Pick a popular car, truck or SUV, choose DIY, independent shop or dealership pricing, and see its maintenance and repair cost per year and in total for up to 15 years. Add a second vehicle to compare. The chart and results need JavaScript.
Compare purchase price, fuel and resale too: the break-even calculator adds purchase price, fuel at your state's gas price, insurance and what each car sells for.
They are typical costs drawn from CarEdge, RepairPal, Edmunds TCO and our own cost-by-year articles. Your actual costs vary with local labor rates, driving habits and trim level, so read them as a fair comparison between vehicles rather than a guaranteed dollar amount.
The yearly figures are our maintenance and repair cost estimates for each listed model, year by year: routine scheduled maintenance plus typical repairs. Oil changes are counted from the model's own printed interval at the mileage you pick. The calculator does not include fuel, insurance, registration or what the car is worth when you sell it. For those, use the break-even calculator, which compares two cars on price, fuel at your state's gas price, insurance and resale as well.
Choosing "I DIY some work" applies a 25% reduction to the maintenance estimate, reflecting the labor savings on routine jobs like oil changes, air filters and brake pads. The dealership option adds 20% to reflect premium labor rates. Complex repairs, such as transmission work or timing chain replacements, usually need a shop whatever your DIY level.
Yes. ServiceSage lets you log every maintenance record and receipt, then compares what you actually spend with your vehicle's expected cost curve. Logging is free for up to 3 vehicles or machines; the cost comparison is part of Pro, and every new account gets 14 days of Pro free.
Vehicle Maintenance Cost Calculator
See what routine maintenance and typical repairs cost each year, and in total, for a popular car, truck or SUV. Add a second vehicle to see which one costs less to keep on the road.
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Annual maintenance cost by year
Projected maintenance and repair cost for each year of ownership.
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Maintenance is only part of the bill. The break-even calculator adds purchase price, fuel and what each car sells for.
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