---
title: "Car Depreciation Calculator"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/tools/car-depreciation-calculator"
tags: ["auto"]
---

# Car Depreciation Calculator

`POST /api/v1/tools/car-depreciation-calculator`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://calcfleet.com`
- URL: `https://calcfleet.com/api/v1/tools/car-depreciation-calculator`
- Auth: none declared

Estimate what your car will be worth in the years ahead. Enter price and depreciation rates to see a year-by-year value curve, total loss, and percent lost.

## Request body

- object
  - `price` number, required
  - `firstYearRate` number, required
  - `annualRate` number, required
  - `horizonYears` integer, required

## Response `200`

Successful calculation result.

- object
  - `result` object, required: Structured calculation output (fields vary per calculator).

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid input — the issues array contains Zod validation errors.
- `403`: Forbidden — an Authorization: Bearer cf_… key was supplied but is invalid.
- `404`: Unknown tool slug.

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/calcfleet/apis/calcfleet-financial-calculators-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/calcfleet/apis/calcfleet-financial-calculators-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/calcfleet/apis/calcfleet-financial-calculators-api/revisions/cd9abd595bbe?raw)