Cost of Repairs Varies 46% from Lowest to Highest Average Cost in Different States

[Cadillac Jim]

A report from CarMD ranks the 50 States and the District of Columbia in the average cost of repair that is prompted by the MIL light. The report is found HERE (four-page PDF file).

The main CarMD web site is

http://www.carmd.com/

Note that this is not only a blog, it is a product - a hand-held hand scanner for OBD II. I'm not recommending this or any other product here.

The report was picked up by the news sites. TheCarConnection posted a large quote posted as a blog entry with the headline "Car Repair Costs Jump 10%, But There's Good News, Too" on this page:

http://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1083447_car-repair-costs-jump-10-but-theres-good-news-too

Fox News posted an article on these results under the headline "Worst, best states for car repair costs" HERE.

The five best states are

1. Vermont, with average parts cost $153.82, average labor cost $115.90, and average total cost $269.72
2. West Virginia, with average parts cost $180.16, average labor cost $130.33, and average total cost $$310.49
3. South Dakota, with average parts cost $182.90, average labor cost $128.98, and total average cost $311.88
4. Delaware, with average parts cost $183.23, average labor cost $130.39, and total average cost $313.62
5. Iowa, with average parts cost $181.20, average labor cost $133.57, and average total cost of $314.77

The five worst states are

1. New Jersey, with average parts cost $256.28, average labor cost $136.71, and average total cost $392.99
2. District of Columbia, with average parts cost $247.97, average labor cost $143.65, and average total cost $391.62
3. California, with average parts cost $247.13, average labor cost $143.65, and average total cost $$390.37
4. North Carolina, with average parts cost $249.32, average labor cost $140.59, and average total cost $389.91
5. Maryland, with average parts cost $250.79, average labor cost $136.99, and average total cost $387.78

There are other breakdowns, too, of repair type and such. Check the articles at the links for more information.

[Bruce Nunnally]

Interesting. Thanks for sharing