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Car Accident Settlement Calculator

Estimate an auto-injury settlement range from your medical bills, lost wages, and fault share, honestly, with the method shown.

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Settlement estimator Car accident · 2026
Estimated value Estimate only
$57,500
likely settlement · insurers often open lower
$47,000$68,000
Economic damages
$19,000
Pain & suffering
$28,000 – $49,000
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Injury severity

Treatment needed, mostly recovers, multiplier ×2–3.5.

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If you were partly responsible, your range drops by this share (comparative fault).

How this range is built
Medical bills$14,000
Lost wages$5,000
Economic damages (specials)$19,000
Pain & suffering (× multiplier)$28,000 – $49,000
Estimated range$47,000 – $68,000
What drives the number

What drives a car accident settlement

Car-accident claims are high-value for a reason. Car-accident claims carry real money, which is why an honest range plus a free attorney review beats any single number a tool spits out. See how we calculate it.
Honest by design

The multiplier method, shown in full.

No proprietary score, no hidden inputs. It is the same approach insurers and attorneys use to value general-damages claims, so you can check our math.

Read the full methodology
01
Add your economic damages

Medical bills (to date and expected) plus lost wages, your documented "specials."

02
Apply a severity multiplier

Pain & suffering = medical bills × 1.5–5, depending on how serious and lasting the injury is.

03
Combine into a gross range

Economic damages + pain & suffering gives a low-to-high settlement range.

04
Reduce for your share of fault

If you were partly responsible, the range drops by that percentage (comparative negligence).

Common questions

How much is my car accident claim worth?

It depends on your medical bills, lost wages, how severe and lasting the injury is, who was at fault, and the at-fault driver's insurance limits. We turn the first factors into a range with the multiplier method; the fault field reduces it for comparative negligence. Policy limits can cap the real-world payout regardless of the estimate.

How does fault affect my settlement?

Most states use comparative negligence: if you were partly at fault, your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault. A few states bar recovery entirely if you are 50–51% or more at fault. Move the fault slider to see the effect.

What if the other driver had low insurance?

A settlement can be limited by the at-fault driver's policy limits. If your damages exceed those limits, your own underinsured-motorist coverage may apply. That is exactly the kind of issue an attorney reviews for free.

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