Insurance group 17: what it means & typical cost

What does group 17 mean?

Popular family hatchbacks and small SUVs cluster here — modest performance and repair costs keep premiums below average. Ratings on this 1–50 scale come from the Group Rating Panel — run jointly by Thatcham Research and the ABI — so group 17 means the same thing whichever car carries it, whether it's a compact hatchback or a performance model. Read our insurance groups explained guide for how the panel scores every car.

Groups 15–19 sit closest to it in cost, so they're worth comparing if you're weighing up a slightly cheaper or slightly pricier trim.

How much is insurance group 17?

On our published methodology, the insurance group 17 average cost is about £565 a year for a driver aged 30–49 in a medium-risk postcode on comprehensive cover, with most quotes falling between £450 and £705. That is the insurance group 17 cost before any no-claims discount is applied, so a settled driver with several claim-free years should expect to pay less than the midpoint. Age changes the picture completely: the same car gives a group 17 insurance cost of roughly £1,525 for a 17–20-year-old.

So is group 17 insurance expensive? Measured against the rest of the scale, it is below average. Group 25 is the midpoint of the 1–50 scale, so a car rated here costs less to cover than most cars on UK roads. For context, our estimates put group 1 at around £220 a year and group 50 at around £1,275 on the same assumptions, which places group 17 in the low band. The insurance group 17 price you are actually quoted will also move with your postcode, mileage, claims history and excess — the group sets the car-side base rate, not the final figure.

You will often see this written with a letter on dealer listings and quotes, as group 17E. The insurance group 17E cost is identical to plain group 17: the letter identifies which derivative was rated, not a separate price band. However you phrase it — an insurance group 17E average cost, an insurance group 17E price, or a 17E insurance group cost — you are asking about the same figure above.

Prefer to run the numbers on your own circumstances? The car insurance group 17E cost calculator on our pricing page lets you change the age band, postcode risk and cover type rather than accepting our midpoint. One thing we cannot give you is a car insurance quote for group 17E itself — no one can, because a quote prices the driver as well as the car, and the group is only the vehicle half of it.

The estimator sits on our group-by-group pricing page, and the insurance group prices table shows all fifty groups side by side. For the factors that sit outside the car entirely, see what affects car insurance price.

Example cars in insurance group 17

These models from our dataset typically fall in or around group 17 — trim and engine choice can move a specific car up or down within its range, so always check the variant table on each model's own page:

• Ford Fiesta — typically groups 2–20
• Ford B-Max — typically groups 9–17
• Ford C-Max — typically groups 12–21
• Ford S-Max — typically groups 17–30
• Ford EcoSport — typically groups 11–19
• Vauxhall Corsa — typically groups 2–17
• Vauxhall Insignia — typically groups 13–24
• Vauxhall Crossland — typically groups 10–18
• Vauxhall Vectra — typically groups 9–19
• Vauxhall Zafira — typically groups 11–20
• Mini Cooper — typically groups 15–30
• Mini One — typically groups 12–18
• Seat Ibiza — typically groups 4–17
• Seat Arona — typically groups 10–19
• Nissan Qashqai — typically groups 13–26
• Nissan Juke — typically groups 11–21
• Toyota Corolla — typically groups 12–22
• Toyota Auris — typically groups 10–19
• Toyota RAV4 — typically groups 17–28
• Volkswagen Polo — typically groups 4–19
• Volkswagen Passat — typically groups 15–26
• Volkswagen Touran — typically groups 14–23
• Volkswagen Beetle — typically groups 13–22
• Volkswagen T-Roc — typically groups 12–22
• Volkswagen ID.3 — typically groups 16–24
• Audi A1 — typically groups 10–20
• Audi A3 — typically groups 13–32
• Honda Civic — typically groups 10–32
• Honda CR-V — typically groups 17–28
• Mazda 3 — typically groups 11–21
• Mazda CX-5 — typically groups 17–27
• Hyundai Kona — typically groups 12–22
• Hyundai ix35 — typically groups 14–21
• Skoda Kamiq — typically groups 11–18
• Skoda Superb — typically groups 16–27
• Renault Kadjar — typically groups 12–20
• Renault Captur — typically groups 10–18
• Subaru Impreza — typically groups 14–30
• Volvo V50 — typically groups 13–21
• Volvo V60 — typically groups 17–29
• Lexus CT200h — typically groups 15–21
• DS Automobiles DS3 — typically groups 9–19
• Volkswagen Golf — typically groups 10–37
• Ford Focus — typically groups 9–33
• Vauxhall Astra — typically groups 10–24
• Ford Puma — typically groups 11–28
• Ford Kuga — typically groups 14–27
• Vauxhall Mokka — typically groups 11–23
• Volkswagen Tiguan — typically groups 15–28
• Kia Sportage — typically groups 14–27
• Suzuki Swift — typically groups 8–24
• Toyota C-HR — typically groups 14–24
• Hyundai Tucson — typically groups 13–25
• MG ZS — typically groups 9–22
• MG HS — typically groups 14–22
• Skoda Octavia — typically groups 12–29
• Peugeot 208 — typically groups 8–20
• Peugeot 2008 — typically groups 13–22
• Peugeot 3008 — typically groups 15–26
• Mini Clubman — typically groups 17–35
• Fiat 500e — typically groups 16–24
• Kia Ceed — typically groups 10–26
• Kia Niro — typically groups 15–26

Why some group 17 cars show a letter, like 17E

You may see group 17 written with a letter suffix, such as 17E or 17D — the letter flags a specific trim or derivative, not a different cost scale. See our insurance group letters explained guide for what that means in practice.