Ford F-150 — Radiator Hose Replacement Cost

Based on real repair records · last updated September 4, 2026

$337

typical range $231 – $470 (parts + labor)

typical labor time 1.5 hrs · parts $89 · labor $148 · the rest is shop fees & tax (medians)

Median and middle-half range computed from real Ford F-150 radiator hose replacement repairs.

What owners actually paid

$231

1 in 4 paid less

$337

half paid less, half paid more

$470

3 in 4 paid less

The shaded middle is where half of all these repairs landed: $231 – $470. A quote inside that band is normal. Cheaper or pricier isn't automatically wrong — but it's worth asking why.

What this repair is

Radiator hoses carry coolant between engine and radiator. Age makes them balloon, weep at the clamps, or split — one of the most common coolant-leak findings and among the cheapest to fix. Fresh coolant and a system pressure test come with the job.

Is your quote fair?

If your quote lands between $231 and $470, it's inside the range where half of all real Ford F-150 repairs of this kind land — and the typical job takes about 1.5 hours of labor. Quotes well below aren't automatically good news (economy parts, or related work skipped) and quotes above aren't automatically gouging (trim variants, premium parts, seized hardware) — but both ends deserve questions.

The symptom behind this repair

This fix most often shows up when owners report Car Heater Not Working or Car Overheating — those pages show how often each complaint actually ends here, and what the alternatives cost.

Take this to the shop

The FixDozer Fair Price Report puts this page on one printable sheet — the fair range, parts and labor split out, and what moves the price — so you can compare a written quote line by line.

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Where these numbers come from. FixDozer computes statistics from a large, continuously updated body of real-world US automotive repair records.