The Lemon Index$3,000 middle bill · most between $1,800 and $3,000
About the same as the $3,000 middle bill owners of all 46 models reported.
2004–2018 Ford F-Series
Ford F-Series owners reported paying a median of $3,000 for a turbocharger replacement, with the middle half of bills between $1,800 and $3,000. That's from 5 owner reports (5 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,0000%
- $1,000–$2,50040%
- $2,500–$5,00040%
- $5,000 and up20%
Share of the 5 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2004 Ford F-Series1too few for a middle
- 2012 Ford F-Series1too few for a middle
- 2015 Ford F-Series1too few for a middle
- 2016 Ford F-Series1too few for a middle
- 2018 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.
How often owners report the failure
- 2004 Ford F-Series55 complaints name it2% of that year's complaints
- 2012 Ford F-Series50 complaints name it2% of that year's complaints
- 2003 Ford F-Series23 complaints name it3% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a turbocharger. 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 High Output · 3.5 EcoBoost gen 1 · 5.0 Coyote V8
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: P0299 P0234. A code is where a shop starts, not proof the part failed.
Keep going
- Ford F-Series reliability by year
- Turbocharger 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) · 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)
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): 11676208, 11652304, 11516646, 11011173, 10210006.
Quick answers
How much does turbocharger replacement cost on a Ford F-Series?
Ford F-Series owners reported a median of $3,000, and the middle half paid $1,800 to $3,000, from 5 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Ford F-Series turbocharger replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Ford F-Series middle bill of $3,000 is about the same as the $3,000 owners of all 46 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Ford F-Series repair costs come from?
From 5 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 2004 (55), 2012 (50), 2003 (23) 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.