Car-insurance requirements in West Virginia (2026)
West Virginia requires 25/50/25 in the usual shorthand. Its statute prints two tiers, an older superseded set and the operative one, and reading the wrong subsection produces figures that were current decades ago. Its premium survey is mandated by statute and published annually.
- Minimum liability limits
- 25/50/25
- Fault system
- At-fault (tort)
- Tort threshold
- not applicable
- Restricted rating factors
- none found
What the statute requires
| Coverage | Amount | Status | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bodily injury liability, per person | $25,000 | required | W. Va. Code §17D-4-2(b) |
| Bodily injury liability, per accident | $50,000 | required | W. Va. Code §17D-4-2(b) |
| Property damage liability | $25,000 | required | W. Va. Code §17D-4-2(b) |
Source of record: the legislature’s own statute text, corroborated against the state insurance department or motor-vehicle agency. Verification status: primary text confirmed.
How old is this minimum?
West Virginia’s $25,000 property-damage minimum took effect in 2016. $25,000 in January 2016 corresponds to $35,239 at the June 2026 price level, measured on the Bureau of Labor Statistics all-items index (CUUR0000SA0). The limit has not moved; what it buys has.
What the property-damage minimum leaves exposed
A $42,000 property-damage claim against West Virginia’s minimum of $25,000 leaves $17,000 above the limit. That difference is the at-fault driver’s own exposure. The claim figure is an illustration; the limit is the statute.
Rating rules in West Virginia
| Factor | Status | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| Credit information | No restriction found | — |
| Gender | No restriction found | — |
| ZIP code | No restriction found | — |
| Rating territory | No restriction found | — |
| Age | No restriction found | — |
| Marital status | No restriction found | — |
| Occupation | No restriction found | — |
| Education | No restriction found | — |
The same factor across every jurisdiction: credit-based rating by state, gender rating by state, age rating by state, marital-status rating by state, occupation and education rating by state, zip code and territory rating by state.
Premium data for West Virginia
West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner publishes filed sample rates for 10 driver profiles across 10 cities, quoted as annual premiums. We compute the distribution of those filed rates — 4,539 of them — and publish the count, the lowest, the quartiles, the median and the highest for every published combination.
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West Virginia — minimum limits 25/50/25
| Coverage | Amount | Status | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bodily injury liability, per person | $25,000 | required | W. Va. Code §17D-4-2(b) |
| Bodily injury liability, per accident | $50,000 | required | W. Va. Code §17D-4-2(b) |
| Property damage liability | $25,000 | required | W. Va. Code §17D-4-2(b) |
Fault system: At-fault (tort).
General information, not insurance, financial or legal advice. Requirements change; verify with your state insurance department or the statute before acting.
Questions about West Virginia
- What is the minimum car insurance required in West Virginia?
- West Virginia requires liability limits of 25/50/25 under W. Va. Code §17D-4-2(b).
- Is West Virginia a no-fault state?
- West Virginia operates at-fault (tort).
- Where can I see what drivers in West Virginia actually pay?
- West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner publishes filed sample rates for the driver profiles it defines. We compute the distribution of those filed rates and publish it, with the count behind every figure.
Statutory records for West Virginia last verified against primary sources on 10 August 2026. Price level for the real-terms restatement: June 2026, all-items index 333.952. Every figure on this page is recomputed from committed data at build time.