Sherminator98 Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 https://futurism.com/the-byte/cybertruck-mess-insurance-companies-refusing Quote The news comes after insurer GEICO announced last year that it would no longer insure the Cybertruck. Owners have long complained of sky-high monthly premiums, reaching almost $1,000 in certain cases. Insurance marketplace Insurify found earlier this year that the average owner is paying $3,392 a year, or $282 a month, compared to the national average of just $2,336. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Yikes!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick73 Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Buried the lede on bigger issue? 😀 We've all known EVs have high issuance premiums due to higher MSRP and higher repair costs, but the cost for model Y and especially Model 3 seem way out of line compared to Cybertruck. If correct, and I’m not sure it is, Model 3 owners must be horrible drivers as a group. Quote The high insurance costs are in part because of the truck’s high cost. The truck’s starting price is over $80,000 and can cost more than $100,000 once customers add different trims and other add-ons. Despite the high cost, Insurify found that Cybertruck premiums are actually cheaper than other Tesla (TSLA) models. The Model Y has an average annual insurance cost of $3,832 and the Model 3 has an average annual cost of $4,347, Insurify found. That’s in part because Cybertruck drivers tend to be older, meaning they pay less for insurance on average than the younger drivers of other models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherminator98 Posted August 21 Author Share Posted August 21 4 hours ago, Rick73 said: We've all known EVs have high issuance premiums due to higher MSRP and higher repair costs, but the cost for model Y and especially Model 3 seem way out of line compared to Cybertruck. If correct, and I’m not sure it is, Model 3 owners must be horrible drivers as a group. Wow I live in a state with high premiums and I'm still spending less then that for two fairly new vehicles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 I thought ours was bad. We pay about $450/month. For 6 vehicles, including a 20 year old male driver on one of them. Guess I shouldn't complain. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 On 8/21/2025 at 11:52 PM, Rick73 said: Buried the lede on bigger issue? 😀 We've all known EVs have high issuance premiums due to higher MSRP and higher repair costs, but the cost for model Y and especially Model 3 seem way out of line compared to Cybertruck. If correct, and I’m not sure it is, Model 3 owners must be horrible drivers as a group. Theres a lot more 3s and Y’s out there so potentially more insurance claims. Lets face it, the cost of repairs are hideous especially when involves giga casting and battery replacement. I wouldn’t be surprised if many are declared write offs - especially if Tesla walks away from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick73 Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 17 hours ago, jpd80 said: Theres a lot more 3s and Y’s out there so potentially more insurance claims. Lets face it, the cost of repairs are hideous especially when involves giga casting and battery replacement. I wouldn’t be surprised if many are declared write offs - especially if Tesla walks away from them. Real question is how are manufacturers going to address this issue of high repair costs? Will other manufacturers avoid giga castings and in the process encounter higher initial build costs? And if battery packs have to be removed for many repairs, how is that going to be made easier, especially when newest designs are sometimes using batteries as part of structure? Sure, it helps lower initial costs but what about accident repairs? High insurance costs eventually affects demand and subsequently price buyers are willing to pay. Cybertruck was going to fail in marketplace anyway, but high insurance doesn’t help. At present EV profitability is still in question as BYD and Tesla struggle for market share, perhaps leaving others in worse shape. Without government mandates and or subsidies EVs will need to evolve a lot to become competitive against ICE and HEV. Maybe Ford can stop the financial bleeding with new technology, but given they have been losing approximately $5 billion annually for the last few years, they have a long way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captainp4 Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 253/month for the 26 Y we just got compared to 110/month for the 17 MKC it replaced, not terrible for a car worth several times more but you'd think you'd save some money with all the ADAS and FSD .. as far as I can tell it's pretty damn hard to crash a Tesla. Futurism is also a consistent Tesla/Elon hater for some reason, like that guy that used to write all the hit pieces on Ford, can't remember his name off hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick73 Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 19 hours ago, Captainp4 said: 253/month for the 26 Y we just got compared to 110/month for the 17 MKC it replaced, not terrible for a car worth several times more Out of curiosity do you happen to know what insurance for a “normal” pickup like F-150 or Super Duty would cost if in same price range? Insurance premiums are hard to figure out sometimes, and not just for vehicles. 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captainp4 Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 4 hours ago, Rick73 said: Out of curiosity do you happen to know what insurance for a “normal” pickup like F-150 or Super Duty would cost if in same price range? Insurance premiums are hard to figure out sometimes, and not just for vehicles. 😀 If you can give me a VIN for something similar I could punch it in and get a quote on this policy for a direct comparison. Closest I have is a 2010 F250, but it's on a commercial policy. That one is a little under 800 per year. We're both late 30s with clean driving records and multi-car/multi-policy/loyalty discounts so we're probably getting better than average rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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