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Repair Costs in Wales

Wales has some of the most affordable garage labour rates in the UK, making repairs more cost-effective.

Avg Labour Rate
£65/hr
-14% vs UK

Estimated Costs in Wales

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Browse All Repairs in Wales

Body & Glass(10)

Alloy Wheel Repairmoderate
£44 – £194
Bumper Respraymoderate
£166 – £530
Car Dent Repairmoderate
£35 – £166
Car Paint Repairmoderate
£166 – £599
Car Scratch Repairmoderate
£83 – £369
Door Handlemoderate
£44 – £186
Side Windowmoderate
£71 – £378
Windscreen Chip Repaireasy
£26 – £79
Windscreen Replacementmoderate
£161 – £778
Wing Mirror Replacementeasy
£53 – £252

Brakes(10)

ABS Sensormoderate
£48 – £195
Brake Calipermoderate
£115 – £447
Brake Fluid Changeeasy
£39 – £97
Front Brake Discsmoderate
£106 – £321
Front Brake Padsmoderate
£88 – £258
Front Brake Pads & Discsmoderate
£159 – £429
Handbrake Cablemoderate
£83 – £247
Rear Brake Discsmoderate
£101 – £303
Rear Brake Padsmoderate
£86 – £239
Rear Brake Pads & Discsmoderate
£150 – £402

Cooling(9)

Air Conditioning Regaseasy
£53 – £142
Coolant Flusheasy
£42 – £115
Coolant Hoseeasy
£44 – £168
Expansion Tankeasy
£35 – £161
Heater Matrixdifficult
£236 – £756
Radiatormoderate
£150 – £590
Radiator Fanmoderate
£62 – £367
Thermostatmoderate
£44 – £212
Water Pumpmoderate
£162 – £477

Diagnostics & MOT(4)

Diagnostic Scaneasy
£21 – £69
Emissions Testeasy
£21 – £52
Full Diagnosticmoderate
£35 – £139
MOT Testeasy
£35 – £69

Electrical(10)

Alternator Replacementmoderate
£177 – £689
Battery Replacementeasy
£59 – £217
Central Locking Actuatormoderate
£53 – £232
Headlight Bulbeasy
£18 – £99
Headlight Unitmoderate
£71 – £561
Ignition Coileasy
£35 – £161
Lambda Sensormoderate
£58 – £259
Starter Motormoderate
£124 – £590
Window Regulatormoderate
£97 – £321
Wiper Motormoderate
£62 – £250

Engine(13)

Cambelt & Water Pumpdifficult
£298 – £851
Engine Mountmoderate
£92 – £373
Engine Rebuilddifficult
£1,845 – £6,995
Glow Plugsmoderate
£88 – £387
Head Gasketdifficult
£592 – £1,408
Inlet Manifold Gasketmoderate
£152 – £438
Oil Leak Repairmoderate
£79 – £438
Serpentine Beltmoderate
£44 – £147
Spark Plugseasy
£42 – £212
Timing Beltdifficult
£236 – £599
Timing Chaindifficult
£420 – £1,289
Turbo Replacementdifficult
£391 – £1,925
Valve Cover Gasketmoderate
£79 – £247

Exhaust(6)

Catalytic Convertermoderate
£161 – £995
DPF Cleaningmoderate
£88 – £345
DPF Replacementdifficult
£321 – £1,717
EGR Valvemoderate
£106 – £429
Exhaust Flexi Pipemoderate
£53 – £214
Exhaust Systemmoderate
£142 – £630

Servicing(8)

Air Filtereasy
£12 – £62
Fuel Filtereasy
£28 – £124
Full Servicemoderate
£141 – £436
Interim Serviceeasy
£53 – £214
Oil Changeeasy
£39 – £131
Oil Filtereasy
£17 – £58
Pollen Filtereasy
£12 – £53
Wiper Bladeseasy
£15 – £59

Steering(8)

Power Steering Fluideasy
£18 – £62
Power Steering Pumpmoderate
£159 – £689
Steering Columndifficult
£212 – £941
Steering Rackdifficult
£300 – £1,238
Steering Rack Gaitermoderate
£77 – £184
Tie Rodmoderate
£88 – £301
Track Rod Endmoderate
£44 – £168
Wheel Alignmenteasy
£35 – £69

Suspension(10)

Anti-Roll Bar Bushmoderate
£42 – £150
Ball Jointmoderate
£83 – £274
Coil Springmoderate
£127 – £363
Drop Linkmoderate
£42 – £150
Front Shock Absorbersmoderate
£131 – £409
Front Suspensionmoderate
£175 – £533
Rear Shock Absorbersmoderate
£92 – £338
Rear Suspensionmoderate
£136 – £471
Wheel Bearingmoderate
£88 – £310
Wishbonemoderate
£127 – £391

Transmission(8)

Clutch Replacementdifficult
£351 – £1,057
Clutch Slave Cylindermoderate
£88 – £336
CV Bootmoderate
£77 – £184
CV Jointmoderate
£122 – £336
Driveshaftmoderate
£150 – £625
Flywheel Replacementdifficult
£387 – £1,286
Gearbox Mountmoderate
£88 – £301
Gearbox Replacementdifficult
£782 – £4,029

Tyres(6)

Pair of Tyreseasy
£85 – £377
Puncture Repaireasy
£16 – £44
Set of Four Tyreseasy
£163 – £727
Single Tyreeasy
£46 – £199
Tyre Pressure Sensoreasy
£27 – £126
Wheel Balancingeasy
£14 – £39

Why are repair costs different in Wales?

Garage labour rates in Wales range from £50 - £75 per hour, which directly impacts the total cost of any repair. Parts prices generally remain consistent across the UK, but the labour component varies significantly based on local rent, wages, and demand.

Our AI quote checker adjusts for these regional differences automatically.