{
 "schemaVersion": 1,
 "generatedAt": "2026-10-19",
 "label": "sample data: typical ranges, not quotes",
 "notes": "Hail repair cost ranges for the hail damage calculator (prompt C2) when the driver has no shop estimate. Paintless dent repair (PDR) is priced by how many dents there are, placed within the range by the size of the largest dent. Cracked or chipped paint means conventional body repair, priced with the collision calculator's panel ranges (copied from repair-cost-bands.json; the test keeps them equal). Sources and their status are in README.md next to this file.",
 "perDent": {
  "low": 50,
  "high": 150,
  "fewDents": 5
 },
 "pdr": {
  "few": {
   "label": "A few dents",
   "low": 250,
   "high": 750,
   "basis": "per_dent"
  },
  "dozen": {
   "label": "About a dozen",
   "low": 500,
   "high": 1500,
   "basis": "light hail"
  },
  "dozens": {
   "label": "Dozens",
   "low": 1500,
   "high": 3500,
   "basis": "moderate hail"
  },
  "whole": {
   "label": "The whole car",
   "low": 3500,
   "high": 7000,
   "basis": "severe hail"
  }
 },
 "sizePosition": {
  "dime": 0.2,
  "quarter": 0.5,
  "golf": 0.8,
  "larger": 1.0
 },
 "conventional": {
  "few": {
   "band": "one_panel",
   "low": 1000,
   "high": 2500
  },
  "dozen": {
   "band": "one_panel",
   "low": 1000,
   "high": 2500
  },
  "dozens": {
   "band": "multi_panel",
   "low": 2500,
   "high": 6000
  },
  "whole": {
   "band": "multi_panel",
   "low": 2500,
   "high": 6000
  }
 },
 "sources": {
  "cost": [
   {
    "citation": "State Farm PDR Pricing Matrix for State Farm Paintless Dent Repair Agreement",
    "url": "https://role-based-content-app.digital.statefarm.com/b2b/pdr/docs/ss_paintless-dent-repair-matrix.pdf",
    "date": "04-29-2025 (footer); PDF created 2025-04-30",
    "quote": "Damage exceeding a half-dollar size, separately enter $50 per dent as a dollar amount and include a line remark.",
    "status": "verified"
   },
   {
    "citation": "AAA Mid States, 'Ding Dong the Dent is Dead! Paintless Dent Repair (PDR)'",
    "url": "https://www.midstates.aaa.com/automotive/ding-dong-the-dent-is-dead",
    "date": "no date shown",
    "quote": "Prices start below $100 for a single small dent, but more extensive damage will naturally cost more.",
    "status": "verified"
   },
   {
    "citation": "Carfax, 'Repairing Hail Damage On a Car' (John Ballem)",
    "url": "https://www.carfax.com/maintenance/hail-damage",
    "date": "August 21, 2025",
    "quote": "Depending on the extent of the damage and which parts of your car were hit, repairing hail damage can cost anywhere from $750 to $10,000.",
    "status": "verified"
   },
   {
    "citation": "Liberty Mutual, 'Does car insurance cover hail damage?'",
    "url": "https://www.libertymutual.com/insurance-resources/auto/hail-damage",
    "date": "page metadata modified 2026-09-14",
    "quote": "The average cost to repair moderate hail damage on a car is approximately $2,500",
    "status": "verified"
   },
   {
    "citation": "AAA (The Auto Club Group), 'Hail and Car Damage: What Auto Insurance Covers' (Liz Froment)",
    "url": "https://www.acg.aaa.com/connect/blogs/6c/insurance/hail-and-car-damage-what-auto-insurance-covers",
    "date": "May 15, 2026",
    "quote": "Global Public Adjusters noted in a recent article that industry data shows the average hail damage vehicle claim runs between $4,300 and $5,000.",
    "status": "verified"
   }
  ],
  "suitability": [
   {
    "citation": "AAA Mid States, 'Ding Dong the Dent is Dead!'",
    "url": "https://www.midstates.aaa.com/automotive/ding-dong-the-dent-is-dead",
    "date": "no date shown",
    "quote": "The process is not an option if the paint is damaged, a dent is too large or the body panel has been creased",
    "status": "verified"
   },
   {
    "citation": "AAA, Automotive Technology Update — Car Cleaning and Detailing",
    "url": "https://exchange.aaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ATU_Car_Cleaning_Detailing_External.pdf",
    "date": "© 2016 (uploaded 2017-05)",
    "quote": "PDR is not a viable option if: a dent is too large or located where the backside is inaccessible; the paint is damaged; the panel is creased",
    "status": "verified"
   },
   {
    "citation": "AAA (The Auto Club Group), 'Hail and Car Damage: What Auto Insurance Covers'",
    "url": "https://www.acg.aaa.com/connect/blogs/6c/insurance/hail-and-car-damage-what-auto-insurance-covers",
    "date": "May 15, 2026",
    "quote": "Traditional body shop repair: For when paint is chipped or cracked, or metal is creased.",
    "status": "verified"
   },
   {
    "citation": "Nationwide, 'Hail Damage and Vehicle Dent Repair Claims'",
    "url": "https://www.nationwide.com/personal/insurance/claims/auto/pages/hail-damage",
    "date": "no date shown",
    "quote": "PDR may not be effective on large dents or extensive damage by hail.",
    "status": "verified"
   },
   {
    "citation": "I-CAR Collision Repair News, 'Rivian Position Statement: Paintless Dent Repair'",
    "url": "https://rts.i-car.com/crn-2106.html",
    "date": "Posted 10 January 2025; validated 2026",
    "quote": "PDR techniques can be used on both steel and aluminum substrates, though, each may have limitations.",
    "status": "verified"
   },
   {
    "citation": "State Farm PDR Pricing Matrix",
    "url": "https://role-based-content-app.digital.statefarm.com/b2b/pdr/docs/ss_paintless-dent-repair-matrix.pdf",
    "date": "04-29-2025",
    "quote": "Aluminum panels, add 25% to matrix pricing.",
    "status": "verified"
   },
   {
    "citation": "I-CAR Collision Repair News, 'Rivian Position Statement: Paintless Dent Repair'",
    "url": "https://rts.i-car.com/crn-2106.html",
    "date": "Posted 10 January 2025",
    "quote": "If micro-cracking is present, the panel must be sanded down to the substrate and refinished.",
    "status": "verified"
   }
  ]
 },
 "support": {
  "perDent": {
   "support": "above_sources",
   "note": "No insurer, AAA or Consumer Reports source gives $50 to $150 per dent. AAA Mid States says a single small dent starts below $100. State Farm's network PDR matrix prices whole panels (about $80 to $1,550), which works out lower per dent on hail jobs, plus extras such as 25% for aluminum. The range is the site owner's sample figure."
  },
  "few": {
   "support": "owner_estimate",
   "note": "Five dents at the per-dent range; no source states a total for a few dents."
  },
  "dozen": {
   "support": "owner_estimate",
   "note": "No source gives a light-hail range."
  },
  "dozens": {
   "support": "consistent",
   "note": "Liberty Mutual puts the average moderate hail repair at about $2,500, inside $1,500 to $3,500."
  },
  "whole": {
   "support": "partly",
   "note": "Carfax gives $750 to $10,000 for hail repair overall, so the worst cases run past $7,000."
  }
 }
}