Calculate a car’s out-the-door price from the vehicle price and your sales tax rate, plus registration, title, doc fees, dealer fees and add-ons.

Fees, add-ons and financing

Total interest and credit charges over the loan, excluding amounts already entered.

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Out-the-Door Price Formula

The following formula is used to calculate the Out-the-Door Price.

OTD = CV + F + T
  • Where OTD is the Out-the-Door Price ($)
  • CV is the vehicle price plus selected add-ons ($) 
  • F includes registration, title, documentation and other dealer fees ($) 
  • T is the taxes ($) 

To calculate an out-the-door price, add the vehicle price, selected add-ons, fees and taxes once each. Enter your sales tax rate, or the dollar tax amount from the quote; blank additional charges mean zero. Financing costs are excluded from OTD and shown separately when entered.

How to Calculate Out-the-Door Price?

The following example problems outline how to calculate Out-the-Door Price.

Example Problem #1

  1. First, determine the total car value ($).
    1. The total car value ($) is given as 10,000.
  2. Next, determine the dealership fees ($).
    1. The dealership fees ($) are calculated as 3,000.
  3. Next, determine the taxes ($).
    1. The taxes ($) are found to be 3,000.
  4. Finally, calculate the Out-the-Door Price using the formula above: 

OTD = CV +  F + T

Inserting the values from above yields: 

OTD = 10,000 +  3,000 + 3,000 = 16,000.00 ($)

Example Problem #2

The variables needed for this problem are provided below:

total car value ($) = 15,000

dealership fees ($) = 5,000

taxes ($) = 3,000

This example problem is a test of your knowledge on the subject. Use the calculator above to check your answer. 

OTD = CV +  F + T = 23,000.00 ($)