About AutoCostIndex
Independent · Data-first · Est. 2026
AutoCostIndex exists to answer one question with actual numbers: what does this car cost to keep running? Not a single blended figure — a cost-by-age curve, common service pricing, and a calculator that adapts to how you drive.
Who runs this
AutoCostIndex is researched and maintained by the AutoCostIndex Research desk — an independent, owner-operated project with no staff writers, no sponsored content, and one job: keeping the cost model honest. Questions, corrections, or invoice data that contradicts a figure: hello@autocostindex.com.
Independence
No manufacturer, dealer group, or insurer owns any part of this site. Figures come from our own model — described in full on the methodology page — and are never copied from other cost websites. When affiliate links appear in the future, they will be labeled and will never alter the numbers.