FixMuffler Replacement Cost
What owners actually paid
The shaded middle is where half of all these repairs landed: $157 – $442. The price on any one car depends on the vehicle — the table below shows the range for each.
What this repair is
The muffler quiets the exhaust at the tail of the system, and it rusts from the inside out — a sudden roar, rattling baffles, or a muffler hanging by one strap. Replacement often includes a section of pipe and new hangers or clamps, since the metal around a rotten muffler is rarely healthy.
Muffler 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 Civic | $253 – $454 | $348 |
| Ford F-150 | $143 – $312 | $203 |
| Chevrolet Cavalier | $65 – $157 | $94 |
| Chevrolet Equinox | $208 – $343 | $267 |
| Chevrolet C/K 1500 | $111 – $211 | $158 |
| Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | $178 – $337 | $250 |
| Toyota Tacoma | $150 – $343 | $251 |
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | $125 – $304 | $189 |
| Honda Accord | $85 – $224 | $143 |
| Chevrolet Impala | $162 – $316 | $229 |
| Ford Ranger | $94 – $199 | $139 |
| Toyota Corolla | $260 – $532 | $424 |
| Dodge Ram 1500 | $150 – $286 | $202 |
| Jeep Wrangler | $138 – $305 | $206 |
| Nissan Versa | $363 – $657 | $473 |
| Toyota Camry | $290 – $732 | $525 |
| Chevrolet S-10 | $75 – $162 | $128 |
| Nissan Sentra | $308 – $571 | $402 |
| Toyota RAV4 | $316 – $621 | $458 |
| Toyota 4Runner | $266 – $714 | $492 |
| Toyota Pickup | $172 – $394 | $238 |
| Ford Mustang | $157 – $416 | $275 |
| Toyota Tundra | $193 – $394 | $278 |
| Dodge Grand Caravan | $156 – $325 | $220 |
| Ford Explorer | $110 – $317 | $195 |
| Subaru Forester | $406 – $759 | $561 |
| Ford F-250 | $157 – $472 | $276 |
| Subaru Outback | $348 – $733 | $460 |
| GMC Sierra 1500 | $183 – $375 | $278 |
| Dodge Dakota | $118 – $259 | $175 |
| Ford Escape | $391 – $688 | $531 |
| Pontiac Sunfire | $69 – $149 | $93 |
| Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD | $224 – $430 | $322 |
| Ram 1500 | $227 – $358 | $296 |
| Chevrolet Tahoe | $154 – $394 | $258 |
| Oldsmobile Cutlass | $97 – $166 | $129 |
| Pontiac Grand Prix | $105 – $282 | $180 |
| GMC Terrain | $213 – $323 | $263 |
| Honda CR-V | $425 – $863 | $586 |
| Jeep Cherokee | $97 – $242 | $165 |
Middle half of real invoices (25th–75th percentile) for that make and model, parts + labor.
What moves the price
- Universal vs. direct-fit — a welded universal muffler is the economy path; OEM assemblies cost more.
- How much pipe — the metal around a rotten muffler is rarely healthy.
Quotes near the low end usually mean universal muffler clamped to a sound pipe. Quotes near the high end usually mean direct-fit OEM muffler with tailpipe, rusted pipe sections replaced, new hangers welded.
The complaints behind this repair
Owners who end up with this repair most often came in with: Loud Exhaust or Exhaust Leak · Engine Ticking or Knocking Noise · Check Engine Light On. Each of those pages shows how often the complaint actually ends in this fix, and what the alternatives cost.
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