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How much is insurance on a Mazda 3?

A 2024 Mazda 3 runs about $2,030 a year for a typical 45-year-old, $80 more than an average 2024 car, because of more at-fault claims.

2024 Mazda 3, national average

about $2,030 a year (about $170 a month)

roughly $1,500–$2,700

An average 2024 car: about $1,940. An older Mazda 3 costs less (below).

Priced: the 2024 3 4-Door 2WD (the newest year our claims data covers), a 45-year-old, clean record, full coverage. Each state moves every car's price by the same share. How we got these.

A used Mazda 3, by model year

One model year per age group. Liability only: no coverage for the car itself. Teen columns: a new 16-year-old.
Model yearFull coverageLiability onlyAdding a teen
2024 (0–3 years old)about $2,030about $1,070+$1,340
2022 (4–7 years old)about $1,910about $1,070+$1,260
2018 (8–12 years old)about $1,770about $1,050+$1,170
2013 (13 or more years old)about $1,650about $1,050+$1,090

We list the Mazda 3 for 2006–2026. How much a car's age takes off is our own estimate. Years before 2022 use the 2022–24 claims results.

The 2024 Mazda 3 runs from about $1,880 a year (3 5-Door 2WD) to about $2,030 (3 4-Door 2WD): the claims data differs by drive, body, or powertrain.

  • 3 5-Door 2WD: about $1,880
  • 3 5-Door 4WD: about $1,900
  • 3 4-Door 4WD: about $1,950
  • 3 4-Door 2WD: about $2,030

The Mazda 3 for other drivers on their own policy, a year: 22–25, $2,630; 26–39, $2,250; 65 and older, $2,130.

Adding a 16-year-old with a Mazda 3

A new 16-year-old driving the Mazda 3 adds about $1,340 a year ($110 a month), $60 more than with an average 2024 car.

For adding a teen, the Mazda 3 ranks 41st most expensive of our 121 car pages.

That's the whole household's bill going up. Cheapest cars to insure for a teen.

Why the Mazda 3 costs what it does

Its insurance claims against an average car's (HLDI):

Repairs
about average
Theft and weather
lower than average
Damage to others
higher than average
Injuries to others
higher than average

The part that fixes or replaces the Mazda 3: about $950, against $950 for an average 2024 car (about the same). The part that pays for harm to others: about $1,070, against $990 for an average car (8% more).

By the EPA's size classes it's a small car, and it's gas-powered. The Highway Loss Data Institute groups it with small four-door cars.

Matched to “Mazda 3” in HLDI's results.

Similar small four-door cars

Among these 12 small four-door cars, the Mazda 3 is the 5th least expensive to insure.

Both start from your own situation if you've set one. For crash safety, see IIHS and NHTSA ratings.

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