Small Sedan † Medium Sedan † Large Sedan † Average
Operating Costs per mile per mile per mile per mile
gas 9.18 cents 10.87 cents 13.58 cents 11.21 cents
maintenance 4.68 cents 5.20 cents 5.46 cents 5.11 cents
tires 0.68 cents 1.11 cents 1.15 cents 0.98 cents
cost per mile 14.54 cents 17.18 cents 20.19 cents 17.30 cents
Ownership Costs per year per year per year per year
full-coverage insurance $1,071 $1,106 $1,167 $1,115
license, registration, taxes $489 $671 $836 $665
depreciation (15,000 miles annually) $2,515 $3,687 $4,759 $3,654
finance charge $473 $675 $858 $669
cost per year $4,548 $6,139 $7,620 $6,102
cost per day $12.46 $16.82 $20.88 $16.72
Total Cost Per Mile
10,000 total miles per year per year per year per year per year
cost per mile x 10,000 miles $1,454 $1,718 $2,019 $1,730
cost per day x 365 days $4,548 $6,139 $7,620 $6,102
decreased depreciation** –$180 –$270 –$306 –$252
total cost per year $5,822 $7,587 $9,333 $7,581
total cost per mile* 58.2 cents 75.9 cents 93.3 cents 75.8 cents
15,000 total miles per year per year per year per year per year
cost per mile x 15,000 miles $2,181 $2,577 $3,029 $2,596
cost per day x 365 days $4,548 $6,139 $7,620 $6,102
total cost per year $6,729 $8,716 $10,649 $8,698
total cost per mile* 44.9 cents 58.1 cents 71.0 cents 58.0 cents
20,000 total miles per year per year per year per year per year
cost per mile x 20,000 miles $2,908 $3,436 $4,038 $3,461
cost per day x 365 days $4,548 $6,139 $7,620 $6,102
increased depreciation*** $150 $215 $248 $204
total cost per year $7,606 $9,790 $11,906 $9,767
total cost per mile* 38.0 cents 49.0 cents 59.5 cents 48.8 cents
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***
increased depreciation
for mileage over 15,000
miles annually averaged
over 5years
† see page 2 for a listing of
vehicle makes and mod-
els used for driving cost
calculations