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Car Depreciation Calculator

Find out roughly what your car is worth today. Uses the same year-by-year depreciation curves dealers and resale platforms use.

Your car

$
New12+ yr
miles

Estimated current value

$17,952

Lost 40% of original value over 3 years

Total depreciation$12,048
High-mileage adjustment$0.00
Value retained60%

Based on industry-standard depreciation curves. Actual resale depends on demand, service history, accident record, and condition. Get a real quote at sale time.

How depreciation actually works

Steepest in year one

A new car loses ~20% the moment you drive it off the lot. Years 2–3 add another 25%. After year 5 the curve flattens out.

Service history wins

Cars with full digital service history sell for 8–15% more than identical cars with no records. That’s why every Autodots service is logged forever.

Mileage matters more than age

Two identical 5-year cars with very different odometers can have a 20–30% gap in resale. Highway miles hurt less than stop-and-go city miles.

Build a service history that holds value

Every service at an Autodots-verified garage gets logged in your vehicle’s digital history.

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