The Lemon Index$2,000 middle bill · most between $600 and $3,600
Higher than the $865 middle bill owners of all 82 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 121,000 miles (8 reports).
Ford E-Series owners reported paying a median of $2,000 for a spark plug replacement, with the middle half of bills between $600 and $3,600. That's from 8 owner reports (8 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50025%
- $500–$1,00025%
- $1,000–$2,5000%
- $2,500–$5,00038%
- $5,000 and up12%
Share of the 8 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2000 Ford E-Series1too few for a middle
- 2001 Ford E-Series1too few for a middle
- 2002 Ford E-Series3$4,000 middle bill
- 2004 Ford E-Series1too few for a middle
- 2007 Ford E-Series1too few for a middle
- 2012 Ford E-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.
Engine codes that can lead here: P0300 P0301 P0302 P0303 P0304. A code is where a shop starts, not proof the part failed.
Keep going
- Ford E-Series reliability by year
- Spark plug replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Ford E-Series 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): 11056596, 11033338, 10920513, 10917209, 10749051, 10224564, 10224530, 10161931.
Quick answers
How much does spark plug replacement cost on a Ford E-Series?
Ford E-Series owners reported a median of $2,000, and the middle half paid $600 to $3,600, from 8 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Ford E-Series spark plug replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Ford E-Series middle bill of $2,000 is higher than the $865 owners of all 82 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Ford E-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.