FixDistributor Replacement Cost
What owners actually paid
The shaded middle is where half of all these repairs landed: $255 – $542. The price on any one car depends on the vehicle — the table below shows the range for each.
What this repair is
On older engines the distributor routes spark to each cylinder in firing order. Worn caps and rotors cause misfires and hard starts, especially in damp weather; a failing shaft sensor kills the engine outright. Repairs range from a cheap cap-and-rotor refresh to a complete unit with ignition timing set afterward.
Distributor 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Honda Accord | $343 – $549 | $445 |
| Honda Civic | $358 – $561 | $446 |
| Chevrolet C/K 1500 | $245 – $457 | $346 |
| Toyota Camry | $315 – $542 | $441 |
| Ford F-150 | $217 – $412 | $299 |
| Nissan Frontier | $470 – $672 | $561 |
| Nissan Altima | $320 – $563 | $449 |
| Nissan Xterra | $454 – $659 | $556 |
| Chevrolet S-10 | $225 – $427 | $308 |
| Honda CR-V | $440 – $648 | $552 |
| Chevrolet Blazer | $182 – $476 | $301 |
| GMC C/K 1500 | $253 – $479 | $362 |
| Chevrolet C/K 2500 | $268 – $489 | $356 |
| Nissan Pathfinder | $447 – $640 | $561 |
| Ford Mustang | $174 – $429 | $288 |
| Chevrolet C/K 10 | $284 – $488 | $375 |
| Chrysler Sebring | $463 – $701 | $571 |
| Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | $214 – $458 | $299 |
| Ford F-250 | $205 – $475 | $345 |
| Toyota Corolla | $367 – $619 | $492 |
| Jeep Cherokee | $158 – $483 | $334 |
| Nissan Sentra | $246 – $550 | $412 |
| Chevrolet C/K 3500 | $234 – $455 | $349 |
| Dodge Dakota | $166 – $302 | $244 |
| Dodge Ram 1500 | $191 – $422 | $297 |
| Acura Integra | $402 – $606 | $501 |
| Chevrolet Suburban 1500 | $244 – $432 | $330 |
Middle half of real invoices (25th–75th percentile) for that make and model, parts + labor.
What moves the price
- Cap-and-rotor vs. the whole unit — a refresh is cheap; a complete distributor with its sensor is the expensive end.
- Tune-up items — plugs and wires are often replaced at the same time on these older engines.
Quotes near the low end usually mean cap and rotor refresh only. Quotes near the high end usually mean complete distributor with sensor, plugs and wires replaced, timing set with a light.
The complaints behind this repair
Owners who end up with this repair most often came in with: Car Cranks But Won't Start · Car Stalls or Dies While Driving · Car Won't Start · Car Running Rough or Misfiring. Each of those pages shows how often the complaint actually ends in this fix, and what the alternatives cost.
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