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Get TMV® Price for a Used Car

Price: True Market Value

v2 v1

Overview

Description

Make sure to see the Special Requirements for displaying the Edmunds True Market Value®.

Get the TMV® price for a vehicle given its:

Style ID
Condition
Mileage
Zip code.

These fields are required. You can also pass an optionid and/or colorid to get a more accurate value.

Car Conditions

Outstanding

Exceptional mechanical, exterior and interior condition; requires no reconditioning.

Vehicle is in exceptional mechanical, exterior and interior condition with no visible wear; it requires no reconditioning. Paint will have a glossy appearance. Vehicle has no mechanical and/or cosmetic problems and has a clean engine compartment. Exterior and interior are free of any damage. Tires are in nearly new condition. Vehicle has a clean title and has the ability to pass an emissions inspection.

Clean

Some normal wear but no major mechanical or cosmetic problems; may require limited reconditioning.

Vehicle shows some normal wear but has no major mechanical and/or cosmetic problems. Paint still has a glossy finish and may have slight scratches or dings. Some reconditioning may be needed. Interior will have minimal fading and wear. Tires have substantial tread remaining. Vehicle has a clean title and has the ability to pass an emissions inspection.

Average

May have a few mechanical and/or cosmetic problems and may require a considerable amount of reconditioning

Vehicle may have a few mechanical and/or cosmetic problems and may require a considerable amount of reconditioning. Exterior paint has some dullness. Vehicle may have a considerable amount of scratches or dings. Interior material is slightly worn and faded. Tires have some useable tread remaining. Vehicle has a clean title and has the ability to pass an emissions inspection.

Rough

Several mechanical and/or cosmetic problems requiring significant repairs.

Vehicle has several mechanical and/or cosmetic problems. Exterior and interior need significant repairs. Tires may need to be replaced. Vehicle may need minor repairs to pass an emissions inspection, but has a clean title.

Damaged

Sorry, Edmunds.com does not provide estimates for damaged vehicles. To derive a value for a “Damaged” vehicle, simply take the the “Average” condition and subtract the cost of restoring the vehicle to “Average” condition.

URL

https://api.edmunds.com/v1/api/tmv/tmvservice/calculateusedtmv?styleid={style ID}&condition={condition}&mileage={mileage}&zip={zip code}&fmt=json&api_key={api key}

Code Example

You need the Javascript SDK to run this example.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
	<meta charset=utf-8>
	<title>Edmunds API Example</title>
</head>
<body>
	<div id="results-body"></div>
	<script>
	  	window.sdkAsyncInit = function() {
	    	// Instantiate the SDK
			var res = new EDMUNDSAPI('YOUR API KEY');
			// Optional parameters
			var options = {
				"styleid": "101353967",
				"condition": "Clean",
				"mileage": "25000",
				"zip": 90019
			};
			// Callback function to be called when the API response is returned
			function success(res) {
				var body = document.getElementById('results-body');
				body.innerHTML = "The used TMV® price is: " + res.tmv.nationalBasePrice.usedTmvRetail;
			}
			// Oops, Houston we have a problem!
			function fail(data) {
				console.log(data);
			}
			// Fire the API call
			res.api('/v1/api/tmv/tmvservice/calculateusedtmv', options, success, fail);
		    // Additional initialization code such as adding Event Listeners goes here
	  };
	  // Load the SDK asynchronously
	  (function(d, s, id){
	     	var js, sdkjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];
	     	if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}
	     	js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;
	     	js.src = "path/to/sdk/file";
	     	sdkjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, sdkjs);
	   }(document, 'script', 'edmunds-jssdk'));
	</script>
</body>
</html>

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