The amount you pay for van insurance can depend on a lot of different factors. One of the most important of these is what insurance group your van is in. Below we explain everything you need to know about van insurance groups. For more information, visit our van insurance page
Van insurance groups are set by a governing panel that includes members of the Association of British Insurers (ABI), and are very important when it comes to how much van insurance premiums cost.
Vans are now placed into 50 different insurance groups based on factors such as engine size, built-in security devices, costs of repairs and so on.
Those in lower insurance groups are typically cheaper to insure than those in higher groups.
Therefore if price is a big factor for you, then buying a van in a lower insurance group will mean you get cheaper van insurance cover.
Criteria for van insurance groups
The criteria that is used to place vans into certain insurance groups is fairly straightforward, and is mostly based on how much risk an insurance company is taking on by providing cover for the van.
The higher the risk (e.g. more expensive repairs, more powerful engine, more likely to be stolen) the higher the insurance group and therefore the higher the insurance premiums.
The five main factors that determine which insurance group a van is placed in are:
- Cost of repairs – if a van requires expensive spare parts or specialist mechanics to carry our repairs, then it is likely it will be in a higher insurance group
- Van performance – the stats show that vans that are capable of higher speeds are more likely to be part of an insurance claim, so are placed in higher insurance groups
- Engine size – similar to the performance, vans with bigger and more powerful engines are more likely to be involved in accidents and to make a claim
- Van weight – heavier vans are more difficult to drive, so are placed into higher insurance groups as they are more likely to be involved in accidents
- Van security – vans that are fitted with security devices as standard (alarms, immobilisers etc.) are seen as less likely to be stolen so are placed into lower insurance groups
Van insurance groups list
Find out which van is listed in which insurance group below.
Please note that, dependent on the model, some vans are listed in more than one insurance group. Also, some insurance companies choose to put certain vans into different groups.
Van insurance group 1
Citroen Berlingo
Fiat Fiorino
Ford Fiesta
Peugeot Partner
Vauxhall Combo
Vauxhall Corsa
Van insurance group 2
Citroen Nemo
Citroen Berlingo
Fiat Fiorino
Ford Fiesta
Ford T200 Connect
Peugeot 207
Peugeot Partner
Renault Kangoo
Vauxhall Combo
Vauxhall Corsa
Van insurance group 3
Citroen Dispatch
Citroen Nemo
Citroen Berlingo
Fiat Doblo
Fiat Fiorino
Ford Fiesta
Ford T200 Connect
Ford Transit Connect
Peugeot Bipper
Peugeot Partner
Renault Kangoo
Renault Trafic
Vauxhall Combo
Vauxhall Corsa
VW Caddy
Van insurance group 4
Citroen Relay
Citroen Nemo
Citroen Berlingo
Citroen Dispatch
Fiat Doblo
Fiat Fiorino
Ford Fiesta
Ford T200 Connect
Ford Transit Connect
Nissan NV200
Nissan Primastar
Peugeot 206
Peugeot Bipper
Peugeot Partner
Renault Kangoo
Renault Trafic
Vauxhall Combo
Vauxhall Corsa
Vauxhall Vivaro
VW Caddy
Van insurance group 5
Citroen Berlingo
Citroen Dispatch
Citroen Relay
Fiat Doblo
Fiat Ducato
Fiat Fiorino
Ford Fiesta
Ford T200 Connect
Ford Transit
Ford Transit Connect
Mercedes-Benz Citan
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Mercedes-Benz Vito
Nissan Kubistar
Nissan NV200
Nissan Primastar
Peugeot Boxer
Peugeot Partner
Renault Kangoo
Renault Trafic
Vauxhall Combo
Vauxhall Corsa
Vauxhall Vivaro
VW Caddy
VW Transporter
Van insurance group 6
Citroen Berlingo
Citroen Dispatch
Citroen Relay
Fiat Doblo
Fiat Ducato
Fiat Fiorino
Ford Fiesta
Ford Transit
Ford Transit Connect
Mercedes-Benz Citan
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Mercedes-Benz Vito
Nissan Kubistar
Nissan NV200
Nissan Primastar
Peugeot Boxer
Peugeot Expert
Peugeot Partner
Renault Kangoo
Renault Trafic
Vauxhall Combo
Vauxhall Corsa
Vauxhall Vivaro
VW Caddy
VW Transporter
Van insurance group 7
Citroen Berlingo
Citroen Dispatch
Citroen Relay
Fiat Doblo
Fiat Ducato
Fiat Fiorino
Fiat Scudo
Ford Transit
Ford Transit Connect
Mercedes-Benz Citan
