Cost of Owning a Car in Washington

How Washington's gas prices, electricity rates, sales tax and insurance costs affect what you'll typically pay to own a vehicle.

Washington at a glance

Insurance in Washington runs close to the national average in this model, reflected as a 1.00× multiplier on our base class rates.

5-year cost by vehicle class in Washington

Uses real market-average vehicle prices per class (from our 48-vehicle MarketCheck pull) combined with Washington-specific tax, fee, fuel and insurance data.