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Insurance group 8 cars are among the cheapest to insure<\/a>. This is because vehicles in this category tend to score well in factors determining the group ratings, including being inexpensive to repair and having good car safety features.<\/p>

Car insurance groups explained<\/h3>

Car insurance groups are used by insurers to determine the appropriate cost of covering a specific vehicle. A vehicle is assigned an insurance group based mostly on its overall value, performance and cost of replacing parts.<\/p>

Insurance groups range from group 1<\/a> (cheapest) to group 50<\/a> (most expensive). That means cars in insurance group 8 are the eighth cheapest group to repair.<\/p>

This isn\u2019t the only factor used to price your car insurance. There are many aspects of who you <\/em>are which insurers will factor in too. This includes your age, location and driving history among other things.<\/p>

Car makes and models in insurance group 8<\/h3>

A lot of the cars in insurance group 8 may appear familiar. Indeed, many of the cars in this group are popular with motorists because they are cheap to buy, run and repair.<\/p>
Insurance group<\/th>Car make\/model<\/th>Details<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
8<\/td>Toyota Yaris<\/a><\/td>The 2019 Yaris won \u201cBest All-Around Performance\u201d in the Mini-Compact segment, and Best 5 All-Around Performance among all small cars.<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>Volkswagen Golf Hatchback<\/a><\/td>The 2019 Golf GTI was recently honoured by Popular Mechanics magazine, which gave it the \u201cHatchback of the Year\u201d award for its 2019 Automotive Excellence awards.<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>Mini Countryman<\/a><\/td>Won the Best small SUV 2020 by Business Motoring Awards. It is able to carry the same characteristics with the smaller minis and is still fun to drive.<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>Ford Focus Estate<\/a><\/td>\u201cThe Ford Focus Estate is a practical car that\u2019s good looking, comfortable and great to drive\u201d
from a CarBuyer review, giving it a 4.1-star rating.<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>Kia Rio<\/a><\/td>The Rio won the 2017 Red Dot Award for Passenger Car Design and the 2017 iF Design Award for Discipline Product.<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>SEAT Ibiza ST<\/a><\/td>SEAT Ibiza wins \u201cBest Used Car of the Year\u201d at Auto Express 2020 awards.
Auto Express judges cite winning formula of space, comfort, refinement and driving agility.<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>Fiat Doblo<\/td>\u201cThe car has proved comfortable, reliable and economical too, and I would recommend it to anyone, and frequently do! The car has a huge load capacity and shrugs off long journeys with ease\u201d, from a CarBuyer reviewer.<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>Hyundai ix20<\/td>The ix20 was named one of Euro NCAP\u2019s \u201ctop five safest cars for 2009\u201d, which was based on Euro NCAP\u2019s maximum 5-star awards and their overall score.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Cars in insurance group 8 and the average cost by driver\u2019s age<\/h3>

The table below allows you to spot the model of your car and work out how much your insurance is likely to cost, based on your age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n