Car Insurance in Ann Arbor, Michigan

The average price of car insurance in Ann Arbor is $1,970 per year for minimum coverage, or $3,831 for full coverage, which includes comprehensive and collision coverages.

However, we found much more affordable rates from companies like Frankenmuth Insurance, which had the lowest prices for basic coverage, and Progressive, which had the best rates for full coverage.

We always recommend collecting several quotes from different insurers in order to find the best price for you.

Cheapest auto insurance in Ann Arbor: Frankenmuth Insurance

For drivers who want an affordable liability-only insurance policy in Ann Arbor, we recommend Frankenmuth Insurance. It offered our sample driver a quote of $761 per year. That's 61% less than the average rate we found across all insurers citywide.

For eligible drivers looking for the absolute lowest price, we recommend USAA — it offered us a sample quote of $501 per year. However, USAA is only available to people who have served in the military, or those whose parents or spouse have had USAA insurance. If you don't meet one of these criteria, you won't be eligible. As such, we've left it out of our rankings.

Cheapest car insurance in Ann Arbor, MI

Remember: in Michigan, minimum-coverage car insurance includes liability and PIP coverages, but not comprehensive or collision.

Cheapest full-coverage car insurance in Ann Arbor: Progressive

For drivers who want a full-coverage policy, which includes comprehensive and collision coverages, we recommend Progressive. It gave our sample Ann Arbor driver a year of protection for just $1,346. That's 65% less than the average overall, and $708 less expensive than the second-cheapest option, Auto-Owners.

In addition to all state-required coverages, full coverage includes the following:

Cheapest car insurance for drivers with prior incidents

Car insurance companies set rates in part by looking at your driving history. If you have a less-than-perfect record, such as from a ticket or at-fault accident, you're likely to see higher rates because insurers have found that you're more likely to make a claim in the future.

Cheapest car insurance in Ann Arbor after an accident: Progressive

For drivers in Ann Arbor who have been involved in an at-fault accident, we recommend Progressive. It charged our sample driver $1,746 for a year of full coverage after a crash. While that's a $400 increase compared to a driver without an accident, it’s still 70% cheaper than the typical price from every insurer.

Cheapest car insurance for drivers with a speeding ticket: Progressive

Insurance companies have found that drivers who have gotten a speeding ticket are more likely to get into a crash or make a claim, so you'll almost always see higher rates if you're caught going over the limit.

Progressive gave us the best rates after one speeding ticket, with a typical price of $1,693 per year. That makes it 67% more affordable than the average rate from all insurers.

Cheapest car insurance for drivers with a DUI: Progressive

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is one of the most serious offenses you can commit behind the wheel, and the consequences are just as grave. In addition to the possibility of losing your license and having your insurer drop you from coverage, you're likely to see much higher car insurance rates. The typical price we found citywide was a staggering $12,672 per year for full coverage.

However, Progressive offered us a much more affordable rate, $1,585 per year. That's 88% cheaper than the typical insurer, and less than one-third the rate of the second-cheapest company, Auto-Owners. Keep in mind that Progressive may not offer insurance to drivers after a DUI, so you're far from guaranteed to get this rate.

Cheapest car insurance for young drivers: Auto-Owners

Younger drivers get into accidents more often than older drivers, so if you're a teen driver, you're likely to pay much more for coverage than an older person, even if you've never been in a crash or gotten a speeding ticket.

For a younger driver looking for great rates, we recommend Auto-Owners. It gave us a quote of $1,593 for a year of minimum coverage, making it the most affordable option we looked at. The next-cheapest option, Frankenmuth Insurance, also had a much lower than average price, $2,168 per year.

Best auto insurance companies in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Getting a great deal on car insurance in Ann Arbor is important, but great service matters, too. Among the top insurers we surveyed in Michigan, Auto-Owners, USAA and State Farm have the best-rated customer service overall.

We particularly recommend Auto-Owners: 100% of respondents in our national survey said they were "extremely satisfied" with their most recent claim.

For more on the best car insurance companies in Michigan, take a look at our full review of Michigan car insurance.

Average car insurance rates in Ann Arbor by neighborhood

The cost of car insurance varies based on where you live, even within a city. If your neighborhood has a lot of car theft, or narrow roads that cause a lot of accidents, you're more likely to pay higher rates than you would otherwise.

Here's a full breakdown by ZIP code of the cost of insurance in Ann Arbor.

Auto theft statistics in Ann Arbor

Compared to other cities in Michigan, Ann Arbor has relatively few car thefts each year. The city as a whole experienced about 1.1 car thefts per 1,000 people per year, placing it ninth among the 10 largest cities in the state. Only Sterling Heights, north of Detroit, has a lower per-capita theft rate.

Methodology

We collected data from eight of the largest insurers in Michigan. Our sample driver was a 30-year-old man who drove a 2015 Honda Civic EX. Unless otherwise stated, the driver had average credit and received rates for a minimum-coverage policy.

In instances where our sample driver was comparing rates for a full-coverage policy, the following limitations were used:

ValuePenguin's analysis used insurance rate data from Quadrant Information Services. These rates were publicly sourced from insurer filings and should be used for comparative purposes only. Your own quotes may differ.