Running a vehicle inflation: annual rate by year since 1989
2.4%
11.8%
The ONS gives an annual CPI rate for running a vehicle (COICOP 07.2) for every year from 1989 to 2025: 37 years. In 2025 prices in this class were 2.4% higher on average than in 2024, against 3.4% for all CPI items. The highest yearly rate in the series is 15.1% in 2022; the lowest is -5.2% in 2015. The rate for this class was higher than the all-items CPI rate in 24 of the 37 years where both are published. Prices in this class fell on average in 6 years. The index (2015 = 100) stood at 100.0 in 2015 and 139.7 in 2025.
Running a vehicle inflation by year
| Year | Annual rate | Index (2015 = 100) | CPI inflation that calendar year (ONS, D7G7) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.4% | 139.7 | 3.4% | -1.0 points |
| 2024 | 1.0% | 136.5 | 2.5% | -1.5 points |
| 2023 | -1.2% | 135.1 | 7.3% | -8.5 points |
| 2022 | 15.1% | 136.8 | 9.1% | +6.0 points |
| 2021 | 7.1% | 118.9 | 2.6% | +4.5 points |
| 2020 | -2.1% | 111.0 | 0.9% | -3.0 points |
| 2019 | 1.7% | 113.4 | 1.8% | -0.1 points |
| 2018 | 5.5% | 111.5 | 2.5% | +3.0 points |
| 2017 | 5.5% | 105.7 | 2.7% | +2.8 points |
| 2016 | 0.2% | 100.2 | 0.7% | -0.5 points |
| 2015 | -5.2% | 100.0 | 0.0% | -5.2 points |
| 2014 | -1.4% | 105.5 | 1.5% | -2.9 points |
| 2013 | 0.2% | 107.0 | 2.6% | -2.4 points |
| 2012 | 1.6% | 106.7 | 2.8% | -1.2 points |
| 2011 | 9.8% | 105.1 | 4.5% | +5.3 points |
| 2010 | 10.4% | 95.7 | 3.3% | +7.1 points |
| 2009 | -2.7% | 86.7 | 2.2% | -4.9 points |
| 2008 | 9.8% | 89.0 | 3.6% | +6.2 points |
| 2007 | 3.7% | 81.1 | 2.3% | +1.4 points |
| 2006 | 5.5% | 78.2 | 2.3% | +3.2 points |
| 2005 | 7.1% | 74.2 | 2.1% | +5.0 points |
| 2004 | 5.5% | 69.3 | 1.3% | +4.2 points |
| 2003 | 5.0% | 65.7 | 1.4% | +3.6 points |
| 2002 | 0.8% | 62.5 | 1.3% | -0.5 points |
| 2001 | -0.4% | 62.0 | 1.2% | -1.6 points |
| 2000 | 8.8% | 62.3 | 0.8% | +8.0 points |
| 1999 | 6.3% | 57.3 | 1.3% | +5.0 points |
| 1998 | 4.4% | 53.9 | 1.6% | +2.8 points |
| 1997 | 7.4% | 51.6 | 1.8% | +5.6 points |
| 1996 | 4.5% | 48.0 | 2.4% | +2.1 points |
| 1995 | 3.7% | 46.0 | 2.6% | +1.1 points |
| 1994 | 3.7% | 44.3 | 2.0% | +1.7 points |
| 1993 | 6.8% | 42.8 | 2.5% | +4.3 points |
| 1992 | 4.9% | 40.1 | 4.2% | +0.7 points |
| 1991 | 8.8% | 38.2 | 7.5% | +1.3 points |
| 1990 | 10.6% | 35.1 | 7.0% | +3.6 points |
| 1989 | 6.7% | 31.7 | 5.2% | +1.5 points |
ONS series D7H3, index D7CP. About these tables · CSV
Latest monthly rates
| Month | 12-month rate |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 11.8% |
| July 2026 | 9.1% |
| June 2026 | 11.2% |
| May 2026 | 13.1% |
| April 2026 | 10.5% |
| March 2026 | 7.1% |
| February 2026 | 2.7% |
| January 2026 | 3.6% |
| December 2025 | 5.2% |
| November 2025 | 5.1% |
| October 2025 | 5.3% |
| September 2025 | 4.4% |
| August 2025 | 2.2% |
| July 2025 | 1.9% |
| June 2025 | 0.6% |
| May 2025 | -0.7% |
| April 2025 | 1.8% |
| March 2025 | 0.1% |
| February 2025 | 1.5% |
| January 2025 | 1.6% |
| December 2024 | 0.3% |
| November 2024 | -2.1% |
| October 2024 | -3.9% |
| September 2024 | -2.5% |
| August 2024 | 1.6% |
Inside this group
- Petrol and diesel (fuels and lubricants) inflation: -4.2% in 2025
- Vehicle maintenance and repair inflation: 6.3% in 2025
Related pages
Sources and receipts
- Consumer price inflation time series (MM23), Office for National Statistics.
File: mm23.csv. Read 2026-10-15. SHA-256
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