The Lemon Index$348 middle bill · most between $250 and $400
Lower than the $700 middle bill owners of all 203 models reported.
2000–2004 Chevrolet Cavalier
Chevrolet Cavalier owners reported paying a median of $348 for a brake repair, with the middle half of bills between $250 and $400. That's from 5 owner reports (5 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50080%
- $500–$1,0000%
- $1,000–$2,50020%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 5 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier2too few for a middle
- 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier1too few for a middle
- 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier1too few for a middle
- 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier1too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
Keep going
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Other repairs Chevrolet Cavalier owners reported
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 10678433, 10151841, 10078341, 10066312, 762528.
Quick answers
How much does brake repair cost on a Chevrolet Cavalier?
Chevrolet Cavalier owners reported a median of $348, and the middle half paid $250 to $400, from 5 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Chevrolet Cavalier brake repair more expensive than on other cars?
The Chevrolet Cavalier middle bill of $348 is lower than the $700 owners of all 203 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Chevrolet Cavalier repair costs come from?
From 5 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.