New Jersey auto insurance averages - $1,572.86 per year in 2023, ranked #5 of 51 states. NAIC Auto Insurance Database (June 2025 release).
New Jersey sits above the 2023 national average expenditure; figures are NAIC Auto Insurance Database averages, not personal quotes.
| Year | Avg Expenditure | Liability Avg |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 Latest | $1,572.86 ▲11.4% | $1,033 |
| 2022 | $1,411.47 ▲3.4% | $931 |
| 2021 | $1,365.14 ▲2.3% | $911 |
| 2020 | $1,334.03 ▼4.1% | $905 |
| 2019 | $1,390.44 | $954 |
Evidence lead: 2023 cost position
New Jersey's strongest visible signal here is its gap to the national average expenditure. The cards below separate that level gap from change, annual shape, component mix, and registry coverage - descriptive only, not a quote.
2023 cost position
New Jersey's $1,572.86 average expenditure ranks #5 of 51. This is the dataset's highest-cost tier. The comparison uses average expenditure—the blended amount paid across purchased coverages—not an individual quote or the unweighted sum of the component premiums.
Five-year movement
From 2019 to 2023, New Jersey changed +13.1%, ranking #41 of 51 for growth in average expenditure. The state moved more slowly than the central cohort. A slower statewide change does not imply a particular resident's renewal was stable; the source tracks an aggregate across the market.
Coverage-component signature
New Jersey's most distinctive 2023 component is liability: $1,033.00, or 55.1% above the 51-jurisdiction average of $666.04. This compares like-for-like component averages across jurisdictions. It does not treat liability, collision, and comprehensive as additive parts of average expenditure.
Year-by-year shape
New Jersey fell -4.1% into 2020 and has climbed back since, but only part of the way: the 2023 average is above 2019 by a modest margin rather than the double-digit gain most states in this release recorded. The latest step is +11.4%, and the largest absolute move remains +11.4% in 2023.
Moderate registry context
In the linked NAIC-derived registry, New Jersey has 5,933 complaints distributed across 45 companies. The two coverage ranks are #30 and #31 of 51, a middle-lower footprint. Read those denominators with the complaint profile itself; neither count is a normalized complaint rate or evidence about why average auto expenditure moved.
Nearest expenditure peers. By average expenditure, New Jersey's closest peers in this dataset are Georgia ($1,555.08) and Rhode Island ($1,539.47), both within a few dollars of New Jersey's own $1,572.86.
Note on state comparisons: These averages reflect the mix of coverages purchased in New Jersey, not what any individual consumer pays. Your personal premium depends on your driving record, vehicle, coverage limits, deductible, credit score (where permitted), and insurer.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
