What UK garages actually charge, job by job. Every price range on these pages is checked against at least two named sources — and where nobody publishes a figure, we say so.
Last updated: July 2026. Every price on this page was checked against the named UK sources on 8 July 2026. A Vauxhall Corsa alternator replacement costs £295–£580: ClickMechanic’s Corsa average is £295 while Bumper puts the Corsa at £420–£580; UK-wide, alternator jobs average £250–£535 depending on the source (2026 prices). That is an unusually wide … Read more
Last updated: July 2026. Every price on this page was checked against the named UK sources on 8 July 2026. A car air con regas costs £65–£90 for older cars (R134a gas) and £130–£160 for newer cars (R1234yf gas): Kwik Fit charges from £74.95/£139.95 and Halfords £74.99/£139.99 (2026 prices). The single biggest factor is which … Read more
Last updated: July 2026. Every price on this page was checked against the named UK sources on 8 July 2026. A head gasket replacement costs around £721 on average in the UK, and £700–£830 on a Nissan Qashqai: Nissan jobs average £816.26 on FixMyCar, Checkatrade lists Nissan at around £700, and ClickMechanic’s Qashqai labour-only figure … Read more
Last updated: July 2026. Every price on this page was checked against the named UK sources on 8 July 2026. A Ford Focus coil spring replacement costs around £167 on average according to ClickMechanic. A single front spring runs £95–£156 at an independent garage, £141–£230 at a franchise dealer (2026 prices). One rule matters before … Read more
Last updated: July 2026. Every price on this page was checked against the named UK sources on 8 July 2026. BMW 3 Series front brake pads cost around £107, and front pads plus discs around £228, at an independent garage according to ClickMechanic. The RAC’s average for BMW pads-and-discs work is £228.57 per recent job … Read more
Last updated: July 2026. Every price on this page was checked against the named UK sources on 8 July 2026. A Vauxhall Corsa clutch replacement costs £479–£722 on average in the UK: ClickMechanic’s Corsa average is £479, while FixMyCar’s Vauxhall make average is £722.24 (2026 prices). Diesel and larger-engined Corsas sit towards the top of … Read more
Last updated: July 2026. Every price on this page was checked against the named UK sources on 8 July 2026. A VW Golf cambelt change costs around £378 on ClickMechanic, while Volkswagen jobs average £561.91 on the FixMyCar marketplace: generic UK guidance puts the job at £300–£700 (2026 prices). Add the water pump (which most … Read more
Last updated: July 2026. Every price on this page was checked against the named UK sources on 8 July 2026. A Ford Fiesta clutch replacement costs £406–£632 on average in the UK: ClickMechanic’s Fiesta average is £406 against a £619 franchise-dealer average, while FixMyCar’s Ford make average is £631.93 (2026 prices). If the dual-mass flywheel … Read more
Last updated: 14 October 2026. FixMyCar averages were re-checked on 14 October 2026; every other price on this page was checked against the named UK sources on 7 July 2026. A Ford 1.0 EcoBoost wet belt replacement costs £458–£524 at an independent garage (belt only, Focus estimate) and £750–£851 at a franchise dealer, according to … Read more
Last updated: 13 October 2026. Marketplace and press figures were checked on 7 July 2026; garage, FixMyCar and ClickMechanic figures on 13 October 2026. Replacing the wet belt on a 1.2 PureTech costs £714 on average for a Peugeot 208 (FixMyCar marketplace data), and UK garages that publish a price for this engine quote roughly … Read more