Alternator Replacement Costs
Removal of the failed alternator and installation of a remanufactured or new unit to restore battery charging and electrical system function. Warning signs include battery warning light, dimming lights, and dead battery.
Parts & Labor Breakdown
| Cost Component | Share | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parts | 45% | $161 | $350 | $538 |
| Labor | 55% | $197 | $427 | $657 |
* Estimated based on national averages for typical repairs. Parts/labor split varies by vehicle, repair type, and shop.
Cost Comparison by Location
418 locations with verified cost data
Cost Comparison — Alternator Replacement
Low
$359
Typical
$777
High
$1,195
Low
$371
Typical
$803
High
$1,235
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$405
Typical
$878
High
$1,350
Low
$395
Typical
$856
High
$1,317
Low
$348
Typical
$754
High
$1,159
Low
$379
Typical
$821
High
$1,264
Low
$340
Typical
$737
High
$1,133
Low
$397
Typical
$859
High
$1,322
Low
$355
Typical
$770
High
$1,184
Low
$365
Typical
$789
High
$1,214
Low
$353
Typical
$764
High
$1,175
Low
$451
Typical
$976
High
$1,502
Low
$419
Typical
$906
High
$1,394
Low
$400
Typical
$867
High
$1,334
Low
$341
Typical
$739
High
$1,137
Low
$367
Typical
$795
High
$1,222
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$409
Typical
$886
High
$1,363
Low
$383
Typical
$830
High
$1,276
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$392
Typical
$850
High
$1,307
Low
$341
Typical
$739
High
$1,137
Low
$365
Typical
$790
High
$1,215
Low
$420
Typical
$909
High
$1,399
Low
$389
Typical
$843
High
$1,297
Low
$401
Typical
$867
High
$1,334
Low
$415
Typical
$898
High
$1,382
Low
$383
Typical
$830
High
$1,276
Low
$390
Typical
$846
High
$1,301
Low
$360
Typical
$780
High
$1,201
Low
$365
Typical
$790
High
$1,216
Low
$365
Typical
$790
High
$1,216
Low
$358
Typical
$774
High
$1,191
Low
$351
Typical
$760
High
$1,169
Low
$410
Typical
$888
High
$1,367
Low
$411
Typical
$891
High
$1,370
Low
$371
Typical
$804
High
$1,237
Low
$369
Typical
$798
High
$1,228
Low
$364
Typical
$788
High
$1,212
Low
$361
Typical
$783
High
$1,204
Low
$371
Typical
$804
High
$1,237
Low
$391
Typical
$846
High
$1,301
Low
$430
Typical
$931
High
$1,432
Low
$418
Typical
$904
High
$1,391
Low
$358
Typical
$775
High
$1,193
Low
$424
Typical
$919
High
$1,413
Low
$341
Typical
$739
High
$1,137
Low
$348
Typical
$754
High
$1,160
Low
$380
Typical
$824
High
$1,267
Low
$370
Typical
$801
High
$1,233
Low
$401
Typical
$868
High
$1,335
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$355
Typical
$769
High
$1,182
Low
$406
Typical
$880
High
$1,354
Low
$390
Typical
$844
High
$1,298
Low
$373
Typical
$807
High
$1,241
Low
$353
Typical
$765
High
$1,177
Low
$368
Typical
$797
High
$1,226
Low
$410
Typical
$888
High
$1,366
Low
$352
Typical
$763
High
$1,173
Low
$401
Typical
$868
High
$1,335
Low
$386
Typical
$837
High
$1,287
Low
$394
Typical
$852
High
$1,311
Low
$363
Typical
$786
High
$1,210
Low
$383
Typical
$830
High
$1,276
Low
$411
Typical
$891
High
$1,370
Low
$402
Typical
$870
High
$1,338
Low
$379
Typical
$820
High
$1,261
Low
$361
Typical
$782
High
$1,203
Low
$361
Typical
$782
High
$1,203
Low
$369
Typical
$800
High
$1,230
Low
$390
Typical
$845
High
$1,300
Low
$361
Typical
$782
High
$1,203
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$400
Typical
$866
High
$1,332
Low
$355
Typical
$769
High
$1,183
Low
$372
Typical
$805
High
$1,239
Low
$355
Typical
$768
High
$1,181
Low
$379
Typical
$821
High
$1,263
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$368
Typical
$797
High
$1,226
Low
$413
Typical
$894
High
$1,376
Low
$341
Typical
$738
High
$1,135
Low
$409
Typical
$886
High
$1,363
Low
$357
Typical
$772
High
$1,188
Low
$354
Typical
$766
High
$1,178
Low
$353
Typical
$765
High
$1,177
Low
$395
Typical
$854
High
$1,314
Low
$346
Typical
$750
High
$1,153
