FixFuel Tank Replacement Cost
What owners actually paid
The shaded middle is where half of all these repairs landed: $171 – $601. The price on any one car depends on the vehicle — the table below shows the range for each.
What this repair is
Steel tanks rust and plastic tanks crack at their seams or fittings — the giveaway is a fuel smell or a wet spot under the rear of the vehicle. The tank has to come down for replacement, so shops often pair it with a fuel pump if the original has age on it: the labor is already paid for.
Fuel Tank 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 | $174 – $574 | $339 |
| Ford F-250 | $295 – $899 | $521 |
| Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | $128 – $509 | $255 |
| Dodge Ram 1500 | $153 – $440 | $238 |
| Toyota Corolla | $185 – $598 | $362 |
| Ford Ranger | $204 – $525 | $398 |
| Toyota Camry | $100 – $515 | $227 |
| Ford F-350 | $303 – $1,100 | $581 |
| Toyota Tundra | $230 – $549 | $359 |
| Jeep Wrangler | $237 – $1,295 | $711 |
| Toyota RAV4 | $198 – $419 | $266 |
| Toyota Tacoma | $219 – $566 | $335 |
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | $224 – $999 | $564 |
| Ford Explorer | $152 – $554 | $362 |
| Chevrolet Impala | $54 – $381 | $218 |
| Chevrolet Tahoe | $227 – $561 | $377 |
| Dodge Grand Caravan | $130 – $524 | $244 |
| Ram 1500 | $354 – $891 | $536 |
| Chevrolet S-10 | $224 – $472 | $360 |
| Chevrolet Malibu | $97 – $427 | $213 |
| GMC Sierra 1500 | $114 – $642 | $247 |
| Dodge Dakota | $148 – $327 | $200 |
| Honda Civic | $149 – $570 | $299 |
| Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD | $156 – $475 | $264 |
| Ford Escape | $177 – $488 | $312 |
| Toyota 4Runner | $132 – $487 | $243 |
| Chevrolet Blazer | $261 – $543 | $397 |
| Buick Lesabre | $151 – $404 | $324 |
| Chevrolet C/K 1500 | $217 – $568 | $371 |
| Honda Accord | $241 – $758 | $460 |
| Dodge Ram 2500 | $162 – $506 | $227 |
| Ford E-350 | $186 – $907 | $408 |
| Ford Mustang | $122 – $430 | $229 |
| Ford Transit 250 | $300 – $1,224 | $429 |
Middle half of real invoices (25th–75th percentile) for that make and model, parts + labor.
What moves the price
- Pump renewed with it — the labor is already paid for — many owners replace an aging pump at the same time.
- Straps and lines — what rusted the tank rusted the hardware around it.
- Tank material — OEM plastic tanks can cost far more than aftermarket steel.
Quotes near the low end usually mean tank only with pump transferred. Quotes near the high end usually mean new pump module with the tank, rusted straps and lines replaced, plastic OEM tank.
The complaints behind this repair
Owners who end up with this repair most often came in with: Fuel Leak · Fuel Smell or Fuel System Problems. Each of those pages shows how often the complaint actually ends in this fix, and what the alternatives cost.
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