Quick answer

Is my collision repair quote too high?

Upload the quote and QuoteScore scores it 0 to 100 against regional pricing benchmarks, line by line, free and with no signup. Rule of thumb: 65 or higher is within the normal range, 50 to 64 is worth one competing bid before you sign, and under 50 has specific overpriced lines to negotiate by name.

Before you sign a collision repair quote

A collision repair quote usually lists a parts list marked OEM, aftermarket or used, body labor and paint labor in hours, paint and materials billed by the hour, and sometimes frame or alignment time. QuoteScore reads the quote you already have, as a photo, a PDF or pasted text, splits it into those lines and compares each one against the regional benchmark range for that item, then returns a 0 to 100 fairness score that names the lines priced above market.

This lane holds fewer than 50 scored quotes, so no lane average is published here; the score itself comes from the same regional benchmark ranges every other category uses.

The lines that most often push a collision repair quote above market are paint and materials billed above the hours that justify them, overlapping labor on adjacent panels, blend time on panels that were not damaged, and OEM parts priced where aftermarket parts were fitted. Before you sign, ask for which parts are OEM, aftermarket or used, the labor hours per operation, and the paint and materials rate.

The check is free, needs no signup, and the file is deleted the moment the analysis completes. A score under 65 comes with the specific lines to negotiate and the benchmark range each one was measured against, so you can disagree with it.

Common questions about collision repair quotes

What does a collision repair quote usually include?

A parts list marked OEM, aftermarket or used, body labor and paint labor in hours, paint and materials billed by the hour, and sometimes frame or alignment time. A fair quote itemizes each of those with a quantity and a price; a single lump sum is the first thing QuoteScore flags.

How many collision repair quotes has QuoteScore scored?

Fewer than 50 so far, so this page publishes no lane average. The score uses the same regional benchmark ranges as every other category.

What makes a collision repair quote score low?

Most often paint and materials billed above the hours that justify them, overlapping labor on adjacent panels, blend time on panels that were not damaged, and OEM parts priced where aftermarket parts were fitted. Ask for which parts are OEM, aftermarket or used, the labor hours per operation, and the paint and materials rate before you sign.