Diminished value claims
Repaired perfectly. Still worth less.
Even after flawless repairs, a vehicle with an accident on its history sells for less. If someone else caused the accident, that lost value may be money you're owed.
No upfront fees. No fee unless we recover more for you.
Do you qualify?
Four things that usually make a claim worth filing.
You were not at fault
Another driver caused the accident and their insurance is responsible.
Your vehicle was repaired
It was fixed rather than declared a total loss.
The accident is on record
The damage appears on your vehicle's history report.
Your vehicle holds value
Newer, lower-mileage and in-demand vehicles lose the most value.
Why value drops
Why Your Vehicle Is Still Worth Less
Repairs fix the vehicle. They don't erase the record. Once an accident appears on the history report, buyers and dealers pay less for the same car.
Clean Vehicle
Accident
Professionally Repaired
History Report Updated
Lower Market Value
Our method
How We Calculate Diminished Value
Vehicle age
How old the vehicle is at the time of the accident.
Mileage
Documented mileage and how buyers weigh it.
Repair quality
The severity of the damage and how it was repaired.
Market demand
How strongly your make and model sells in your market.
Vehicle history
What the accident record now shows to any buyer.
Comparable sales
Real sales of similar vehicles with and without history.
Every claim is evaluated individually using documented market evidence — never a generic formula.
Example
What a diminished value claim looks like.
Value before accident
$31,500
Value after repair
$28,800
Estimated diminished value
$2,700
Illustrative example only. Actual diminished value depends on your vehicle, the damage, your market and the documented evidence in your claim.
Find out what your vehicle lost in value.
A free claim review takes a few minutes. If we can't recover more for you, you pay nothing.
No upfront fees. No fee unless we recover more for you.