Yahoo Finance 26 Most Expensive States for Car Repairs
Residents of some states — think California and Hawaii, for starters — are accustomed to high housing prices. In some states, health care or groceries costs more than in others. The disparity in pricing applies to car repairs, too.
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Yes, your state of residence impacts what a mechanic will charge you to fix your cars. In the states with the highest prices, plan to pay more than $400 per repair, based on the total average combined cost of parts and labor.
Using data from CarMD’s 2022 State Repair Cost Rankings, GOBankingRates tabulated the average car repair, ranking from lowest to highest. These are the 25 states — plus Washington, D.C. with the most expensive car repair costs.
Did your state make the list? Read on to see the 25 most expensive states for car repairs.
26. Louisiana
Average Labor Cost: $149.34
Average Parts Cost: $239.32
Total Average Repair Cost: $388.66
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25. Arizona
Average Labor Cost: $138.78
Average Parts Cost: $250.14
Total Average Repair Cost: $388.92
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24. Idaho
Average Labor Cost: $143.84
Average Parts Cost: $245.21
Total Average Repair Cost: $389.05
23. Montana
Average Labor Cost: $147.28
Average Parts Cost: $242.56
Total Average Repair Cost: $389.84
22. Delaware
Average Labor Cost: $142.15
Average Parts Cost: $248.74
Total Average Repair Cost: $390.89
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21. Washington
Average Labor Cost: $142.59
Average Parts Cost: $249.87
Total Average Repair Cost: $392.46
20. New Mexico
Average Labor Cost: $145.82
Average Parts Cost: $246.71
Total Average Repair Cost: $392.53
19. Oregon
Average Labor Cost: $139.62
Average Parts Cost: $254.32
Total Average Repair Cost: $393.94
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18. Mississippi
Average Labor Cost: $151.67
Average Parts Cost: $242.36
Total Average Repair Cost: $394.03
17. South Carolina
Average Labor Cost: $146.75
Average Parts Cost: $249.08
Total Average Repair Cost: $395.83
16. Florida
Average Labor Cost: $142.74
Average Parts Cost: $253.55
Total Average Repair Cost: $396.29
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15. Texas
Average Labor Cost: $145.86
Average Parts Cost: $251.67
Total Average Repair Cost: $397.53
14. Wyoming
Average Labor Cost: $151.18
Average Parts Cost: $246.61
Total Average Repair Cost: $397.79
13. Nevada
Average Labor Cost: $138.58
Average Parts Cost: $259.68
Total Average Repair Cost: $398.26
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12. Maryland
Average Labor Cost: $141.30
Average Parts Cost: $257.77
Total Average Repair Cost: $399.07
11. Tennessee
Average Labor Cost: $146.80
Average Parts Cost: $252.31
Total Average Repair Cost: $399.11
10. Alabama
Average Labor Cost: $149.58
Average Parts Cost: $249.75
Total Average Repair Cost: $399.33
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9. New Jersey
Average Labor Cost: $138.50
Average Parts Cost: $261.11
Total Average Repair Cost: $399.61
8. Virginia
Average Labor Cost: $143.25
Average Parts Cost: $257.92
Total Average Repair Cost: $401.17
7. Utah
Average Labor Cost: $142.93
Average Parts Cost: $258.72
Total Average Repair Cost: $401.65
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6. North Carolina
Average Labor Cost: $144.65
Average Parts Cost: $257.96
Total Average Repair Cost: $402.61
5. Georgia
Average Labor Cost: $145.34
Average Parts Cost: $262.37
Total Average Repair Cost: $407.71
4. Washington, D.C.
Average Labor Cost: $141.00
Average Parts Cost: $270.00
Total Average Repair Cost: $411.00
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3. California
Average Labor Cost: $144.56
Average Parts Cost: $271.10
Total Average Repair Cost: $415.66
2. Colorado
Average Labor Cost: $148.66
Average Parts Cost: $268.48
Total Average Repair Cost: $417.14
1. Connecticut
Average Labor Cost: $136.84
Average Parts Cost: $281.53
Total Average Repair Cost: $418.37
Methodology: To generate these rankings, GOBankingRates surveyed and totaled the cost of buying and owning a car for one year in all 50 states. This total included four key car expenses:(1) Car sales tax, based on rates provided by PolicyGenius; taxes were based on the average car transaction amount of $48,427 in November 2023 as reported by Kelley Blue Book; (2) average annual car insurance premiums, sourced from CarInsurance.com’s 2023 report; (3) average annual gas expenses, based on an average of historical regular gas prices in each state sourced from AAA’s Fuel Gauge Report on December 11, 2023; the expense was calculated based on the assumption of a driver filling up a 14-gallon tank once a week; (4) average annual car maintenance and repair costs, sourced from CarMD’s 2022 State Repair Cost Rankings. These expenses were combined with the cost to finance a new vehicle — based on $48,427 MSRP, 20% down payment of $9,649, an average credit score of 716 as sourced from Experian, an interest rate of 6.88% as souced from Experian loan length of 60 months, which equals to $762 per month or $9,144 per year — to determine the cost to own a car for a year. GOBankingRates also attempted to calculate for title and registration fees, but with such varying degrees between states’ car excise and personal property tax laws, as well as rules for weight of vehicles, age of vehicle, and the cost of the vehicle; GOBankingRates decided to not to include these fees in its final ranking. All data is up to date as of December 11, 2023.
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