Detailing Cost Calculator — Itemized, by Vehicle & Condition
Who this is for: For owners building an exact expectation before booking — and detailers double-checking their own quotes for consistency.
Vehicle, condition, service and add-ons in — get the itemized cost with mobile fee.
Quick answer: Detailing cost = base × vehicle class × condition + add-ons + mobile fee. A neglected SUV full detail with pet hair and mobile service: $145 exterior + $194 interior + $81 pet hair + $35 fee ≈ $455. Enter your specifics below for the itemized number.
| Multipliers | SUV ×1.25 · truck ×1.3 · van ×1.4 · exotic ×1.8 |
|---|---|
| Condition | Clean ×0.9 · normal ×1.0 · dirty ×1.3 · neglected ×1.8 |
| Mobile fee | +$25–50 |
| Example | Neglected SUV full + pet + mobile ≈ $455 |
| Baseline | Clean sedan full detail ≈ $160 |
| Status | 2026 US averages compiled from detailing industry ranges: basic wash/wax $50–125, interior $50–150, full detail $125–200 sedan / $150–275 SUV, paint correction $150–500, ceramic $500–2,500. Vehicle class and condition multipliers applied. Estimates — real quotes vary by market. |
How does the detailing cost calculator work?
Every service has a sedan-normal baseline; your vehicle class and condition multiply it (SUV ×1.25, neglected ×1.8), mobile service adds a fee, and add-ons stack as separate lines. Example: full detail on a neglected SUV with pet hair and mobile service = exterior $145 + interior $194 + pet hair $81 + mobile $35 ≈ $455 — versus $160 for a clean sedan in-shop. The itemized output is what an honest quote looks like.
Common uses
- Pricing a specific job (your car, its condition, your add-ons)
- Comparing mobile vs in-shop total with the fee visible
- Seeing which add-ons blow the budget
- Detailers: sanity-checking quotes across different vehicles