FixOil Pan Replacement Cost
What owners actually paid
The shaded middle is where half of all these repairs landed: $247 – $602. The price on any one car depends on the vehicle — the table below shows the range for each.
What this repair is
The oil pan is the reservoir bolted to the bottom of the engine. Pans rust through, gaskets weep, and stripped drain-plug threads are a common terminal diagnosis. On many vehicles it is straightforward from below; on some, subframe or crossmember clearance turns it into a big labor job — same part, very different bill.
Oil Pan 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 | $378 – $754 | $555 |
| Ford Taurus | $253 – $393 | $311 |
| Honda Accord | $232 – $523 | $369 |
| Honda Civic | $197 – $483 | $324 |
| Toyota Camry | $221 – $506 | $357 |
| Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | $340 – $684 | $509 |
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | $300 – $722 | $502 |
| Jeep Wrangler | $346 – $610 | $468 |
| Ford Escape | $249 – $470 | $330 |
| Dodge Grand Caravan | $177 – $373 | $281 |
| Chrysler Town & Country | $164 – $354 | $242 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | $309 – $562 | $435 |
| Honda CR-V | $244 – $667 | $390 |
| GMC Yukon | $352 – $653 | $488 |
| Chevrolet Tahoe | $370 – $700 | $516 |
| Chevrolet Impala | $428 – $703 | $560 |
| Ford Explorer | $207 – $662 | $353 |
| Ford Ranger | $259 – $658 | $442 |
| Ram 1500 | $398 – $1,107 | $799 |
| GMC Sierra 1500 | $299 – $786 | $504 |
| Honda Odyssey | $282 – $475 | $413 |
| Buick Lesabre | $175 – $311 | $243 |
| Dodge Ram 1500 | $364 – $662 | $483 |
| Ford F-250 | $217 – $779 | $420 |
| Toyota RAV4 | $228 – $535 | $363 |
| Volkswagen Beetle | $305 – $551 | $412 |
| Toyota Corolla | $222 – $498 | $371 |
| Chevrolet Suburban 1500 | $301 – $707 | $493 |
| Mercury Sable | $288 – $389 | $333 |
| Jeep Cherokee | $138 – $493 | $348 |
| Hyundai Sonata | $250 – $471 | $359 |
| Nissan Altima | $200 – $372 | $281 |
| Jeep Liberty | $475 – $849 | $660 |
| Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD | $353 – $710 | $494 |
| Ford Mustang | $341 – $820 | $539 |
| Volkswagen Passat | $402 – $580 | $499 |
| Ford F-350 | $340 – $882 | $599 |
| Honda Pilot | $285 – $582 | $423 |
| Toyota Highlander | $219 – $520 | $410 |
| Chrysler PT Cruiser | $284 – $465 | $369 |
Middle half of real invoices (25th–75th percentile) for that make and model, parts + labor.
What moves the price
- Gasket or pan — a rusted or stripped pan is the costlier version of a gasket leak.
- Access — on some vehicles the subframe or crossmember has to move — most of the bill.
Quotes near the low end usually mean gasket only with clear access from below. Quotes near the high end usually mean new pan, subframe or exhaust lowered for access, all-wheel-drive layouts.
The complaints behind this repair
Owners who end up with this repair most often came in with: Oil Leak · Transmission Fluid Leak. Each of those pages shows how often the complaint actually ends in this fix, and what the alternatives cost.
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