# Comparative fault system · Iowa — Comparative fault system and joint and several liability rules by state

For Comparative fault system · Iowa, state is Iowa; rule type is Comparative fault system; fault system is Modified comparative fault (51% bar); when the plaintiff's own fault bars recovery is unless the claimant bears a greater percentage of fault than the combined percentage of fault attributed to the defendants; fault threshold is 51%, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Iowa _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Rule type:** Comparative fault system _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Fault system:** Modified comparative fault (51% bar) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **When the plaintiff's own fault bars recovery:** unless the claimant bears a greater percentage of fault than the combined percentage of fault attributed to the defendants _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Fault threshold:** 51% _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statutory citation:** 668.3 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> Contributory fault shall not bar recovery in an action by a claimant to recover damages for fault resulting in death or in injury to person or property unless the claimant bears a greater percentage of fault than the combined percentage of fault attributed to the defendants, third-party defendants and persons who have been released pursuant to section 668.7

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Statutory citation

> 668.3 Comparative fault — effect — payment method.

## Source

- https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/668.3.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
Part of [Comparative fault system and joint and several liability rules by state](https://referencesource.org/state-comparative-fault-joint-liability-rules/).