16 calculators
Car & Auto Repair
What a repair or a part really costs, and whether the shop's quote is fair.
A repair is a part plus labor plus the shop's rate. You bring the quote; we do the arithmetic. No invented prices.
Half of dead cars are a battery, not an alternator. Confirm which before you pay for the pricier part.
Alternator replacement cost calculator→
The converter is the pricey emissions part thieves cut out. Where an aftermarket unit is legal, it is a fraction of the dealer's OEM price.
Catalytic converter replacement cost calculator→
The clutch kit is moderate. The bill is dropping the transmission to reach it, which is why you do the flywheel at the same time.
Clutch replacement cost calculator→
Synthetic oil is most of the price gap. The rest is the upsells at the counter, not the labor.
Oil change cost calculator→
A radiator is a moderate repair. The engine it protects is not, so a coolant leak is not a bill to postpone.
Radiator replacement cost calculator→
The plugs cost little. Whether the job is cheap or not depends on how buried they are, and whether a coil failed too.
Spark plug replacement cost calculator→
The belt is cheap; the labor to reach it is not. That is why you replace the water pump at the same time, while the engine is already open.
Timing belt replacement cost calculator→
A transmission is one of the priciest repairs a car has. On an old car it often costs more than the car is worth.
Transmission replacement cost calculator→
The pump is cheap. On a timing-belt engine it hides behind the belt, so the labor to reach it is the whole cost, and you do both at once.
Water pump replacement cost calculator→
Pads are cheap. The bill is decided by whether the rotors also need doing, and whether you are quoted one axle or two.
Brake replacement cost calculator→
A strut costs more than a shock because it holds the car up, not just damps it. Either way, replace them in pairs and align after struts.
Shocks and struts replacement cost calculator→
The per-tire price is the sticker. Mounting, balancing, an alignment, and fees add a real amount per tire on top.
Tire replacement cost calculator→
Battery & AC 2
A recharge is cheap and a compressor is not. If a recharge did not last, you have a leak, and refilling it again just pays twice.
Car AC repair cost calculator→
The battery is nearly the whole cost. Install is minutes, and often free where you buy it, unless your car needs the battery registered.
Car battery replacement cost calculator→
Body & Glass 2
The hitch bolts on cheaply. The wiring harness and the labor to route it are what the install actually costs.
Trailer hitch installation cost calculator→
The glass is not why a windshield got expensive. The camera behind it needs recalibrating, and that is now half the bill.
Windshield replacement cost calculator→
Nothing in this chapter rests on that source.