Special Report
The Most And Least Expensive States To Drive
July 28, 2021 9:00 am
Last Updated: August 31, 2021 1:38 pm
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44. Wisconsin
> Avg. annual cost of car ownership $2,253
> Avg. cost of a check-engine light repair: $208 parts (4th lowest); $141 labor (9th lowest)
> Avg. annual insurance costs: $938 (3rd lowest)
> Annual gasoline expenditure per licensed driver: $965 (23rd lowest)
> Avg. price of gasoline as of June 20, 2021: $3.02 per gallon (22nd lowest)
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43. New York
> Avg. annual cost of car ownership $2,270
> Avg. cost of a check-engine light repair: $237 parts (24th highest); $139 labor (6th lowest)
> Avg. annual insurance costs: $1,163 (10th lowest)
> Annual gasoline expenditure per licensed driver: $731 (2nd lowest)
> Avg. price of gasoline as of June 20, 2021: $3.20 per gallon (14th highest)
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42. Indiana
> Avg. annual cost of car ownership $2,370
> Avg. cost of a check-engine light repair: $210 parts (6th lowest); $148 labor (23rd lowest)
> Avg. annual insurance costs: $1,189 (11th lowest)
> Annual gasoline expenditure per licensed driver: $823 (6th lowest)
> Avg. price of gasoline as of June 20, 2021: $3.14 per gallon (17th highest)
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41. Iowa
> Avg. annual cost of car ownership $2,386
> Avg. cost of a check-engine light repair: $206 parts (2nd lowest); $150 labor (19th highest)
> Avg. annual insurance costs: $1,032 (7th lowest)
> Annual gasoline expenditure per licensed driver: $997 (23rd highest)
> Avg. price of gasoline as of June 20, 2021: $2.99 per gallon (18th lowest)
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40. Idaho
> Avg. annual cost of car ownership $2,453
> Avg. cost of a check-engine light repair: $239 parts (23rd highest); $148 labor (24th lowest)
> Avg. annual insurance costs: $985 (4th lowest)
> Annual gasoline expenditure per licensed driver: $1,081 (13th highest)
> Avg. price of gasoline as of June 20, 2021: $3.67 per gallon (7th highest)
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