Car dent definition

a small, hollow mark in the surface of something caused by pressure or being hit: She ran into my car and put a dent in it.

The difference between a car ding and a car dent has got to do with the extent and size of the damage. The one where the diameter of the indentation on the car’s body is not more than half an inch is the car ding, and the type with extensive damage is the car dent.

Whether it is a simple car ding or a more extensive round dent, sharp dent or a creased one, all kinds of dents can be repaired depending on the extent of the damage done on the metal work of the car’s exterior. Car dings have no effect on the paintwork or metal finish and are mostly about the superficial damage (less than half an inch in size).