4.16%
collision policyholders filed a claim in 2024
The Insurance Information Institute reports claim frequency as claims per 100 insured vehicle years.
Insurance Information Institute, 2024 auto insurance facts and statisticsResearch reference
Auto dent, hail & collision repair statistics.
Current U.S. figures on vehicle claims, hail-related weather losses and automotive body repair, collected in one sourceable reference.
Last updated October 7, 2026
What this page covers
Clear numbers, with the source beside them.
Drivers, writers and local businesses use repair statistics to put everyday dents, hail damage and insurance decisions in context. Each figure below links to the original publisher and notes what it does and does not measure. Paintless dent repair is a specialty within body repair, so nationwide sources do not report it as a separate category.
3.95%
comprehensive policyholders filed a claim in 2024
Comprehensive coverage can apply to covered non-collision damage, subject to the terms and deductible in the policy.
Insurance Information Institute, 2024 auto insurance facts and statistics$5,489
average 2024 collision claim severity
This is the average loss payment per collision claim, not a quote for any one repair.
Insurance Information Institute, 2024 auto insurance facts and statistics$2,306
average 2024 comprehensive claim severity
This is the average loss payment per comprehensive claim, not a quote for any one repair.
Insurance Information Institute, 2024 auto insurance facts and statistics80%
of insured drivers carried comprehensive coverage in 2023
Coverage and deductibles vary by driver and policy, so an insurer is the right source for a specific claim decision.
Insurance Information Institute analysis of 2023 NAIC data11
billion-dollar severe weather and hail events hit the U.S. in 2024
NOAA counted these within the 27 weather and climate disasters that each caused at least $1 billion in damage.
NOAA Climate.gov, 2024 U.S. billion-dollar weather and climate disasters155,220
automotive body and related repairers worked in the U.S. in May 2024
This occupation includes body repair work broadly. Paintless dent repair is not reported as a separate federal occupation.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics$152.4B
in U.S. private-passenger collision and comprehensive premiums was written in 2024
The figure is a nationwide insurance premium total, not the cost of repair work.
Insurance Information Institute table archive, 2024How to read the numbers
A claim average is not a repair estimate.
Insurance averages combine many types of damage and many markets. A simple door ding, a hail-damaged hood and a collision repair do not call for the same work. For an individual vehicle, the condition of the paint, the metal, the location of the damage and safe access behind the panel still shape the right repair path.
When a dent has intact factory paint, paintless dent repair may be an option. When the finish is cracked, the metal is sharply creased or the panel cannot be safely accessed, a different repair approach may be needed.
Methodology & sources
Built to be cited, not padded.
Method
This page uses nationally published figures from government agencies and established insurance research organizations. Every figure is dated by the source’s reported data year. We keep the page focused on statistics that connect directly to dent, hail, collision or automotive body repair context.
Figures are reviewed roughly monthly, or earlier when a core source issues a meaningful update. Links are checked during each review.
Cite this page
Granger’s Dent Removal. “Auto Dent, Hail & Collision Repair Statistics (2026).” Updated October 7, 2026. https://grangersdentremoval.org/auto-dent-repair-statistics