A Lubbock, Texas detailer found that out on video in 2025. A regular customer offered $35 to do the inside of his work van and insisted it would take 10 to 15 minutes, maybe five. The detailer told him to find somebody else. His interior details, he said in the comments, typically start at $150.

Here’s what each tier buys you. These are sedan prices from detailers’ own websites, read 2026-10-08. For how the same packages change with an SUV or truck, see our cost by vehicle size guide.

What each tier includes

Tier Provider (city) Package Sedan price What’s included
Budget Pressure Mobile Wash (Houston) Quik Interior from $85 Vacuum, wipe-down, windows, dressing, vent clean, air blowout
Budget Milliren Mobile Detailing (Chicagoland) Interior Detailing from $150 Vacuum incl. trunk, wipe-down, dash and vents, windows; shampoo is extra
Mid Dennis Auto Details (San Diego) Standard Interior Detail $189 Vacuum and trunk, carpet and mat shampoo, disinfection, windows
Mid Pressure Mobile Wash (Houston) Full Interior Detail from $195 Adds full shampoo, steam, leather clean and condition, headliner treatment
Mid WeDetail (Charlotte) Interior Detail from $199 Vacuum, air blowout, shampoo, leather and vinyl, mats
Mid Halo Mobile Detailing (Nashville) Interior Detail $200 Shampoo carpets and mats, steam cleaning and extraction of seats
Premium Dennis Auto Details (San Diego) Premium Interior Detail $239 Standard plus full steam and conditioning of all surfaces
Premium Dennis Auto Details (San Diego) Luxury Interior Detail $329 Premium plus seat shampoo and extraction, headliner spot treatment

Package names don’t line up between companies. Compare the task list, not the label.

Budget: about $85 to $150

You get the surfaces. A vacuum, a wipe of the dash, console and door panels, clean inside glass, and maybe a dressing on the plastic and a vent clean. For dash damage a wipe won’t fix, see cracked dashboards in hot states.

What you don’t get is anything that goes into the fabric. One Chicagoland detailer lists carpet shampoo, leather conditioning, odor and stain treatment as add-ons to its base interior. So the coffee stain stays. The smell stays. The car looks better for a few days.

A budget job is fine for a car that’s already in decent shape and just needs a refresh. One Nashville detailer warns about prices well below this tier, like $60 interior cleans. “The math doesn’t support quality work at those rates,” it says. It expects a thorough interior to take two to three hours.

Mid-tier: about $189 to $200

This is where the dirt actually comes out. The task that separates it from budget is shampoo: carpets and floor mats scrubbed and extracted, not just vacuumed. Several packages here add steam cleaning, and some extract the seats too.

This tier fits a daily driver that gets used. Kids, food, a gym bag, a winter of slush on the mats. Expect a few hours. One Chicagoland detailer lists two to four hours for an interior detail.

Premium: about $239 to $329

The top tier goes after the cabin a mid job skips. One San Diego detailer’s ladder shows it plainly: $189 standard, $239 adds full steam and conditioning of every surface, and $329 adds seat shampoo and extraction plus headliner spot treatment. That detailer lists two to five hours for its interior-only packages.

Pick this tier for a neglected family hauler, a used car you just bought, or a cabin that smells when you open the door. For a car going back to a lessor, see whether a detail pays off at lease return.

What moves you up a tier

Condition moves the price more than anything else. These are the add-ons detailers publish:

  • Pet hair. $25 to $100 by severity in Nashville; $40 per 30 minutes at one detailer; $75 and up at another.
  • Smoke or odor. One detailer charges $85 for smoke and odor removal; another charges $129 for an ozone treatment.
  • Stains. $55 for spot stain removal at one detailer, or $20 a seat for seat shampoo at another.
  • Biohazards. One detailer adds a $120 fee for hazardous cleanups such as bodily fluids or excessive mold.

That’s why most prices say “from.” Tell the detailer the truth about spills, pets and smoke when you book. Hiding them until the detailer arrives is one of the booking mistakes to avoid.

Before you book

  1. Ask for the task list. Does it say shampoo, steam or extraction, or just “interior clean”?
  2. Ask how long it will take. A full interior in under an hour is a budget job.
  3. If the seats get extracted, ask how long they’ll need to dry. Rushed extraction can leave moisture that causes mildew, one detailer warns.

Our guide to finding a reliable mobile detailer covers the other checks. If you run a detailing business, see how much to charge. Our methodology explains where these numbers come from.

Sources

Prices read from providers’ own pages on 2026-10-08.