TABLE 4-37 - Average Cost Per Mile of Owning and Operating an Automobile: 2004-2009
TABLE 4-37 - Average Cost Per Mile of Owning and Operating an Automobile: 2004-2009
Current dollars
| Variable costs | Fixed costs | Total costs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2009 | 0.17 | 0.40 | 0.57 |
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 2010 as reported in U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 3-18, available at http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics as of October 2010.