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Car Loan Calculator

Calculate financed amount, monthly payment, and total interest for auto loan scenarios.

This calculator is part of the debt payoff calculators hub cluster and supports scenario-based planning across adjacent entities.

Loan amount

$32,800.00

Monthly payment

$634.12

Total interest

$5,246.95

Total paid

$38,046.95

Scenario Compare

Save up to 4 car loan scenarios.

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Car loan monthly breakdown
MonthPaymentPrincipalInterestBalance
1$634.12$470.12$164.00$32,329.88
2$634.12$472.47$161.65$31,857.42
3$634.12$474.83$159.29$31,382.59
4$634.12$477.20$156.91$30,905.39
5$634.12$479.59$154.53$30,425.80
6$634.12$481.99$152.13$29,943.81
7$634.12$484.40$149.72$29,459.41
8$634.12$486.82$147.30$28,972.59
9$634.12$489.25$144.86$28,483.34
10$634.12$491.70$142.42$27,991.64
11$634.12$494.16$139.96$27,497.48
12$634.12$496.63$137.49$27,000.86
13$634.12$499.11$135.00$26,501.74
14$634.12$501.61$132.51$26,000.14
15$634.12$504.12$130.00$25,496.02
16$634.12$506.64$127.48$24,989.39
17$634.12$509.17$124.95$24,480.22
18$634.12$511.71$122.40$23,968.50
19$634.12$514.27$119.84$23,454.23
20$634.12$516.84$117.27$22,937.38
21$634.12$519.43$114.69$22,417.96
22$634.12$522.03$112.09$21,895.93
23$634.12$524.64$109.48$21,371.29
24$634.12$527.26$106.86$20,844.03
25$634.12$529.90$104.22$20,314.14
26$634.12$532.55$101.57$19,781.59
27$634.12$535.21$98.91$19,246.38
28$634.12$537.88$96.23$18,708.50
29$634.12$540.57$93.54$18,167.93
30$634.12$543.28$90.84$17,624.65
31$634.12$545.99$88.12$17,078.66
32$634.12$548.72$85.39$16,529.94
33$634.12$551.47$82.65$15,978.47
34$634.12$554.22$79.89$15,424.25
35$634.12$556.99$77.12$14,867.25
36$634.12$559.78$74.34$14,307.47
37$634.12$562.58$71.54$13,744.89
38$634.12$565.39$68.72$13,179.50
39$634.12$568.22$65.90$12,611.28
40$634.12$571.06$63.06$12,040.22
41$634.12$573.91$60.20$11,466.31
42$634.12$576.78$57.33$10,889.53
43$634.12$579.67$54.45$10,309.86
44$634.12$582.57$51.55$9,727.29
45$634.12$585.48$48.64$9,141.81
46$634.12$588.41$45.71$8,553.40
47$634.12$591.35$42.77$7,962.06
48$634.12$594.31$39.81$7,367.75
49$634.12$597.28$36.84$6,770.47
50$634.12$600.26$33.85$6,170.21
51$634.12$603.26$30.85$5,566.94
52$634.12$606.28$27.83$4,960.66
53$634.12$609.31$24.80$4,351.35
54$634.12$612.36$21.76$3,738.99
55$634.12$615.42$18.69$3,123.57
56$634.12$618.50$15.62$2,505.07
57$634.12$621.59$12.53$1,883.48
58$634.12$624.70$9.42$1,258.78
59$634.12$627.82$6.29$630.96
60$634.12$630.96$3.15$0.00

Insights

Generate a concise interpretation of your inputs and outputs. This is educational and hypothetical.

When This Calculator Can Mislead

Results can be misleading when assumptions are overly optimistic or inputs are inconsistent with real cash flow constraints.

Always test conservative and base-case assumptions and compare against related tools for contextual validation.

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What It Is

The car loan calculator estimates financed amount, monthly payment, total interest, and total repayment cost.

It supports down payment, trade-in value, and sales tax so financing estimates are closer to real purchase scenarios.

How It Works

Vehicle price is adjusted for sales tax, then reduced by down payment and trade-in to determine financed principal.

The loan is then amortized monthly using the selected APR and term to produce payment and balance breakdown.

Formula

Financed amount = vehicle price * (1 + sales tax rate) - down payment - trade-in value.

Monthly payment for fixed loan: M = P*r/(1-(1+r)^-n).

Example

Increasing down payment can reduce monthly payment and lifetime interest paid.

Comparing 4-year vs 6-year terms helps reveal the tradeoff between affordability and total financing cost.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does this include insurance, maintenance, or registration?

No. It models financing only.

Can I model dealer incentives or rebates?

Not directly in this version; adjust vehicle price manually.

Is sales tax optional?

Yes. Set sales tax to 0% when not applicable.

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