Low
$351
Typical
$760
High
$1,169
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$395
Typical
$854
High
$1,314
Low
$420
Typical
$909
High
$1,399
Low
$364
Typical
$788
High
$1,213
Low
$398
Typical
$862
High
$1,326
Low
$333
Typical
$721
High
$1,109
Low
$387
Typical
$838
High
$1,290
Low
$347
Typical
$751
High
$1,155
Low
$352
Typical
$763
High
$1,174
Low
$387
Typical
$839
High
$1,290
Low
$368
Typical
$798
High
$1,227
Low
$378
Typical
$818
High
$1,259
Low
$357
Typical
$773
High
$1,189
Low
$360
Typical
$779
High
$1,198
Low
$375
Typical
$812
High
$1,248
Low
$361
Typical
$782
High
$1,203
Low
$403
Typical
$873
High
$1,343
Low
$363
Typical
$787
High
$1,210
Low
$410
Typical
$887
High
$1,365
Low
$361
Typical
$781
High
$1,202
Low
$348
Typical
$754
High
$1,160
Low
$363
Typical
$785
High
$1,208
Low
$365
Typical
$791
High
$1,216
Low
$398
Typical
$863
High
$1,327
Low
$369
Typical
$800
High
$1,230
Low
$344
Typical
$746
High
$1,148
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$364
Typical
$788
High
$1,212
Low
$401
Typical
$869
High
$1,337
Low
$453
Typical
$981
High
$1,510
Low
$341
Typical
$738
High
$1,136
Low
$368
Typical
$796
High
$1,224
Low
$409
Typical
$886
High
$1,363
Low
$406
Typical
$878
High
$1,351
Low
$384
Typical
$832
High
$1,279
Low
$384
Typical
$832
High
$1,280
Low
$409
Typical
$886
High
$1,363
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$410
Typical
$888
High
$1,366
Low
$377
Typical
$816
High
$1,255
Low
$351
Typical
$761
High
$1,170
Low
$344
Typical
$745
High
$1,146
Low
$344
Typical
$745
High
$1,146
Low
$379
Typical
$821
High
$1,263
Low
$379
Typical
$821
High
$1,264
Low
$344
Typical
$745
High
$1,146
Low
$384
Typical
$833
High
$1,281
Low
$398
Typical
$861
High
$1,325
Low
$370
Typical
$800
High
$1,231
Low
$369
Typical
$798
High
$1,228
Low
$370
Typical
$802
High
$1,233
Low
$357
Typical
$774
High
$1,190
Low
$374
Typical
$810
High
$1,245
Low
$335
Typical
$726
High
$1,117
Low
$403
Typical
$874
High
$1,344
Low
$392
Typical
$848
High
$1,305
Low
$377
Typical
$816
High
$1,255
Low
$408
Typical
$883
High
$1,359
Low
$348
Typical
$753
High
$1,159
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$398
Typical
$862
High
$1,325
Low
$453
Typical
$981
High
$1,510
Low
$351
Typical
$761
High
$1,170
Low
$369
Typical
$798
High
$1,228
Low
$389
Typical
$843
High
$1,296
Low
$441
Typical
$954
High
$1,467
Low
$340
Typical
$737
High
$1,134
Low
$338
Typical
$732
High
$1,125
Low
$392
Typical
$848
High
$1,304
Low
$351
Typical
$760
High
$1,169
Low
$351
Typical
$760
High
$1,169
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$375
Typical
$812
High
$1,249
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$380
Typical
$823
High
$1,266
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$363
Typical
$787
High
$1,210
Low
$451
Typical
$976
High
$1,502
Low
$354
Typical
$766
High
$1,178
Low
$340
Typical
$735
High
$1,131
Low
$366
Typical
$792
High
$1,218
Low
$395
Typical
$855
High
$1,316
Low
$372
Typical
$806
High
$1,239
Low
$349
Typical
$756
High
$1,163
Low
$447
Typical
$968
High
$1,489
Low
$349
Typical
$756
High
$1,163
Low
$341
Typical
$739
High
$1,136
Low
$341
Typical
$738
High
$1,136
Low
$340
Typical
$737
High
$1,134
Low
$377
Typical
$815
High
$1,254
Low
$383
Typical
$829
High
$1,275
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$367
Typical
$796
High
$1,224
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,324
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$362
Typical
$783
High
$1,205
Low
$343
Typical
$743
High
$1,143
Low
$400
Typical
$866
High
$1,332
Low
$368
Typical
$796
High
$1,224
Low
$364
Typical
$789
High
$1,214
Low
$371
Typical
$803
High
$1,236
Low
$346
Typical
$750
High
$1,153
Low
$341
Typical
$738
High
$1,135
Low
$374
Typical
$809
High
$1,244
Low
$386
Typical
$835
High
$1,285
Low
$390
Typical
$845
High
$1,299
Low
