Cost per Mile
The sticker is a day. The running cost is every day after it.
Fuel from your MPG and pump price, then your own lines — insurance, interest, maintenance, taxes, and value loss if you choose to price it. Answered per year, per month, and the figure that compares any two cars honestly: per mile.
- Fuel computed, the rest yours
- Fed by the other tools
- Depreciation only if you price it
A year of ownership, line by line
Nothing is prefilled — printed running costs go stale, and yours are the only ones that bind. Nothing you type leaves your browser.
Before you buy
Check any VIN — free, instant, no sign-up
Decode the year, model, trim, plant and engine, then check NMVTIS for title brands and NHTSA for open recalls. The repair does not show on the paint. It shows in the record.
Per mile compares honestly
Yearly totals flatter the car that sits in the driveway. Divide by the miles you actually drive and two candidates — or keeping versus replacing — argue on level ground.
Fed by the other tools
The MPG Lookup reads the label figure, the Loan Cost total interest divided by the term’s years is the finance line, and the cost guides show what moves the maintenance budget.
Value loss is yours to price
This site does not invent depreciation curves — the guide explains why. Price your own expected loss and the line counts; leave it empty and the answer is a running cost, honestly labelled.
