FixSerpentine Belt Replacement Cost
What owners actually paid
The shaded middle is where half of all these repairs landed: $125 – $301. The price on any one car depends on the vehicle — the table below shows the range for each.
What this repair is
One belt drives your alternator, power steering, water pump, and A/C. When it glazes or cracks it squeals — especially on cold starts — and if it snaps, everything it drives stops at once. It is inexpensive insurance and often replaced together with its tensioner.
Serpentine Belt 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 | $127 – $295 | $191 |
| Toyota Corolla | $125 – $294 | $180 |
| Ford Explorer | $123 – $284 | $177 |
| Ford Taurus | $106 – $233 | $149 |
| Honda Accord | $136 – $320 | $200 |
| Toyota Camry | $143 – $342 | $215 |
| Honda Civic | $149 – $348 | $216 |
| Honda CR-V | $149 – $351 | $227 |
| Ford Ranger | $113 – $244 | $153 |
| Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | $135 – $320 | $196 |
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | $128 – $275 | $174 |
| Nissan Altima | $121 – $270 | $175 |
| Dodge Grand Caravan | $115 – $249 | $168 |
| Toyota Tundra | $157 – $365 | $231 |
| Dodge Ram 1500 | $113 – $271 | $177 |
| Toyota Tacoma | $160 – $330 | $226 |
| Ford F-250 | $137 – $376 | $222 |
| Buick Lesabre | $116 – $222 | $156 |
| Jeep Wrangler | $125 – $307 | $189 |
| Chrysler Town & Country | $122 – $238 | $165 |
| Ford Escape | $135 – $338 | $213 |
| Chevrolet Malibu | $132 – $290 | $185 |
| Subaru Outback | $142 – $314 | $208 |
| Toyota RAV4 | $170 – $394 | $258 |
| Honda Odyssey | $146 – $368 | $228 |
| Hyundai Sonata | $156 – $356 | $230 |
| Chevrolet Cavalier | $88 – $195 | $123 |
| Chevrolet Trailblazer | $108 – $211 | $145 |
| Chevrolet Tahoe | $121 – $282 | $180 |
| Dodge Dakota | $115 – $256 | $159 |
| Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD | $142 – $380 | $239 |
| Chevrolet C/K 1500 | $82 – $212 | $127 |
| Dodge Ram 2500 | $126 – $317 | $199 |
| Ford Focus | $126 – $289 | $189 |
| Jeep Cherokee | $109 – $218 | $150 |
| Nissan Versa | $170 – $314 | $228 |
| Chevrolet S-10 | $94 – $219 | $143 |
| Dodge Caravan | $89 – $176 | $122 |
| Ford Expedition | $128 – $265 | $187 |
| Pontiac Grand Am | $93 – $214 | $144 |
Middle half of real invoices (25th–75th percentile) for that make and model, parts + labor.
What moves the price
- Belt alone or with tensioner — a squeal that returns after a new belt is usually the tensioner.
- Access — some transverse engines need a wheel or splash shield off.
Quotes near the low end usually mean belt only on an accessible engine. Quotes near the high end usually mean belt plus tensioner, tight transverse layouts, a second belt on engines that use two.
The complaints behind this repair
Owners who end up with this repair most often came in with: Squealing Noise From Car · Engine Ticking or Knocking Noise · Battery Light On · Noise While Driving. Each of those pages shows how often the complaint actually ends in this fix, and what the alternatives cost.
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