Car Depreciation Calculator

New cars lose 20-30% in the first year. See how much your car is worth over time.

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Car Depreciation

Enter the purchase price and see the value decline year by year.

Value after 5 years
$0
Total lost: $0 (0%)
Total value lost
$0
Percentage lost
0%
First year loss
$0
Annual loss (avg)
$0/yr

Worked example

With the default inputs shown below, this calculator returns the following results:

InputValue
Purchase price ($)$35,000
Annual depreciation rate (%)15%
Years owned5
ResultValue
Value after 5 years$15,530
Total value lost$19,470
Percentage lost55.6%
First year loss$5,250
Annual loss (avg)$7,000/yr

Values shown are produced by this page in your browser; change any input to update them.

How to use the Car Depreciation

  1. Purchase price ($) — default $35,000
  2. Annual depreciation rate (%) — default 15%
  3. Years owned — default 5
  4. Press Calculate to update the results instantly.

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