Will this car make you money on Turo?
Run the numbers before you buy. Acquisition cost, realistic rental income, operating expenses — down to ROI and payback period.
Step 1 — Vehicle Details
This is a worked example — a cheap, reliable economy car often nets a better return than an expensive one. Edit any field with your own car's numbers, or just click through to see how the analyzer works.
Step 2 — Find Cars For Sale
Real, filtered searches on the marketplaces hosts actually buy from — pre-filled with your year, make, model, and location. Each opens in a new tab.
Step 3 — Acquisition Costs
Defaults to $0 on purpose. Whether you owe sales tax on a used car bought from a private party (not a dealer) depends entirely on your state — confirm with your DMV before you buy, since rules and rates change.
No sales tax on any vehicle purchase: Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, Oregon.
Private-party sales specifically exempt (dealer sales are still taxed there): Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada — e.g. buying from an individual in Nevada, the DMV collects $0 in sales tax at registration.
Everywhere else: expect state (and sometimes local/county) sales or use tax collected at registration, based on your bill of sale or the DMV's own valuation of the car — even in a private-party deal.
Step 4 — Rental Income
In Austin, Dallas, Detroit, Las Vegas, Maui, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego & Seattle, Turo now pays a variable host share that climbs the further ahead a guest books — up to 100% on More Earnings for bookings 28+ days out. This calculator uses each plan's standard rate; bump your numbers up manually if you're in one of these markets and book mostly in advance.
Step 5 — Monthly Operating Expenses
Step 6 — Profitability Results
Fleet Portfolio
Every car you've analyzed and added, rolled up into one P&L.
No cars in your fleet yet
Run a car through the Analyzer and hit “Add to Fleet.”
Expenses & Payouts
Snap it, sort it, stay tax-ready. Log real expenses and Turo payouts as they happen.
Log an Expense
Record a Payout
Ledger
No entries yet. Log your first expense or payout above.
Tax Center
Business settings, mileage, Turo report imports, and profitability reports — organized for when you (or your accountant) need them.
Tax Center is a Pro feature
Business settings, mileage deductions, Turo report imports, and profitability reports — built for hosts running this as a real business. Upgrade to Pro to unlock it, plus up to 10 cars and unlimited AI Insights.
Business & Tax Settings
1099-K Threshold (2026)
Turo must send a 1099-K if you're paid over $20,000 and have more than 200 transactions in a year. Below that threshold you still owe tax on every dollar — you just won't get a form for it.
Standard Mileage Rate (2026)
72.5¢/mile for business miles Jan 1 – Jun 30, rising to 76¢/mile Jul 1 – Dec 31 (IRS mid-year increase). Log miles below — the correct rate is applied automatically by date.
Quarterly Estimated Taxes
If you'll owe $1,000+ for the year: Apr 15, Jun 15, Sep 15, 2026, and Jan 15, 2027. Confirm exact dates at IRS.gov — they shift for weekends/holidays.
General information, not tax advice — rules and thresholds change every year. Confirm specifics with a tax professional or IRS.gov.
Import a Turo Report
Upload the trip or earnings CSV you can export from your Turo host dashboard (Earnings → Documents) and we'll walk you through matching it to your fleet. No file handy? Log payouts manually on the Expenses tab instead.
Business Mileage Log
No mileage logged yet — add a trip above.
Profitability Reports
My Account
Your plan, usage, and billing.
Free Plan
A/B Test Lab
Stop guessing. Change one thing — price, minimum trip length, delivery — measure it, keep what wins.
New Experiment
No experiments yet
Create one above — the best hosts test relentlessly.
Pro Tips & Strategies
Field-tested playbook for profitable Turo hosting.
AI Insights
Ask the AI coach anything about your Turo business — it sees your fleet numbers.
Saved Insights
Insights you save will appear here.