Turo Earnings Calculator: What Would Your Car Really Earn on Turo?

Wondering how much you can make on Turo? This free Turo earnings calculator works out your real monthly profit from renting your car on Turo. Turo's headline numbers are gross trip prices. This calculator subtracts the things hosts actually pay — Turo's cut, the car payment, insurance, cleaning, maintenance, and depreciation — so you see the monthly profit you'd actually keep.

Hosts keep 60–90% of the trip price The plan you pick changes everything Break-even days, figured for you
A dark Honda Accord sedan in profile, parked on a brick street in front of a mural wall — the kind of affordable, reliable sedan that rents steadily on Turo.
A paid-off or cheap-to-own sedan is the classic first Turo car: low daily rate, but low costs to match.

Start from an example

Your listing

What you charge, and how often the car is actually out.

What the guest pays per day, before Turo's cut.

$

Utilization: 60% of the month. New hosts often land at 10–20 days.

days
days
Sets how many trips — and cleanings — you do a month.
$
Charged to the guest; you keep it. $0 if you don't deliver.
$
Prepaid fuel, unlimited miles, child seats, and the like.

The percentage is your share of the trip price. Higher share = higher deductible out of your pocket if a guest damages the car.

The car itself

What the car cost you, and the cash you actually put in.

$
$
Down payment, tax, title, prep — your money at risk. Used for return on cash.
Monthly costs

These are due whether the car rents or sits.

$ /mo
$0 if you own it outright.
$ /mo
Your personal policy still has to be paid while the car is listed.
$ /mo
Storage, GPS tracker, tolls admin, supplies.
Costs that scale with renting

The more the car is out, the more these add up — this is where thin margins disappear.

$ /day
Oil, brakes, tires, wear items — per rented day.
$
Wash, vacuum, supplies — or your time valued in dollars.
mi
Turo's standard daily allowance is 200 miles; typical trips use less.
$ /mi
Value the car loses per mile. ~$0.08–0.15 for an older sedan, more for newer cars.

Profit vs. days rented

Monthly net profit at every level of use, holding your price and costs steady. The amber marker is where the line crosses zero — your break-even point.

Where the month's costs go

Every dollar of monthly cost, split by what it pays for — fixed costs you owe even if the car sits, and costs that grow with each trip.

    Total monthly costs $0

    How Turo actually pays you

    You set the daily price, but you never see all of it. Turo takes its cut off the top based on the protection plan you choose — that's the single biggest lever in this calculator. Plans with more coverage pay you less per trip but leave you owing less if a guest wrecks the car.

    PlanYou keepYour deductible
    60 Plan60%$750
    75 Plan75%$1,250
    80 Plan80%$1,625
    85 Plan85%$2,000
    90 Plan90%$2,500

    Delivery fees and extras you charge are paid to you on top of the trip price. Guests pay Turo's service and protection fees separately — those never reach you, and they make the guest's total higher than your daily rate suggests, which is worth remembering when you price against other listings.

    Four things that decide whether a Turo car makes money

    • 1
      Buy cheap, not fancyA $9,000 sedan renting 18 days a month can out-earn a $30,000 SUV renting 10 — the payment and depreciation on the expensive car eat the higher rate. Run both through the calculator before you buy anything.
    • 2
      Utilization beats rateFive extra rented days usually matter more than $5 more per day. Fast replies, good photos, airport or popular-area parking, and instant book are what move the days number.
    • 3
      Count depreciation honestlyGuests put real miles on the car. Every 1,000 miles is value gone at resale, even though no bill arrives. Skipping it is how hosts think they're profiting while their car quietly loses value.
    • 4
      Keep a damage cushionOne claim on the 90 Plan means $2,500 out of pocket before Turo's coverage starts. Don't spend the first months of profit — hold them against the deductible until the cushion exists.

    Frequently asked questions

    How much can I make on Turo?

    It depends on your daily rate, how many days a month the car is rented, which Turo protection plan you pick, and your costs. In the default example — a Budget sedan at $54 a day, rented 18 days a month on the 75 Plan — the net profit is $132 a month ($1,584 a year), or $7 net per rented day.

    What is the Turo 75 Plan?

    Turo's protection plans decide how much of the trip price you keep and what your deductible is. On the 75 Plan you keep 75% of the trip price with a $1,250 deductible. Plans range from 60% to 90% kept, with deductibles from $750 to $2,500.

    How many days do I need to rent my car to break even on Turo?

    The break-even point is the number of rented days per month needed to cover all monthly costs. In the default example the break-even is 13 days a month (12.1 exactly).

    Does Turo have age or mileage limits?

    The page notes Turo's eligibility rules: a car generally must be under 12 years old and under 130,000 miles when it is listed.