FixShock and Strut Replacement Cost
What owners actually paid
The shaded middle is where half of all these repairs landed: $286 – $708. The price on any one car depends on the vehicle — the table below shows the range for each.
What this repair is
Shocks and struts control how the car rides and keeps its tires planted. Worn ones bounce, nose-dive under braking, and cup tires. They are replaced in pairs per axle, and struts change alignment — so the job should end on an alignment rack.
Shock and Strut 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 | $298 – $659 | $445 |
| Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | $315 – $680 | $465 |
| Ford F-250 | $346 – $872 | $562 |
| Jeep Wrangler | $353 – $996 | $562 |
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | $255 – $628 | $393 |
| Ford Escape | $325 – $693 | $493 |
| Ford Ranger | $260 – $592 | $401 |
| Ford F-350 | $331 – $846 | $529 |
| Honda Odyssey | $306 – $523 | $401 |
| Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD | $400 – $933 | $592 |
| Honda Civic | $325 – $610 | $442 |
| Dodge Ram 1500 | $256 – $587 | $375 |
| Buick Lesabre | $242 – $397 | $300 |
| Ford Explorer | $289 – $654 | $432 |
| Chevrolet Tahoe | $390 – $1,122 | $648 |
| Toyota Tacoma | $282 – $662 | $425 |
| Toyota RAV4 | $366 – $721 | $500 |
| GMC Sierra 1500 | $314 – $891 | $536 |
| GMC Yukon | $469 – $1,582 | $870 |
| Mazda 3 | $245 – $504 | $372 |
| Dodge Grand Caravan | $235 – $472 | $317 |
| Ford Fusion | $374 – $714 | $505 |
| Toyota 4Runner | $282 – $854 | $434 |
| Chevrolet S-10 | $224 – $458 | $308 |
| Ford Focus | $271 – $612 | $424 |
| Chrysler Town & Country | $232 – $430 | $308 |
| Ford E-350 | $323 – $910 | $588 |
| Dodge Dakota | $219 – $484 | $324 |
| Chevrolet Suburban 1500 | $285 – $671 | $434 |
| Toyota Sienna | $272 – $639 | $402 |
| Toyota Tundra | $360 – $774 | $528 |
| Dodge Ram 2500 | $309 – $701 | $472 |
| Jeep Cherokee | $227 – $591 | $358 |
| GMC Sierra 2500HD | $477 – $995 | $659 |
| Chevrolet C/K 1500 | $227 – $502 | $319 |
| Honda Pilot | $310 – $544 | $380 |
| Chevrolet Malibu | $295 – $659 | $450 |
| Chevrolet Express 3500 | $419 – $873 | $601 |
| Cadillac Escalade | $730 – $2,086 | $1,389 |
| Mercury Grand | $204 – $440 | $269 |
Middle half of real invoices (25th–75th percentile) for that make and model, parts + labor.
What moves the price
- Shocks vs. struts — shocks bolt on; struts carry the spring and need an alignment afterward.
- Complete assemblies — pre-assembled struts cost more in parts but save labor.
- Pairs — always replaced per axle in pairs.
Quotes near the low end usually mean rear shocks on a truck — bolt-on, no alignment. Quotes near the high end usually mean front strut assemblies with mounts, alignment, air-suspension conversions.
The complaints behind this repair
Owners who end up with this repair most often came in with: Clunking or Rattling Over Bumps · Rattling Noise From Car. Each of those pages shows how often the complaint actually ends in this fix, and what the alternatives cost.
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