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ATV & Off-Road Vehicle Insurance in Los Angeles, CA

Off-road vehicle coverage for Los Angeles riders — quads, side-by-sides, dirt bikes, and dune buggies. Liability, comprehensive, and collision options available.

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Quick answer

In Los Angeles, 8,116 people were killed or injured in reported crashes and 16.6% of households have three or more vehicles in 2023 (OTS and Census). Los Angeles drivers are priced on their record, mileage, vehicle and coverage choices, and different carriers price the same driver very differently — which is why we compare, and why the free two-minute quote is the only number that is actually yours.

Local data · Los Angeles County

Los Angeles roads, and the vehicles parked beside them

An ATV is one more machine in a driveway that already holds cars. Here is what Los Angeles records on its roads, and how many vehicles its households keep.

Killed or injured

Los Angeles, 2023: 8,116 people were killed or injured in reported collisions.

15th of 15 in OTS size group A for people killed or injured (1 = worst) — among the best fifth.

Households with three or more vehicles

16.6% of Los Angeles households (235,859 of 1,419,663).

Speed-related

Los Angeles, 2023: 1,104 fatal or injury collisions were speed-related.

15th of 15 in OTS size group A for speed-related collisions (1 = worst) — among the best fifth.

Sources

Not insurance rates or quotes.

ATVs, UTVs, dirt bikes and dune buggies are insured differently from your car. An off-highway vehicle that is not street-registered may not be ridden or left standing without OHV identification — the green or red sticker — except where the Vehicle Code provides otherwise (Vehicle Code section 38020). That sticker is separate from insurance, and whether you need a policy can depend on where you ride, your lender or the landowner.

Los Angeles & Los Angeles County

393 cyclists were killed or injured on Los Angeles streets that year, and a cyclist injury is a liability claim long before it is anything else. 1,498 fatal or injury collisions in Los Angeles happened between 9pm and 3am, the hours when a single bad decision can become a claim and a conviction at once. 11.8% of Los Angeles households do not have a vehicle at all, which is one reason non-owner and named-operator policies come up here. The average one-way commute in Los Angeles runs about 31 minutes, and mileage is one of the few rating factors you can actually change. 12.7% of Los Angeles commuters spend an hour or more getting to work each way, which is a different risk picture from a short local drive. 6.7% of Los Angeles workers get to work on public transit, so plenty of people here drive occasionally rather than daily.

Sources: California Office of Traffic Safety, Crash Rankings; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates

Driving in Los Angeles

Here's what sets Los Angeles apart when you shop for auto insurance. We serve drivers across Los Angeles, in neighborhoods like Downtown LA, Hollywood, Koreatown, East LA, and San Fernando Valley. For Los Angeles drivers, the carriers we most often place for a competitive rate include Bristol West, Kemper, and BlueFire.

Areas we serve

Downtown LA · Hollywood · Koreatown · East LA · San Fernando Valley

Top carriers we place here

Bristol West · Kemper · BlueFire

Closest DMV field offices

  • Lincoln Park — 3529 N Mission Road, Los Angeles 90031
  • Los Angeles — 3615 S Hope Street, Los Angeles 90007
  • Arleta — 14400 Van Nuys Blvd, Arleta 91331

Source: California DMV field office list, retrieved September 21, 2026.

City population

3,898,747

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Los Angeles County

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Los Angeles police recorded 20,093 vehicle thefts in 2025, down from 25,493 in 2022. A stolen car is a comprehensive claim, not a liability one, so a liability-only policy would not pay for it.

Source: California DOJ OpenJustice — Crimes and Clearances (1985–2025)

Major routes

I-5 · I-405 · I-10 · US-101 · I-110

SR-22 / DMV

We normally file your SR-22 electronically with the California DMV the same business day your policy is bound. The closest DMV field offices to Los Angeles that accept proof of insurance are the Lincoln Park and Los Angeles offices.

Carriers we write for Los Angeles

National General · Bristol West · Kemper — servicio en español disponible

Last reviewed by Auto World Insurance — October 2026. California Insurance Broker License #6005606.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is an ATV policy worth it if the quad rarely leaves the garage in Los Angeles?
Theft and fire do not need a running engine. 16.6% of Los Angeles's 1,419,663 households keep three or more vehicles and 32.3% keep two, per the Census; make sure the quad is on some policy.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2023) — Los Angeles city, California

What crash numbers exist for off-road riding around Los Angeles?
None we will quote. OTS counts road crashes: in 2023, 8,116 people were killed or injured in reported collisions in Los Angeles (OTS rank: 15th-worst of 15 similar-size cities), and 553 people were killed or injured in motorcycle-involved collisions. Trail and private-land riding is in neither figure.

Sources: California Office of Traffic Safety, OTS Crash Rankings — Los Angeles, 2023 (derived from SWITRS)

Can I add the quad to my Los Angeles auto policy?
In our experience, usually not; an off-road machine needs its own policy or an endorsement built for it. 39.3% of Los Angeles's 1,419,663 households have one vehicle and 11.8% have none, per the Census; list everything with an engine on the call.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2023) — Los Angeles city, California

If I trailer the quad on roads around Los Angeles, what covers it?
CHP's crash file logged 26,614 collisions in Los Angeles in 2023 (every severity, freeway crashes included): 10,837 with someone killed or injured and 15,777 with no injury recorded. The trailer's liability while hitched and the machine on it are separate policy terms; tell us the tow vehicle, trailer and machine together.

Sources: California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), CHP — California Open Data Portal (2023)

Is towing home late at night around Los Angeles riskier?
In 2023, 1,498 fatal or injury collisions happened between 9pm and 3am in Los Angeles (OTS rank: 14th-worst of 15 similar-size cities), and 1,508 people were killed or injured in collisions where a driver had been drinking. With a loaded trailer, daylight is the easy precaution.

Sources: California Office of Traffic Safety, OTS Crash Rankings — Los Angeles, 2023 (derived from SWITRS)

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