway Loss Data Institute put together a report taking into account data from 2002 - 2004 and found that the least expensive automobiles to insure, in terms of collision losses, included cars such as:
- Volvo XC90
- Chevrolet Malibu Maxx
- GMC Safari
- Pontiac Montana (standard and extended model)
- Mazda MPV
- Ford Taurus station wagon
Some of the cars that topped the most expensive collision loss list during this same time period included the:
- Mercedes CL-Class
- Subaru Impreza WRX
- Honda S2000
- Jaguar XJ & XK convertible
- Lexus IS 300
From a statistical standpoint, the safest models tend to be the full-sized family sedan-type car. Insurance companies and crash analysts have recognized that vehicles linked with family transportation, such as family sedans, minivans, and station wagons, generally get in fewer crashes than those vehicle with higher horsepower and are also cheaper to insure.
If you are interested in buying a car from 2005 then you can get free auto insurance quotes here for the various cars you are interested in. You can also find out more about what cars cost the cheapest to insure by reading articles in our learning center.
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