Car Loan Payment Calculator

Use our auto loan calculator to calculate car payments over the life of your loan. Enter your information to see how much your monthly payments could be. You can adjust length of loan, and interest rate to see how those changes raise or lower your auto payments.

How Much Is My Car Payment? PAYMENT DETAILS

You may be wondering how to pay off your car loan early without accumulating interest. Increasing your monthly payments saves you more money in the long run. A car loan payoff calculator helps you come up with the most appropriate strategy to shorten the duration you have to pay for your loan. Here is all you need to know about car loan payment calculators.

Why Pay Off Your Auto Loan Early?

Paying off your car loan early is beneficial. However, you need to have a lot of discipline to pay off the debt early. With will and determination, it is possible, and it will improve your financial future.

Car interest adds up quickly, and paying off the debt early will save you more money. Your monthly payment will decrease since the balance to be paid is also decreasing. Since cars do not last forever, you will eventually need to purchase another vehicle. As soon as you start making early payments on your loan, you can start saving early for your next car.

Once you are finished paying off your car loan, your insurance costs will also reduce. Most insurance providers expect you to pay the full coverage if you purchased the vehicle through financing. Once the debt is paid off, you have more coverage options.

How Does an Early Payoff Work?

Whether you make higher payments than necessary on your principal auto loan payment, or you make additional payments each month, this will reduce the amount of interest you owe, allowing you to pay off the loan early.

How to Use the Auto Loan Calculator

Our auto loan calculator is simple to use for estimating your monthly car repayment rates. The calculator asks you for the amount financed, the loan term in months, and your approved APR.

How to Estimate Interest Rates

If you know your credit score, you can estimate your interest rate based on average rates in 2020: (These are averages and not necessarily guaranteed rates.)

  • 781-850: 3.65% APR for new, 4.29% APR for used
  • 661-780: 4.68% APR for new, 6.04% APR for used
  • 601-660: 7.65% APR for new, 11.26% APR for used
  • 501-600: 11.92% APR for new, 17.74% APR for used
  • 300-500: 14.39% APR for new, 20.45% APR for used

How to Estimate New Car Prices

You can get the price of a new car from the dealer once you provide them with the VIN and other identifications that they may ask for. You can also ask them for the original MSRP of the vehicle. If you are unable to find the price from the dealer, the prices are online.

How to Estimate Used Car Prices

To estimate the value of a used car, collect car data from the dealer transactions and the depreciation cost of the vehicle. Additionally, consider the consumer information. The appraised value is dependent on the vehicle's year of manufacture, model, features, mileage, trim, make and depreciation. All vehicles get appraised.

How to Estimate Trade-In Values

If you wish to upgrade your car and you are not aware of how much your current car is worth, it will be hard for you to figure it out. However, consider the following factors:

  • The popularity of the car when it's new
  • The style and shape of the vehicle
  • Additional options and accessories
  • Manufacturer's reputation
  • Maintenance costs
  • Kelly Blue Book, NADA, and Black Book trade in values.