Key points at a glance
- The best protection for your prized possession: Classic car and vintage motor vehicle insurance provides reliable protection for cars, motor bikes or even tractors and other utility vehicles against all risks even if they are just 20 years old.
- Complete protection for your classic car including: Special risks such as appreciation, individual and replacement parts and transport damages are automatically covered.
- Attractive protection for operating damage: We also insure damage to your engine, drive system and the interior of your vehicle.
Phone consultation for classic car and vintage motor vehicle insurance: 052 244 86 00
What does classic car and vintage motor vehicle insurance cover?
AXA lets you choose precisely the car insurance you need for your classic car. As with modern cars, liability insurance is of course mandatory. You decide whether you want comprehensive accidental damage or partial accidental damage and which add-ons you need.
Complete protection for your classic car
Special risks faced by classic and vintage cars are automatically covered. Complete coverage includes the following benefits:

The insurance does not cover: Damage as a result of any kind of racing – direct one-on-one races or speed racing – and corresponding training runs.
Classic car and vintage motor vehicle add-on insurance
Would you like more comprehensive insurance protection that covers more than just the most common risks? Then you will want our attractive add-on coverages.
Insurance against operational damage
- Protect yourself against damage to your engine, drive system and interior
- Damages due to incorrect gear changes, misfueling, overheating, over-revving, material fractures or consequential damage due to leaking fluids (oil, water, fuel, etc.) are all covered.
Damage to parked vehicles
Parking damage insurance can be included and protects you against damage to your parked car by an unknown vehicle or person. It makes no difference whether the damage is to the paintwork, the bodywork or elsewhere.
Vehicle Interior add-on policy
The insurance covers unforeseen and sudden damage to destruction or heavy soiling of all parts pf the vehicle interior due to external impact (e.g. spillage of drinks or rips in car seats).
You can also purchase car insurance add-ons, such as roadside assistance including onward travel, vehicle legal protection or bonus protection, for your classic car and vintage motor vehicle insurance.
Further advantages of classic car and vintage motor vehicle insurance
- Greatly reduced premium for interchangeable license plates
- Total solutions by the market leader for every area and all from a single source
- Vehicles have been our passion since 1902.
We take care of you if you are involved in an accident
- 24-hour hotline for immediate assistance and reporting claims
- When you report a claim by phone or online AXA.ch/claims, you can find out right away if it’s insured.
- Roadside assistance including onward travel – we get you back on the road in less than 1 hour
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