Compare our wheely good car insurance.

From Third party to award-winning Comprehensive. Find the best car insurance for you.

NZ’s lowest standard excess 1. Plus $100 back with Comprehensive. Cha-ching!

Only $300 standard car excess. Even for drivers under 25. Plus, score a $100 digital Visa gift card when you buy new Comprehensive car cover online.

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Your options. In a nutshell.

Comprehensive

Comprehensive car insurance with all the bells and whistles to cover damage to your car or someone else’s vehicle or stuff. Plus, options to boost your cover. Good choice for sensible Sallys.

Third Party, Fire & Theft

A little protection for your car and a lot of cover for damaging someone’s vehicle or stuff. Plus, options to boost your cover. Good choice for hedging your bets.

Third Party Only

No-frills car insurance that covers damage to someone else’s vehicle or stuff. Plus, options to boost your cover. Good choice for old bangers or risk takers.

Win-win for us. Good choice for you.

We’re Canstar’s 2024 and 2025 Car Insurer of the Year and Outstanding Value – Car Insurance Award winner.

Bells and whistles to no-frills.
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All the bells and whistles.

Comprehensive

Comprehensive

Theft of your car
Accidental damage to windscreens and windows
Accidental loss or damage to your car
Fire damage to your car
Accidental damage caused by flood or storm
Vandalism of your car
Guarantee on repairs by our preferred repairers for covered claims
Damage caused by uninsured drivers of another vehicle
Damaging someone else’s car or property (up to $20million)
Injuries you cause when using your car (up to $1million)
New car replacement (If your car is written off, we’ll replace some newer cars with a brand new car)
Transport home if your car is stolen or damaged
Replacement keys and locks
Children’s car seats
Towing

Optional benefits

Optional benefits

Excess-free glass cover for windscreens and windows

Optional extra

Hire car or alternative transport, like taxis, while yours is being fixed (up to 21 days)

Optional extra

Trailer cover

Optional extra

State Roadside Rescue

Optional extra

Some-frills.

Third Party, Fire & Theft

Third Party, Fire & Theft

Theft of your car
Accidental damage to windscreens and windows
Accidental loss or damage to your car
Fire damage to your car
Accidental damage caused by flood or storm
Vandalism of your car
Guarantee on repairs by our preferred repairers for covered claims
Damage caused by uninsured drivers of another vehicle

Up to $5,000

Damaging someone else’s car or property (up to $20million)
Injuries you cause when using your car (up to $1million)
New car replacement (If your car is written off, we’ll replace some newer cars with a brand new car)
Transport home if your car is stolen or damaged

If your car is stolen

Replacement keys and locks
Children’s car seats
Towing

Optional benefits

Optional benefits

Excess-free glass cover for windscreens and windows

Optional extra

Hire car or alternative transport, like taxis, while yours is being fixed (up to 21 days)

Optional extra

Trailer cover
State Roadside Rescue

Optional extra

No-frills.

Third Party Only

Third Party Only

Theft of your car
Accidental damage to windscreens and windows
Accidental loss or damage to your car
Fire damage to your car
Accidental damage caused by flood or storm
Vandalism of your car
Guarantee on repairs by our preferred repairers for covered claims
Damage caused by uninsured drivers of another vehicle

Up to $5,000

Damaging someone else’s car or property (up to $20million)
Injuries you cause when using your car (up to $1million)
New car replacement (If your car is written off, we’ll replace some newer cars with a brand new car)
Transport home if your car is stolen or damaged
Replacement keys and locks
Children’s car seats
Towing

Optional benefits

Optional benefits

Excess-free glass cover for windscreens and windows

Optional extra

Hire car or alternative transport, like taxis, while yours is being fixed (up to 21 days)
Trailer cover
State Roadside Rescue

Optional extra

All the bells and whistles.

Comprehensive

Comprehensive

Some-frills.

Third Party, Fire & Theft

Third Party, Fire & Theft

No-frills.

Third Party Only

Third Party Only

Theft of your car
Accidental damage to windscreens and windows
Accidental loss or damage to your car
Fire damage to your car
Accidental damage caused by flood or storm
Vandalism of your car
Guarantee on repairs by our preferred repairers for covered claims
Damage caused by uninsured drivers of another vehicle

Up to $5,000

Up to $5,000

Damaging someone else’s car or property (up to $20million)
Injuries you cause when using your car (up to $1million)
New car replacement (If your car is written off, we’ll replace some newer cars with a brand new car)
Transport home if your car is stolen or damaged

If your car is stolen

Replacement keys and locks
Children’s car seats
Towing

Optional benefits

Optional benefits

Excess-free glass cover for windscreens and windows

Optional extra

Optional extra

Optional extra

Hire car or alternative transport, like taxis, while yours is being fixed (up to 21 days)

Optional extra

Optional extra

Trailer cover

Optional extra

State Roadside Rescue

Optional extra

Optional extra

Optional extra

Plain language policy wording

This is a summary only. For a full list of the benefits, exclusions and other terms, read the policy wording.

Our NZ car insurance policies are written in plain language, making them easier for you to read, understand, compare, and act on. 

 

Benefits to brag about.

24/7 Roadside help.

Add State Roadside Rescue for just $39 a year. Get five callouts a year for anyone driving your car. No more roadside pickles. T&Cs apply.

No small talk. Just quick claims.

Make car claims online. We even auto-approve them sometimes. Zippy.

Do it online. Make it sn-appy.

No need for small talk. Manage insurance online anytime in the State app or My State, your online account.

Backed-up by the goods.

Highly commended in the New Zealand, General Insurer of the Year category for 13 years in a row.

Committed to treating you fairly. Proudly displaying our Fair Insurance Code credentials.

Our AA Financial strength rating means we have a very strong claims-paying ability.

Questions? We got you.

What you pay for car insurance in NZ depends on several factors. Some are related to you (the driver), like the car you own, your location, and other personal details that help us calculate your risk of having an accident. Other things affect everyone equally, like smarter tech in cars and increased weather events. Comparing car insurance options can help you find the most affordable option. Learn more.

Getting cheap car insurance can depend upon the level of cover you choose. In NZ, Third Party insurance is the lowest level of cover and can be the most affordable option, however it mostly protects you against damaging other people’s cars or property and not damage to your own car. Comparing policies is the best way to find the cheapest car insurance that still offers the cover you need.

Comprehensive car insurance covers both damage to your car and someone else’s property, while Third Party car insurance mostly covers damage to someone else’s car or property. Third Party, Fire and Theft policies provide cover for damage to someone else’s property, plus a little cover for your car in certain situations. Third Party can be a more affordable option but doesn’t provide the same amount of protection as a Comprehensive car insurance policy.

With State, drivers under 25 get the same great cover and the same low $300 excess on car policies. And with Comprehensive car insurance, choose an agreed value policy to get paid out what you insured your car for if it's written off or stolen. Nice one. View under 25 benefits.

To help you understand insurance better, we've explained some common insurance terms in our glossary. Visit State insurance terms glossary.

1Standard car excess refers to a publicly available default vehicle excess that direct insurers use to provide an initial quote. This excludes excesses negotiated with or provided by third parties who are not direct insurers, such as brokers. It would apply to any claims, except where excess is waived. The lowered excesses apply to new State car policies quoted on or after 17 May 2026. Existing State car policies will have them applied automatically from the next renewal on or after 27 June 2026.