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Car Payment Calculator

Enter your loan amount, interest rate, and term — get the exact monthly payment and full payoff schedule instantly.

Loan Inputs

Purchase price minus down payment
New car: 3–7% / Used: 5–12%
48, 60, and 72 months are most common
Extra Payment (Optional)
Added on top of regular payment
Monthly Payment
$363.83
60 payments  •  5 yrs  •  3.5% APR
This loan costs you 9.2% of the purchase price in interest — $1,830 over 5 years.
Total Paid
$21,830
Total Interest
$1,830

Negotiate the price, not the payment

Dealers prefer to negotiate in monthly payments — it obscures the total cost. Know your number independently before you walk in. A $50/month difference on a 60-month loan is $3,000 in total cost.

Term Comparison

Same $20,000 loan at 3.5% APR — current selection highlighted.
TermMonthly PaymentTotal InterestInterest % of Loan
24 mo (2 yrs) $864.05 $737 3.7%
36 mo (3 yrs) $586.04 $1,097 5.5%
48 mo (4 yrs) $447.12 $1,462 7.3%
60 mo (5 yrs) current $363.83 $1,830 9.2%
72 mo (6 yrs) $308.37 $2,202 11.0%
84 mo (7 yrs) $268.80 $2,579 12.9%

Down Payment Sensitivity

Effect of borrowing less by putting more down.
Extra DownLoan AmountMonthly PaymentMonthly SavingsInterest Saved
Baseline current $20,000 $363.83
+$1,000 (5% more) $19,000 $345.64 -$18.19/mo $92
+$2,000 (10% more) $18,000 $327.45 -$36.38/mo $183
+$3,000 (15% more) $17,000 $309.26 -$54.58/mo $275
+$4,000 (20% more) $16,000 $291.07 -$72.77/mo $366

Amortization Schedule

60 payments  •  Final payoff Jun 2031
Mo.BalancePaymentInterestPrincipal
1$20,000$363.83$58.33$305.50
2$19,694$363.83$57.44$306.39
3$19,388$363.83$56.55$307.29
4$19,081$363.83$55.65$308.18
5$18,773$363.83$54.75$309.08
6$18,464$363.83$53.85$309.98
7$18,154$363.83$52.95$310.89
8$17,843$363.83$52.04$311.79
9$17,531$363.83$51.13$312.70
10$17,218$363.83$50.22$313.62
11$16,905$363.83$49.31$314.53
12$16,590$363.83$48.39$315.45
13$16,275$363.83$47.47$316.37
14$15,958$363.83$46.54$317.29
15$15,641$363.83$45.62$318.22
16$15,323$363.83$44.69$319.14
17$15,004$363.83$43.76$320.07
18$14,684$363.83$42.83$321.01
19$14,362$363.83$41.89$321.94
20$14,041$363.83$40.95$322.88
21$13,718$363.83$40.01$323.83
22$13,394$363.83$39.07$324.77
23$13,069$363.83$38.12$325.72
24$12,743$363.83$37.17$326.67
25$12,417$363.83$36.22$327.62
26$12,089$363.83$35.26$328.58
27$11,760$363.83$34.30$329.53
28$11,431$363.83$33.34$330.49
29$11,100$363.83$32.38$331.46
30$10,769$363.83$31.41$332.43
31$10,437$363.83$30.44$333.39
32$10,103$363.83$29.47$334.37
33$9,769$363.83$28.49$335.34
34$9,433$363.83$27.51$336.32
35$9,097$363.83$26.53$337.30
36$8,760$363.83$25.55$338.29
37$8,422$363.83$24.56$339.27
38$8,082$363.83$23.57$340.26
39$7,742$363.83$22.58$341.25
40$7,401$363.83$21.59$342.25
41$7,059$363.83$20.59$343.25
42$6,715$363.83$19.59$344.25
43$6,371$363.83$18.58$345.25
44$6,026$363.83$17.58$346.26
45$5,680$363.83$16.57$347.27
46$5,332$363.83$15.55$348.28
47$4,984$363.83$14.54$349.30
48$4,635$363.83$13.52$350.32
49$4,284$363.83$12.50$351.34
50$3,933$363.83$11.47$352.36
51$3,581$363.83$10.44$353.39
52$3,227$363.83$9.41$354.42
53$2,873$363.83$8.38$355.46
54$2,517$363.83$7.34$356.49
55$2,161$363.83$6.30$357.53
56$1,803$363.83$5.26$358.58
57$1,445$363.83$4.21$359.62
58$1,085$363.83$3.17$360.67
59$724$363.83$2.11$361.72
60$363$363.83$1.06$362.78

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