$377
Typical
$817
High
$1,256
Low
$345
Typical
$748
High
$1,150
Low
$358
Typical
$776
High
$1,193
Low
$398
Typical
$862
High
$1,325
Low
$358
Typical
$776
High
$1,193
Low
$341
Typical
$739
High
$1,137
Low
$376
Typical
$815
High
$1,253
Low
$362
Typical
$784
High
$1,206
Low
$369
Typical
$799
High
$1,228
Low
$356
Typical
$771
High
$1,186
Low
$364
Typical
$787
High
$1,211
Low
$355
Typical
$768
High
$1,182
Low
$381
Typical
$825
High
$1,269
Low
$451
Typical
$976
High
$1,502
Low
$355
Typical
$769
High
$1,184
Low
$387
Typical
$839
High
$1,290
Low
$451
Typical
$976
High
$1,502
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$369
Typical
$800
High
$1,231
Low
$363
Typical
$785
High
$1,208
Low
$355
Typical
$768
High
$1,182
Low
$351
Typical
$761
High
$1,171
Low
$409
Typical
$885
High
$1,362
Low
$386
Typical
$836
High
$1,287
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$419
Typical
$908
High
$1,397
Low
$358
Typical
$775
High
$1,192
Low
$361
Typical
$782
High
$1,203
Low
$353
Typical
$764
High
$1,175
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$341
Typical
$738
High
$1,136
Low
$403
Typical
$872
High
$1,341
Low
$366
Typical
$793
High
$1,219
Low
$410
Typical
$888
High
$1,366
Low
$453
Typical
$981
High
$1,510
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$380
Typical
$823
High
$1,267
Low
$385
Typical
$833
High
$1,282
Low
$416
Typical
$901
High
$1,386
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$383
Typical
$829
High
$1,275
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$350
Typical
$757
High
$1,165
Low
$413
Typical
$895
High
$1,377
Low
$332
Typical
$719
High
$1,106
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$356
Typical
$771
High
$1,186
Low
$370
Typical
$802
High
$1,234
Low
$419
Typical
$908
High
$1,397
Low
$350
Typical
$758
High
$1,166
Low
$382
Typical
$828
High
$1,274
Low
$367
Typical
$795
High
$1,224
Low
$372
Typical
$805
High
$1,238
Low
$447
Typical
$968
High
$1,488
Low
$410
Typical
$887
High
$1,365
Low
$419
Typical
$908
High
$1,397
Low
$382
Typical
$828
High
$1,274
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$357
Typical
$773
High
$1,189
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$415
Typical
$899
High
$1,383
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$399
Typical
$864
High
$1,328
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$368
Typical
$796
High
$1,225
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$447
Typical
$968
High
$1,489
Low
$447
Typical
$968
High
$1,489
Low
$404
Typical
$875
High
$1,346
Low
$389
Typical
$842
High
$1,295
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$399
Typical
$864
High
$1,328
Low
$459
Typical
$994
High
$1,529
Low
$378
Typical
$819
High
$1,259
Low
$403
Typical
$872
High
$1,342
Low
$373
Typical
$807
High
$1,242
Low
$398
Typical
$863
High
$1,327
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$359
Typical
$777
High
$1,196
Low
$412
Typical
$891
High
$1,371
Low
$365
Typical
$790
High
$1,216
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$403
Typical
$872
High
$1,341
Low
$369
Typical
$799
High
$1,229
Low
$352
Typical
$762
High
$1,172
Low
$439
Typical
$950
High
$1,462
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$386
Typical
$837
High
$1,287
Low
$346
Typical
$749
High
$1,152
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$388
Typical
$840
High
$1,292
Low
$362
Typical
$784
High
$1,207
Low
$407
Typical
$882
High
$1,356
Low
$410
Typical
$888
High
$1,366
Low
$319
Typical
$691
High
$1,062
Low
$376
Typical
$814
High
$1,252
Low
$378
Typical
$818
High
$1,258
Low
$409
Typical
$886
High
$1,363
Low
$353
Typical
$764
High
$1,176
Low
$398
Typical
$862
High
$1,326
Low
$419
Typical
$906
High
$1,394
Low
$404
Typical
$876
High
$1,347
Low
$404
Typical
$875
High
$1,346
Low
$390
Typical
$845
High
$1,299
Low
$364
Typical