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Mercedes-Benz Vito
Nissan NV200
Peugeot Boxer
Peugeot Expert
Peugeot Partner
Renault Kangoo
Renault Trafic
Vauxhall Combo
Vauxhall Corsa
Vauxhall Vivaro
VW Amarok
VW Caddy
VW Crafter
VW Transporter
Van insurance group 8
Citroen Berlingo
Citroen Dispatch
Citroen Relay
Fiat Ducato
Fiat Fiorino
Fiat Scudo
Ford Transit
Ford Transit Connect
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Mercedes-Benz Vito
Nissan NV200
Peugeot Boxer
Peugeot Expert
Peugeot Partner
Renault Kangoo
Renault Trafic
Vauxhall Combo
Vauxhall Corsa
Vauxhall Vivaro
VW Amarok
VW Caddy
VW Crafter
VW Transporter
Van insurance group 9
Citroen Dispatch
Citroen Relay
Fiat Ducato
Fiat Scudo
Ford Ranger
Ford Transit
Ford Transit Connect
LDV Maxus
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Mercedes-Benz Vito
Nissan Cabstar
Nissan Navara
Nissan Pathfinder
Peugeot Boxer
Peugeot Expert
Renault Kangoo
Renault Trafic
Vauxhall Combo
Vauxhall Vivaro
VW Amarok
VW Caddy
VW Crafter
VW Transporter
Van insurance group 10
Citroen Dispatch
Citroen Relay
Fiat Ducato
Fiat Scudo
Ford Ranger
Ford Transit
Ford Transit Connect
LDV Maxus
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Mercedes-Benz Vito
Nissan Cabstar
Nissan Navara
Nissan Pathfinder
Nissan Vanette
Peugeot Boxer
Peugeot Expert
Renault Master
Renault Trafic
Vauxhall Vivaro
VW Amarok
VW Caddy
VW Crafter
VW Transporter
Van insurance group 11
Citroen Dispatch
Citroen Relay
Fiat Ducato
Fiat Scudo
Ford Ranger
Ford Transit
LDV Maxus
LDV Pilot
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Mercedes-Benz Vito
Nissan Cabstar
Nissan Navara
Nissan Vanette
Peugeot Boxer
Peugeot Expert
Renault Master
Renault Trafic
Vauxhall Vivaro
VW Amarok
VW Caddy
VW Crafter
VW Transporter
Van insurance group 12
Citroen Dispatch
Citroen Relay
Fiat Ducato
Fiat Scudo
Ford Ranger
Ford Transit
Iveco Daily 35S
LDV Maxus
LDV Pilot
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Mercedes-Benz Vito
Nissan Cabstar
Nissan Interstar
Nissan Navara
Nissan NV400
Peugeot Boxer
Peugeot Expert
Renault Master
Renault Trafic
VW Caddy
VW Transporter
Van insurance group 13
Citroen Relay
Fiat Ducato
Fiat Scudo
Ford Ranger
Ford Transit
Iveco Daily 35S
LDV Pilot
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Mercedes-Benz Vito
Nissan Cabstar
Nissan Interstar
Nissan Navara
Nissan NV400
Peugeot Boxer
Peugeot Expert
Renault Master
Vauxhall Movano
VW Caddy
VW Transporter
Van insurance group 14
Citroen Relay
Fiat Ducato
Ford Ranger
Ford Transit
Iveco Daily
Iveco Daily 35C
Iveco Daily 35S
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Mercedes-Benz Vito
Nissan Cabstar
Nissan Interstar
Nissan Navara
Nissan NV400
Peugeot Boxer
Renault Master
Vauxhall Movano
VW Caddy
VW Transporter
Van insurance group 15
Citroen Relay
Fiat Ducato
Ford Ranger
Ford Transit
Iveco Daily
Iveco Daily 35C
Iveco Daily 35S
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Mercedes-Benz Vito
Nissan Cabstar
Nissan Interstar
Nissan Navara
Nissan NV400
Nissan Terrano
Peugeot Boxer
Renault Master
Vauxhall Movano
VW Caddy
VW Transporter
Van insurance group 16
Citroen Relay
Fiat Ducato
Ford Transit
Iveco Daily
Iveco Daily 35C
Iveco Daily 35S
Iveco Daily Classic
LDV Convoy
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Mercedes-Benz Vito
Nissan Cabstar
Nissan Interstar
Nissan Navara
Nissan NV400
Nissan Terrano
Peugeot Boxer
Renault Master
Vauxhall Movano
VW Caddy
VW Transporter
Van insurance group 17
Citroen Relay
Fiat Ducato
Iveco Daily 35C
Iveco Daily 35S
LDV Convoy
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Nissan Cabstar
Nissan Interstar
Nissan Navara
Nissan NV400
Peugeot Boxer
Renault Master
Vauxhall Movano
VW Caddy
VW Transporter
Van insurance group 18
Citroen Relay
LDV Convoy
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Nissan Interstar
Nissan Navara
Nissan NV400
Peugeot Boxer
Renault Master
Vauxhall Movano
VW Caddy
VW Transporter
Van insurance group 19
Nissan Navara
VW Caddy
VW Transporter
Van insurance group 20
Nissan Navara
VW Caddy
VW Transporter
Related:
Car insurance groups explained
Car insurance groups 1 – 20
Van insurance groups are set by a governing panel that includes members of the Association of British Insurers (ABI), and are very important when it comes to how much van insurance premiums cost.