Cost of Owning a Car in Virginia

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

Virginia at a glance

Insurance in Virginia runs close to the national average in this model, reflected as a 0.95× multiplier on our base class rates.

5-year cost by vehicle class in Virginia

Uses real market-average vehicle prices per class (from our 152-vehicle MarketCheck pull) combined with Virginia-specific tax, fee, fuel and insurance data.