Toyota Camry — Light Bulb Replacement Cost

Based on real repair records · last updated September 4, 2026
$64
typical range $37 – $124 (parts + labor)
typical labor time 0.8 hrs · parts $4 · labor $36 · the rest is shop fees & tax (medians)
Median and middle-half range computed from real Toyota Camry headlight or bulb replacement repairs.

What owners actually paid

$37
1 in 4 paid less
$64
half paid less, half paid more
$124
3 in 4 paid less

The shaded middle is where half of all these repairs landed: $37 – $124. A quote inside that band is normal. Cheaper or pricier isn't automatically wrong — but it's worth asking why.

Real repair reports

These reports are a recent sample of real, paid Toyota Camry headlight or bulb replacement visits — quoted the way the owner and the technician actually said it.

Car owners said

“Install Brake Light Bulb and Dome Light Bulb”
1996 Toyota Camry · $166 · 1.5 hrs labor · Jun 2026
“Install 3rd Brake Light bulb socket”
2006 Toyota Camry · 177,598 mi · $58 · 0.1 hrs labor · May 2026
“Install bulb - both license plate lights”
2016 Toyota Camry · 186,198 mi · $51 · 0.7 hrs labor · Apr 2026
“customer states passenger headlight is out.”
2012 Toyota Camry · 180,764 mi · $39 · 0.1 hrs labor · Dec 2025
“Brake light bulb out--replace--- check other lights”
2012 Toyota Camry · 73,938 mi · $30 · 0.4 hrs labor · Dec 2025
“Front right headlight bulb out”
Toyota Camry · $59 · Oct 2025

What this repair is

Burned-out bulbs are the most common lighting fix — headlight, brake light, or turn signal. The part is cheap; on some vehicles the labor isn't, because reaching the bulb means removing the bumper or inner fender. That, not the bulb, is what varies the price.

Is your quote fair?

If your quote lands between $37 and $124, it's inside the range where half of all real Toyota Camry repairs of this kind land — and the typical job takes about 0.8 hours of labor. Quotes well below aren't automatically good news (economy parts, or related work skipped) and quotes above aren't automatically gouging (trim variants, premium parts, seized hardware) — but both ends deserve questions.

How the Camry compares

VehicleMedian costTypical range
Toyota Camry$85$46 – $167
Ford F-150$100$49 – $194
Chevrolet Silverado 1500$78$42 – $165
Jeep Grand Cherokee$74$44 – $158

The symptom behind this repair

When this fix shows up, the visit most often started as a light out. See what that complaint usually turns out to be — with the odds of each fix: Headlight or Brake Light Not Working — What It Usually Is.

Take this to the shop

The FixDozer Fair Price Report puts this page on one printable sheet — the fair range, parts and labor split out, and what moves the price — so you can compare a written quote line by line.

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Where these numbers come from. FixDozer computes statistics from a large, continuously updated body of real-world US automotive repair records.