What happens if your car gets totaled and you still owe money?

What happens if your car gets totaled and you still owe money?

If your car is totaled and you still owe money on the loan, the insurance company will pay your lender for the car's value, and you will be responsible for any remaining balance if the check is less than the loan amount.Jan 6, 2021

Do I still have to pay my car note if my car is totaled?

The very short answer to this question is: you are still legally obligated to make your monthly loan payments to the bank or financial lender until the loan is paid off. The fact that your car was a total loss does not change your loan repayment terms. Your legal obligation to repay the loan continues.

Can a totaled car be repossessed?

The bank repossess the vehicle and then auctions it off and applies that (minus any fees to repossess and auction, which are expensive) to the loan. It is HIGHLY unlikely that whatever they receive at auction will be enough to pay off the loan. You will still owe the balance of the loan to the bank.