DIMINISHED VALUE
A repaired vehicle can still carry a market-value impact.
Independent analysis of the potential difference between a vehicle’s pre-collision market value and its market value after collision history and repairs.
Request a Diminished Value Analysis- Pre-loss vehicle value
- Damage severity
- Repair history
- Market comparables
- Accident-history impact
WHAT DIMINISHED VALUE MEANS
Repair quality and market value are different questions.
Even when repairs are completed properly, a documented collision history may affect how buyers, dealers, or the market view the vehicle. A diminished-value analysis evaluates that potential market impact.
Our analysis can consider
- Vehicle value immediately before the collision
- Nature and severity of the documented damage
- Parts replaced and repair scope
- Structural, body, and refinishing considerations
- Comparable-market information
- How accident history may affect marketability
Diminished value is fact-specific. AfterImpact provides an independent valuation opinion based on the records and market information available; no recovery amount is guaranteed.
WHAT TO SEND
Build the analysis around the actual vehicle and repair history.
Repair documents
Final repair estimate, supplements, invoices, and any relevant body-shop documentation.
Vehicle information
VIN, mileage, trim, options, pre-loss condition information, and current photographs.
Collision records
Damage photographs and any documentation that helps show the nature and extent of the loss.
DIMINISHED VALUE