Car depreciation cost calculator UK
Measure depreciation between a purchase price and an expected or observed resale value. Check the formula, worked example and limits before using your own figures.
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Total depreciation cost
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Use your actual figures. Any prefilled price, fee, rate or return is an editable illustration, not a current product quote. Resale value is your estimate or observation, not a valuation. No finance, running costs, tax or guarantee of future resale value.
How the car depreciation cost calculator uk works
Depreciation = purchase price − resale value. Annual compound value change = (resale/purchase)^(1/years) − 1.
Data basis: mathematical formula using your inputs. Example prices and rates are illustrative, not current market quotes.
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Worked example: car depreciation cost
This illustration uses the calculator’s example inputs. It is not a quote or a recommended financial decision.
- Purchase price (£)
- 20,000
- Resale value (£)
- 12,000
- Years
- 4
Total depreciation cost: £8,000.00
Depreciation = purchase price − resale value. Annual compound value change = (resale/purchase)^(1/years) − 1.
Car depreciation cost: questions answered
What does the car depreciation cost calculation include?
Depreciation = purchase price − resale value. Annual compound value change = (resale/purchase)^(1/years) − 1. Use your actual figures. Any prefilled price, fee, rate or return is an editable illustration, not a current product quote. Resale value is your estimate or observation, not a valuation. No finance, running costs, tax or guarantee of future resale value.
Using your result
Example inputs are a starting point. Replace them with your figures and select Calculate result. Results are rounded for display; calculations use unrounded values.
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