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  • Salvage Value Appraisal Service

    Totaled doesn’t always mean goodbye. If you want to keep your vehicle, we can help determine a fair, market-supported salvage value.
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Keeping the Car? Know What the Salvage Is Really Worth.

When your vehicle is declared a total loss, you don’t always have to give it up. In many cases, you may have the option to retain the vehicle and accept a reduced settlement. This is commonly known as owner-retained salvage.


The amount deducted from your settlement is based on the vehicle’s salvage value, or what the damaged vehicle is worth in its current condition. But salvage values can vary significantly depending on the vehicle, extent of damage, usable components, repairability, market demand, and other factors. If that value is overstated, the amount deducted from your settlement may be higher than it should be.


This can be especially important with classic, collectible, rare, specialty, or otherwise unique vehicles. Traditional salvage data may not always reflect the market for a vehicle with desirable components, restoration potential, limited production, or enthusiast demand.


That’s where an independent appraisal can help. Autopraisal’s Salvage Retention Appraisal provides an independent, market-supported opinion of your vehicle’s value in its damaged condition, giving you credible documentation to evaluate and, when appropriate, challenge the salvage value being used by your insurance company.

Salvage Value Appraisal

A thoroughly researched, comprehensive, and defensible appraisal report that is USPAP aligned and completed by valuation experts (humans - not AI). Our Salvage Value appraisal reports are usually completed within 24-48 business hours from the time we receive your completed request.


Once your appraisal is complete, a member of our team will review the report with you, answer your questions, and provide helpful resources to support your claim.


$400 Flat Fee 

(plus sales tax where applicable)

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Service Areas

Autopraisal proudly provides independent vehicle appraisal services throughout Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. Appraisals are completed remotely using vehicle documentation, provided photographs, repair estimates, market research, and comparable sales data, allowing us to efficiently serve clients across all three states without requiring an on-site inspection.


Whether you need a Total Loss Appraisal, Diminished Value Appraisal, or Salvage Value Appraisal, you'll receive the same USPAP-compliant, evidence-based valuation regardless of your location. Our streamlined virtual process makes it easy to obtain a professional appraisal from the comfort of your home while maintaining the thorough research and independent analysis every assignment deserves.