The Lemon Index$1,500 middle bill · most between $688 and $2,500
Lower than the $2,000 middle bill owners of all 40 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 54,000 miles (6 reports).
Chevrolet Aveo owners reported paying a median of $1,500 for a timing belt replacement, with the middle half of bills between $688 and $2,500. That's from 6 owner reports (6 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,00050%
- $1,000–$2,50017%
- $2,500–$5,00017%
- $5,000 and up17%
Share of the 6 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2004 Chevrolet Aveo4$2,400 middle bill
- 2005 Chevrolet Aveo2too 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 Aveo 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): 10850538, 10578600, 10392679, 10289480, 10282659, 10265926.
Quick answers
How much does timing belt replacement cost on a Chevrolet Aveo?
Chevrolet Aveo owners reported a median of $1,500, and the middle half paid $688 to $2,500, from 6 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Chevrolet Aveo timing belt replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Chevrolet Aveo middle bill of $1,500 is lower than the $2,000 owners of all 40 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Chevrolet Aveo repair costs come from?
From 6 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.