Car repair costs, codes and recalls
What a repair usually costs, what a warning light means, and whether your car has an open recall. Every range shows how it was built.
Repairs by type
- Diagnostics1 repairs. What a check-engine scan costs and what it does and does not tell you.
- Maintenance8 repairs. Oil, fluids, belts, filters and plugs: the regular jobs.
- Brakes5 repairs. Pads, rotors, calipers and the sensors that tell the car a wheel is slowing.
- Battery, alternator and starter4 repairs. Starting and charging: the parts behind a car that will not start.
- Engine, timing and cooling8 repairs. Timing belts and chains, water pumps, radiators and gaskets.
- Ignition, fuel and air13 repairs. Coils, injectors, fuel pumps and the sensors that set the fuel mix.
- Emissions7 repairs. Catalytic converters, oxygen sensors, EVAP and EGR parts.
- Suspension, tires and alignment7 repairs. Struts, bearings, tires and alignment.
- A/C and heating3 repairs. A/C recharge, compressors and blower motors.
- Transmission5 repairs. Fluid service, solenoids, clutches and rebuilds.
- ABS, airbag and electrical6 repairs. Safety systems and the modules and wiring behind them.
- EV and hybrid4 repairs. High-voltage battery and cooling work.
Check-engine codes by system
- Engine42 codes
- Fuel and air26 codes
- Ignition and misfires17 codes
- Emissions54 codes
- Transmission11 codes
- ABS and brakes10 codes
- Airbag8 codes
- EV and hybrid9 codes
- Network3 codes
Recalls and VIN
- Recalls by VIN or by carFree repair for open safety recalls. Live from NHTSA.
- VIN decoderYear, make, model and engine from a VIN.