The Lemon Index$12,000 middle bill · most between $6,900 and $13,800
Higher than the $8,000 middle bill owners of all 168 models reported.
2007–2023 Chevrolet Suburban
Chevrolet Suburban owners reported paying a median of $12,000 for a engine replacement, with the middle half of bills between $6,900 and $13,800. That's from 14 owner reports (14 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,0000%
- $1,000–$2,5007%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up93%
Share of the 14 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2007 Chevrolet Suburban2too few for a middle
- 2008 Chevrolet Suburban2too few for a middle
- 2016 Chevrolet Suburban1too few for a middle
- 2021 Chevrolet Suburban7$14,000 middle bill
- 2022 Chevrolet Suburban1too few for a middle
- 2023 Chevrolet Suburban1too 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.
How often owners report the failure
- 2023 Chevrolet Suburban33 complaints name it22% of that year's complaints
- 2021 Chevrolet Suburban30 complaints name it14% of that year's complaints
- 2022 Chevrolet Suburban27 complaints name it21% of that year's complaints
- 2025 Chevrolet Suburban11 complaints name it34% of that year's complaints
- 2024 Chevrolet Suburban9 complaints name it20% of that year's complaints
- 2019 Chevrolet Suburban8 complaints name it10% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a engine failure. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Engines in these years
5.3 V8 (L83 / L84) · 5.3 V8 (Vortec, 2007–13) · 6.2 V8 (L86 / L87)
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
Keep going
- Chevrolet Suburban reliability by year
- Engine replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Chevrolet Suburban owners reported
Brake repair (44) · Transmission replacement (14) · Fuel pump replacement (9) · Strut and shock replacement (9) · Lifter replacement (7) · ABS module replacement (6)
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): 11769371, 11748810, 11712709, 11701730, 11660711, 11659854, 11657826, 11655972, 11645226, 11584618, 10910274, 10615587 and more.
Quick answers
How much does engine replacement cost on a Chevrolet Suburban?
Chevrolet Suburban owners reported a median of $12,000, and the middle half paid $6,900 to $13,800, from 14 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Chevrolet Suburban engine replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Chevrolet Suburban middle bill of $12,000 is higher than the $8,000 owners of all 168 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Chevrolet Suburban repair costs come from?
From 14 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Chevrolet Suburban years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2023 (33), 2021 (30), 2022 (27) Chevrolet Suburban named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.
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.