FixBrake Master Cylinder Replacement Cost
What owners actually paid
The shaded middle is where half of all these repairs landed: $228 – $518. The price on any one car depends on the vehicle — the table below shows the range for each.
What this repair is
The master cylinder converts your pedal push into hydraulic pressure for all four brakes. Its classic failure is internal: the pedal sinks slowly to the floor at a stoplight with no leak in sight. Replacement includes bench-bleeding the new unit and flushing the system — old fluid is often what killed the original.
Brake Master Cylinder Replacement cost by vehicle
The most-repaired vehicles first. Each range is the middle half of real invoices for that vehicle; vehicles with their own page carry the full breakdown, real repair reports and a printable Fair Price Report.
| Vehicle | Typical cost | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Ford F-150 | $212 – $497 | $339 |
| Honda Accord | $209 – $384 | $283 |
| Ford F-250 | $198 – $524 | $311 |
| Ford Taurus | $212 – $392 | $287 |
| Chevrolet C/K 1500 | $196 – $438 | $329 |
| Ford Ranger | $204 – $451 | $306 |
| Jeep Wrangler | $227 – $500 | $340 |
| Ford F-350 | $247 – $510 | $390 |
| Toyota Tacoma | $236 – $497 | $355 |
| Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | $265 – $589 | $427 |
| Ford Escape | $250 – $519 | $378 |
| Ford Edge | $426 – $728 | $589 |
| Honda Civic | $245 – $416 | $293 |
| Toyota 4Runner | $307 – $760 | $490 |
| Toyota Camry | $247 – $427 | $318 |
| Chevrolet S-10 | $218 – $451 | $311 |
| Buick Lesabre | $206 – $389 | $262 |
| Ford Explorer | $258 – $436 | $316 |
| GMC C/K 1500 | $160 – $372 | $282 |
| Toyota Pickup | $131 – $334 | $224 |
| Dodge Ram 2500 | $305 – $540 | $447 |
| Dodge Grand Caravan | $242 – $529 | $303 |
| Dodge Ram 1500 | $224 – $494 | $339 |
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | $312 – $436 | $367 |
| Ford Mustang | $324 – $601 | $460 |
| Chrysler Town & Country | $291 – $478 | $362 |
| Ford Focus | $279 – $472 | $358 |
| Ford E-350 | $296 – $695 | $400 |
| Mercury Sable | $224 – $332 | $262 |
| Toyota Tundra | $378 – $669 | $516 |
| Dodge Dakota | $179 – $351 | $249 |
| Honda CR-V | $320 – $679 | $503 |
| Chevrolet Corvette | $227 – $562 | $362 |
| Cadillac Deville | $208 – $378 | $266 |
Middle half of real invoices (25th–75th percentile) for that make and model, parts + labor.
What moves the price
- Cylinder alone or with booster — some vehicles sell them as one assembly.
- Full bleed — a master cylinder job needs all four corners bled — it's real time.
- Old fluid — moisture-laden fluid is often what killed the seals; a flush is normal here.
Quotes near the low end usually mean master cylinder alone, partial bleed. Quotes near the high end usually mean unit combined with a booster or ABS unit, full flush, seized lines at the cylinder.
The complaints behind this repair
Owners who end up with this repair most often came in with: Brake Fluid Leak · Brake Pedal Soft or Sinks to the Floor · Soft Brake Pedal or ABS Light On · Car Shakes When Braking. Each of those pages shows how often the complaint actually ends in this fix, and what the alternatives cost.
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