Collision pays for damage to your vehicle from a crash, whether you hit another vehicle, an object, or a pothole. Comprehensive pays for damage from non-crash events: theft, vandalism, fire, weather, falling objects, and animal strikes. Both are optional unless your lender requires them. A deer strike is comprehensive. Sliding into a guardrail is collision. See the full definitions with examples on our Insurance Terms page at /insurance-terms.

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