AAA's annual study of driving costs found that on average getting where you need to go costs 3.4 percent more than last year. That's just under $8,800 a year.
The number is based on 15,000 miles of driving the average sedan.
The biggest increases are: the cost of tires, up more than 15 percent; fuel costs, up more than 8.5 percent; and depreciation, up nearly 5 percent.