The Lemon Index$1,300 middle bill · most between $1,100 and $1,500
About the same as the $1,300 middle bill owners of all 90 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 46,000 miles (8 reports).
Ford F-Series owners reported paying a median of $1,300 for a radiator replacement, with the middle half of bills between $1,100 and $1,500. That's from 8 owner reports (8 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,00025%
- $1,000–$2,50075%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 8 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2008 Ford F-Series7$1,200 middle bill
- 2010 Ford F-Series1too 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.
Engines in these years
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
- Ford F-Series reliability by year
- Radiator replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Ford F-Series owners reported
Transmission replacement (112) · Spark plug replacement (98) · Window regulator replacement (72) · Steering rack replacement (42) · Engine replacement (40) · Fuel pump replacement (31) · Brake repair (28) · Throttle body replacement (22) · Cam phaser replacement (21) · Timing chain replacement (20) · Fuel injector replacement (19) · Ignition coil replacement (17) · Brake booster replacement (15) · Catalytic converter replacement (13) · Wiring harness repair (13) · Brake master cylinder replacement (12) · Ball joint replacement (11) · Camshaft position sensor replacement (10) · EGR valve replacement (9) · Oil pan replacement (9) · Wheel bearing replacement (9) · ECM (engine computer) replacement (8) · Valve body replacement (8) · Strut and shock replacement (7) · Tie rod replacement (7) · ABS module replacement (6) · Differential repair (6) · Clutch replacement (5) · Starter replacement (5) · Turbocharger replacement (5)
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): 10873513, 10538311, 10464620, 10452694, 10419802, 10408738, 10377310, 10365760.
Quick answers
How much does radiator replacement cost on a Ford F-Series?
Ford F-Series owners reported a median of $1,300, and the middle half paid $1,100 to $1,500, from 8 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Ford F-Series radiator replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Ford F-Series middle bill of $1,300 is about the same as the $1,300 owners of all 90 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Ford F-Series repair costs come from?
From 8 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.