Car Repair Cost Estimator MCP Server

MCP serverAI & models

This gives your AI car repair cost estimates, so you can find out what a fix should cost before you commit to it. Estimates are based on make, model, and repair type, backed by 31 cost guides, and a VIN decode identifies the exact vehicle. It is free to use.

Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.

After adding it, give your AI the car's make, model, and the repair you are considering, or share a VIN and ask it to identify the vehicle first, then request a cost estimate.

Then ask your AI: use Car Repair Cost Estimator MCP Server to get repair cost estimate

What your AI can do with it

  • Estimate repair costs by make, model, and repair type
  • Decode a VIN to identify a vehicle
  • Look up any of 31 cost guides for common repairs
  • Tell you what a repair should cost before you visit a shop

From the project's README

As published by maximmaximovwork2018-gif/carrepaircostestimator-mcp in README.md.

Free remote MCP server that estimates car repair costs — parts and labor price ranges by make, model and repair type (US market, 2026). No accounts, no API keys, no auth.

What you can do with it

  • Get a car repair cost estimate (parts + labor, low–high range in USD) for 17 common repair jobs across 10 makes and 30+ models
  • Look up average car repair costs by job type — bumper, windshield, transmission, head gasket, paint job, hail damage and more
  • Browse 31 detailed repair cost guides with price breakdown tables, cost factors and FAQs
  • Decode a VIN to year/make/model/trim
  • Estimate a vehicle's market value by year, make, model and trim

Connect

Claude Desktop / Claude Code

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "car-repair-cost-estimator": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://carrepaircostestimator.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Settings → MCP → add a server with URL https://carrepaircostestimator.com/mcp (transport: HTTP).

VS Code

{
  "servers": {
    "car-repair-cost-estimator": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://carrepaircostestimator.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools

ToolWhat it does
get_repair_cost_estimateRepair cost estimate (parts, labor, total — low/high USD) by make and repair type
list_repair_typesAll supported repair jobs, optionally filtered by make (EV-aware)
list_makes_modelsSupported makes and models
get_repair_cost_guideFull cost guide for one repair type: price ranges, breakdown table, factors, FAQs
list_repair_guidesAll 31 repair cost guides with price ranges, filterable by category
decode_vinDecode a VIN to year / make / model / trim
estimate_vehicle_valueEstimated vehicle market value by year, make, model, trim

All tools are read-only. Prices are US national averages for reference only — actual quotes vary by shop, region and vehicle condition.

Related links

License

MIT

Tools it offers (7)

What this server listed when ahel dialed its public endpoint in Sep 2026, with no key and no account of yours. The names are the server’s own.

  • get_repair_cost_estimate
  • list_repair_types
  • list_makes_models
  • get_repair_cost_guide
  • list_repair_guides
  • decode_vin
  • estimate_vehicle_value

Signals

Last commit
Sep 2026
Advanced
Delivery
cost-estimator MCP server → your ahel gateway (mcp.ahel.ai) → every connected AI client.
Catalog kind
mcp-server
Gateway key
com-carrepaircostestimator-cost-estimator
Source
github.com/maximmaximovwork2018-gif/carrepaircostestimator-mcp
Hosted endpoint
https://carrepaircostestimator.com/mcp