The Lemon Index$591 middle bill · most between $462 and $710
About the same as the $600 middle bill owners of all 76 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 49,000 miles (18 reports).
Ford F-Series owners reported paying a median of $591 for a throttle body replacement, with the middle half of bills between $462 and $710. That's from 22 owner reports (22 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50032%
- $500–$1,00064%
- $1,000–$2,5005%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 22 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2005 Ford F-Series4$641 middle bill
- 2006 Ford F-Series1too few for a middle
- 2010 Ford F-Series1too few for a middle
- 2013 Ford F-Series3$338 middle bill
- 2014 Ford F-Series6$522 middle bill
- 2015 Ford F-Series4$635 middle bill
- 2016 Ford F-Series3$714 middle bill
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
- 2013 Ford F-Series215 complaints name it7% of that year's complaints
- 2015 Ford F-Series199 complaints name it9% of that year's complaints
- 2016 Ford F-Series152 complaints name it6% of that year's complaints
- 2011 Ford F-Series128 complaints name it5% of that year's complaints
- 2012 Ford F-Series127 complaints name it6% of that year's complaints
- 2014 Ford F-Series104 complaints name it6% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a throttle body / loss of power. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Engines in these years
2.7 EcoBoost · 3.5 Duratec / Cyclone V6 · 3.5 EcoBoost gen 1 · 5.0 Coyote V8 · 5.4 Triton V8 (3-valve)
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.
Engine codes that can lead here: P2135 P2111 P2112 P2101 P2119 P0121 P0122. A code is where a shop starts, not proof the part failed.
Keep going
- Ford F-Series reliability by year
- Throttle body 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) · 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) · Radiator 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): 11616772, 11508679, 11491580, 11427909, 11384873, 11352818, 11329039, 11328647, 11222440, 11221049, 11113994, 11096572 and more.
Quick answers
How much does throttle body replacement cost on a Ford F-Series?
Ford F-Series owners reported a median of $591, and the middle half paid $462 to $710, from 22 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Ford F-Series throttle body replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Ford F-Series middle bill of $591 is about the same as the $600 owners of all 76 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Ford F-Series repair costs come from?
From 22 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Ford F-Series years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2013 (215), 2015 (199), 2016 (152) Ford F-Series 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.