$789
High
$1,214
Low
$381
Typical
$825
High
$1,269
Low
$390
Typical
$844
High
$1,298
Low
$354
Typical
$767
High
$1,179
Low
$385
Typical
$834
High
$1,284
Low
$400
Typical
$866
High
$1,331
Low
$401
Typical
$868
High
$1,336
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$389
Typical
$841
High
$1,294
Low
$423
Typical
$915
High
$1,408
Low
$372
Typical
$805
High
$1,238
Low
$361
Typical
$781
High
$1,201
Low
$385
Typical
$834
High
$1,283
Low
$366
Typical
$792
High
$1,219
Low
$349
Typical
$757
High
$1,164
Low
$423
Typical
$917
High
$1,411
Low
$361
Typical
$781
High
$1,202
Low
$416
Typical
$901
High
$1,386
Low
$411
Typical
$891
High
$1,371
Low
$433
Typical
$937
High
$1,442
Low
$380
Typical
$822
High
$1,265
Low
$400
Typical
$867
High
$1,334
Low
$367
Typical
$795
High
$1,223
Low
$376
Typical
$814
High
$1,253
Low
$423
Typical
$915
High
$1,408
Low
$444
Typical
$962
High
$1,480
Low
$459
Typical
$994
High
$1,529
Low
$438
Typical
$949
High
$1,460
Low
$431
Typical
$934
High
$1,436
Low
$451
Typical
$976
High
$1,502
Low
$432
Typical
$935
High
$1,439
Low
$436
Typical
$945
High
$1,453
Low
$392
Typical
$849
High
$1,306
Low
$428
Typical
$927
High
$1,425
Low
$378
Typical
$819
High
$1,259
Low
$371
Typical
$804
High
$1,237
Low
$441
Typical
$955
High
$1,470
Low
$373
Typical
$808
High
$1,243
Low
$372
Typical
$806
High
$1,240
Low
$337
Typical
$729
High
$1,121
Low
$354
Typical
$767
High
$1,180
Low
$343
Typical
$743
High
$1,143
Low
$343
Typical
$743
High
$1,143
Low
$369
Typical
$798
High
$1,228
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$401
Typical
$868
High
$1,336
Low
$361
Typical
$783
High
$1,204
Low
$398
Typical
$863
High
$1,327
Low
$359
Typical
$778
High
$1,197
Low
$368
Typical
$797
High
$1,226
Low
$352
Typical
$762
High
$1,171
Low
$381
Typical
$826
High
$1,270
Low
$348
Typical
$753
High
$1,159
Low
$386
Typical
$837
High
$1,287
Low
$343
Typical
$743
High
$1,142
Low
$378
Typical
$818
High
$1,258
Low
$384
Typical
$832
High
$1,280
Low
$362
Typical
$783
High
$1,205
Low
$417
Typical
$904
High
$1,390
Low
$349
Typical
$757
High
$1,164
Low
$380
Typical
$823
High
$1,266
Low
$441
Typical
$955
High
$1,470
Low
$373
Typical
$807
High
$1,242
Low
$401
Typical
$867
High
$1,334
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$349
Typical
$755
High
$1,161
Low
$334
Typical
$722
High
$1,111
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$363
Typical
$786
High
$1,209
Low
$353
Typical
$764
High
$1,175
Low
$410
Typical
$887
High
$1,365
Low
$385
Typical
$833
High
$1,282
Low
$354
Typical
$767
High
$1,180
Low
$348
Typical
$754
High
$1,160
Low
$366
Typical
$792
High
$1,219
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$368
Typical
$797
High
$1,226
Low
$431
Typical
$933
High
$1,435
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$381
Typical
$825
High
$1,269
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$389
Typical
$842
High
$1,295
Low
$396
Typical
$858
High
$1,320
Low
$367
Typical
$796
High
$1,224
Low
$404
Typical
$875
High
$1,346
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$424
Typical
$919
High
$1,413
Low
$346
Typical
$749
High
$1,151
Low
$348
Typical
$754
High
$1,160
Low
$368
Typical
$797
High
$1,225
Low
$412
Typical
$893
High
$1,374
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$351
Typical
$759
High
$1,168
Low
$353
Typical
$765
High
$1,176
Low
$355
Typical
$770
High
$1,184
Low
$367
Typical
$794
High
$1,221
Low
$383
Typical
$829
High
$1,275
Low
$407
Typical
$882
High
$1,356
Low
$383
Typical
$829
High
$1,276
Low
$365
Typical
$791
High
$1,217
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$407
Typical
$881
High
$1,356
Low
$397
Typical
$860
High
$1,323
Low
$379
Typical
$821
High
$1,264
Low
$381
Typical
$825
High
$1,270
Low
$347
Typical
$751
High
$1,156
Low
$414
Typical
$896
High
$1,378
Low
$368
Typical
$797
High
$1,226