TABLE 2-3-1 Average Cost Per Mile of Owning and Operating an Automobile: 1998-2008
TABLE 2-3-1 Average Cost Per Mile of Owning and Operating an Automobile: 1998-2008
Current dollars
| Variable costs | Fixed costs | Total costs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.11 | 0.35 | 0.46 |
| 1999 | 0.11 | 0.36 | 0.47 |
| 2000 | 0.12 | 0.37 | 0.49 |
| 2001 | 0.14 | 0.37 | 0.51 |
| 2002 | 0.12 | 0.38 | 0.50 |
| 2003 | 0.13 | 0.39 | 0.52 |
| 2004 | 0.13 | 0.44 | 0.56 |
| 2005 | 0.15 | 0.37 | 0.52 |
| 2006 | 0.15 | 0.38 | 0.52 |
| 2007 | 0.17 | 0.37 | 0.54 |
| 2008 | 0.15 | 0.39 | 0.54 |
NOTES: Details may not add to totals due to rounding. Data are the cost per mile based on 15,000 miles per year and a composite of three current model American automobiles. Variable costs include fuel, maintenance, and tires. Fuel costs are based on a late year average price per gallon of regular unleaded gasoline. Fixed costs (ownership costs) include insurance, license, registration, taxes, depreciation, and finance charges.
SOURCE: American Automobile Association, Your Driving Costs (Heathrow, FL: Annual Issues), available at "http://www.aaaexchange.com/Main/ as of April 2009 as reported in U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 3-14, available at http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics as of July 2009.