Car Payment Calculator

Calculate the monthly loan payment on a vehicle with this Car Payment Calculator.

Principal Loan Amount:
Yearly Interest Rate: % Total Months of the Loan:
A 5 year loan has 60 months, a 7 year loan has 72 months.

How do you calculate a car payment?

To calculate the monthly payment on an auto loan use this
car payment formula:

Car Payment Formula

c = Monthly Payment

r = Monthly Interest Rate (in Decimal Form) =
(Yearly Interest Rate/100) / 12

P = Principal Amount on the Loan

N = Total # of Months for the loan ( Years on the loan x 12)

Calculate Car Payment

Example: Monthly payment for 5 year auto loan, with a principal
of $25,000, and a yearly interest rate of 6.5%:

r = (6.5 / 100) / 12 = .005416667

P = 25,000

N = (5 x 12) = 60

The Monthly Payment is $489.15