|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||
| Extra Clean | Clean | Average | Rough | ||
| Base | $20,600 | $19,800 | $17,675 | $15,525 | |
picture:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||
| Extra Clean | Clean | Average | Rough | ||
| Base | $20,600 | $19,800 | $17,675 | $15,525 | |
picture:
Tags

Georgia recorded 367,523 crashes in 2024. Fulton County alone had 51,572. The vast majority of non-fault drivers never file the diminished value claim they are entitled to. The awareness gap costs Georgia drivers hundreds of millions of dollars every year.

Insurance companies base your claim on wholesale auction data. You have to replace your vehicle at retail prices. That gap is widening in 2026, and Georgia accident victims are absorbing the difference. Here is what you need to know.

Car depreciation in Georgia is split by segment in 2026. Trucks hold value while EVs and sedans decline. Here is how those trends, federal tariffs, and off-lease inventory affect your diminished value claim and why filing now produces a stronger recovery.