How it works
How Auction Repair Estimate works
We help you convert an auction listing into a defensible repair estimate, then hand off to a full report when you are ready to commit to a specific car.
Four steps to a smarter bid
Pick the car
Start with a Copart or IAA listing and its VIN.
Inventory the damage
Translate photos and labels into a concrete list of repairs.
Price the four buckets
Add parts, paint, labor, and calibration, plus contingency.
Pull the full report
Run the VIN on AutoEstimatePro to confirm your numbers before bidding.
Run a body shop or buy cars for resale?
AutoRepairEstimate.ai lets collision shops and dealers add an instant preliminary estimate tool to their own website, so customers get a ballpark repair figure before they ever pick up the phone. It is built by the same team behind AutoEstimatePro.
Common questions
- Is your estimate the same as a shop quote?
- No. We help you build a disciplined pre-bid estimate. A shop quote comes after a teardown and is usually more precise, but far slower than you need at auction.
- Do you include calibration costs?
- Yes, and you should too. Modern collisions almost always require ADAS calibration, which buyers frequently forget to budget for.
Ready to dig into the details before you bid?
Auction Repair Estimate is the research step. AutoEstimatePro is where you pull the full report, decode the VIN, and see estimated damage and repair costs in one place.