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Prices for motoring in March 2026 were 6.7% higher than a year earlier.
(dpa/tk) Driving has recently become significantly more expensive on average, which is mainly due to the rising fuel prices. Prices for goods and services related to driving, summarized in the Driver Price Index, were 6.7% higher in March 2026 than in the same month of the previous year. The year-on-year increase thus was above average: Overall consumer prices rose by 2.7% in the same period.
Prices for diesel and petrol are significantly higher than a year ago
At the pump, consumers clearly felt the effects of the war in the Middle East: Fuel prices rose in March 2026 by 20.0% compared with the previous year's month, including diesel fuel by 29.7%, premium gasoline by 17.3% and autogas by 1.1%. Prices for repairs, inspections, parking fees and the like (+4.1%), used cars (+2.9%) and driving school and driver's license fees (+2.8%) also rose compared with the previous year's month. New cars including motorhomes (+2.4%), motor vehicle insurance (+1.4%) and rent for garage and parking space (+1.4%) increased at rates below the average. Replacement parts, accessories and care products were cheaper than a year earlier (-1.3%).
Prices for public transport tickets have risen over the year at an above-average rate
The fares for public transport rose in March 2026 compared with the same month last year: For combined tickets for bus and train, consumers had to pay 6.2% more, here the price increase is mainly due to the Deutschlandticket in January 2026. A local train journey increased by 5.3% year over year, a long-distance train journey by 1.4%.
Mid-term comparison: Car-related prices in 2025 are significantly higher than in 2020
In the mid-term comparison, there are different price developments in mobility with car, bus and train: The prices for goods and services related to cars, which are summarized by the motorist price index, were 31.2% higher in 2025 than in 2020. The price increase was thus above average: Overall consumer prices rose by 21.9% in the same period. Individual components of the motorist price index became noticeably more expensive, such as motor vehicle insurance (+63.0%), used cars (+45.3%), driving schools and driver's license fees (+42.7%). Fuels also rose significantly (+37.5%), including Autogas up 76.2%, diesel fuel up 44.2% and premium gasoline up 34.9%. Prices for repair, inspection, parking fees and the like (+34.5%), spare parts, accessories and care products (+24.2%) as well as new cars including motorhomes (+23.9%) also rose over the five-year period above average. Rents for garages and parking spaces (+7.2%) and motor vehicle tax (+2.3%) rose comparatively little.
The Deutschlandticket is causing lower prices for public transport combined tickets in the medium term.
A nuanced picture emerges in bus and rail traffic: Prices for rail travel in local transport increased by 20.1% between 2020 and 2025. Prices for rail travel in long-distance transport were around the 2020 level in 2025 (+0.5%). By contrast, prices for combined tickets for rail, bus and the like fell by 18.0% — especially due to the introduction of the Deutschlandticket in May 2023.
Households spend 11.9% of their consumption expenditures on mobility.
More than a tenth of their monthly consumption expenditures go to mobility: In 2023 households on average spent €361 per month on transport, which was 11.9% of their total consumption expenditures and, after housing and food, the third-largest expenditure block. Compared with 2018, monthly mobility expenditures fell by 4.7% — back then they amounted to €379, representing 14.0% of all monthly consumption expenditures. Among the transport expenditures are, among other things, the expenditures for purchase, leasing, maintenance and repair of vehicles, as well as for fuels and tickets. The largest share of transport expenditures in 2023 was comprised of the acquisition costs including leasing expenditures for passenger cars (€104) as well as the expenditures for fuels and lubricants (€100). The average expenditures for passenger transport services stood at €47, including €31 for bus, rail or taxi.
What is the CPI?
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the average price development of all goods and services that private households in Germany buy for consumption purposes. The private households' consumption expenditures for mobility come from the Income and Expenditure Survey (EVS) 2023, the largest voluntary household survey of official statistics, conducted every five years.
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