Head Gasket Repair Costs
Removal of the cylinder head and replacement of the failed head gasket that seals the combustion chamber from coolant and oil passages. One of the most expensive engine repairs. Signs include white exhaust smoke, coolant loss, and overheating.
Parts & Labor Breakdown
| Cost Component | Share | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parts | 45% | $88 | $202 | $317 |
| Labor | 55% | $107 | $247 | $387 |
* 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 — Head Gasket Repair
Low
$195
Typical
$449
High
$704
Low
$201
Typical
$464
High
$727
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$189
Typical
$436
High
$683
Low
$220
Typical
$508
High
$795
Low
$215
Typical
$495
High
$776
Low
$206
Typical
$475
High
$744
Low
$185
Typical
$426
High
$668
Low
$215
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$193
Typical
$445
High
$697
Low
$198
Typical
$457
High
$715
Low
$191
Typical
$442
High
$692
Low
$245
Typical
$565
High
$885
Low
$227
Typical
$524
High
$821
Low
$217
Typical
$502
High
$786
Low
$185
Typical
$427
High
$670
Low
$199
Typical
$460
High
$720
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$222
Typical
$513
High
$803
Low
$208
Typical
$480
High
$752
Low
$216
Typical
$498
High
$779
Low
$213
Typical
$492
High
$770
Low
$185
Typical
$427
High
$670
Low
$198
Typical
$457
High
$716
Low
$228
Typical
$526
High
$824
Low
$211
Typical
$488
High
$764
Low
$217
Typical
$502
High
$786
Low
$225
Typical
$520
High
$814
Low
$208
Typical
$480
High
$752
Low
$212
Typical
$489
High
$766
Low
$196
Typical
$451
High
$707
Low
$198
Typical
$457
High
$716
Low
$198
Typical
$457
High
$716
Low
$194
Typical
$448
High
$701
Low
$190
Typical
$439
High
$688
Low
$223
Typical
$514
High
$805
Low
$223
Typical
$515
High
$807
Low
$202
Typical
$465
High
$729
Low
$200
Typical
$462
High
$723
Low
$197
Typical
$456
High
$714
Low
$196
Typical
$453
High
$709
Low
$202
Typical
$465
High
$729
Low
$212
Typical
$489
High
$766
Low
$233
Typical
$538
High
$843
Low
$227
Typical
$523
High
$820
Low
$194
Typical
$448
High
$703
Low
$230
Typical
$531
High
$832
Low
$185
Typical
$427
High
$670
Low
$189
Typical
$436
High
$683
Low
$207
Typical
$477
High
$747
Low
$201
Typical
$463
High
$726
Low
$218
Typical
$502
High
$786
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$193
Typical
$445
High
$697
Low
$221
Typical
$509
High
$797
Low
$211
Typical
$488
High
$764
Low
$202
Typical
$467
High
$731
Low
$192
Typical
$442
High
$693
Low
$200
Typical
$461
High
$722
Low
$223
Typical
$514
High
$805
Low
$218
Typical
$502
High
$786
Low
$191
Typical
$441
High
$691
Low
$210
Typical
$484
High
$758
Low
$214
Typical
$493
High
$772
Low
$197
Typical
$455
High
$712
Low
$208
Typical
$480
High
$752
Low
$223
Typical
$515
High
$807
Low
$218
Typical
$503
High
$788
Low
$206
Typical
$474
High
$743
Low
$196
Typical
$452
High
$709
Low
$196
Typical
$452
High
$709
Low
$201
Typical
$463
High
$725
Low
$212
Typical
$489
High
$766
Low
$196
Typical
$452
High
$709
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$217
Typical
$501
High
$785
Low
$193
Typical
$445
High
$697
Low
$202
Typical
$466
High
$730
Low
$206
Typical
$475
High
$744
Low
$192
Typical
$444
High
$696
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$200
Typical
$461
High
$722
Low
$224
Typical
$517
High
$810
Low
$185
Typical
$427
High
$669
Low
$222
Typical
$513
High
$803
Low
$194
Typical
$447
High
$700
Low
$192
Typical
$443
High
$694
Low
$192
Typical
$443
High
$693
Low
$214
Typical
$494
High
$774
Low
$191
Typical
$440
High
$689
Low
$188
Typical
$434
High
$679
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$214
Typical
$494
High
$774
Low
$228
Typical
$526
High
$824
Low
$198
Typical
$456
High
$714
Low
$216
Typical
$499
High
$781
Low
$181
Typical
$417
High
$653
Low
$210
Typical
$485
High
$760
Low
$188
Typical
$434
High
$680
Low
$191
Typical
$441
High
$692
Low
$210
Typical
$485
High
$760
Low
$200
Typical
$461
High
$723
Low
$205
Typical
$473
High
$741
Low
$194
Typical
$447
High
$700
Low
$195
Typical
$450
High
$706
Low
$203
Typical
$469
High
$735
Low
$196
Typical
$452
High
$709
Low
$219
Typical
$505
High
$791
Low
$197
Typical
$455
High
$713
Low
$222
Typical
$513
High
$804
Low
$196
Typical
$452
High
$708
Low
$189
Typical
$436
High
$683
Low
$198
Typical
$457
High
$717
Low
$197
Typical
$454
High
$712
Low
$216
Typical
$499
High
$781
Low
$200
Typical
$463
High
$725
Low
$187
Typical
$431
High
$676
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$197
Typical
$456
High
$714
Low
$218
Typical
$503
High
$788
Low
$246
Typical
$568
High
$889
Low
$185
Typical
$427
High
$669
Low
$199
Typical
$460
High
$721
Low
$222
Typical
$513
High
$803
Low
$220
Typical
$508
High
$796
Low
$209
Typical
$481
High
$754
Low
$208
Typical
$481
High
$754
Low
$222
Typical
$513
High
$803
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$223
Typical
$514
High
$805
Low
$204
Typical
$472
High
$739
Low
$191
Typical
$440
High
$689
Low
$187
Typical
$431
High
$675
Low
$187
Typical
$431
High
$675
Low
$206
Typical
$475
High
$744
Low
$206
Typical
$475
High
$744
Low
$187
Typical
$431
High
$675
Low
$209
Typical
$482
High
$754
Low
$216
Typical
$498
High
$780
Low
$201
Typical
$463
High
$725
Low
$200
Typical
$462
High
$723
Low
$201
Typical
$464
High
$727
Low
$194
Typical
$448
High
$701
Low
$203
Typical
$468
High
$734
Low
$182
Typical
$420
High
$658
Low
$219
Typical
$505
High
$792
Low
$213
Typical
$491
High
$768
Low
$204
Typical
$472
High
$739
Low
$221
Typical
$511
High
$800
Low
$189
Typical
$436
High
$683
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$216
Typical
$498
High
$781
Low
$246
Typical
$568
High
$889
Low
$191
Typical
$440
High
$689
Low
$200
Typical
$462
High
$723
Low
$211
Typical
$487
High
$764
Low
$239
Typical
$552
High
$864
Low
$185
Typical
$426
High
$668
Low
$183
Typical
$423
High
$663
Low
$213
Typical
$490
High
$768
Low
$191
Typical
$440
High
$689
Low
$191
Typical
$440
High
$689
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$203
Typical
$469
High
$735
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$206
Typical
$476
High
$746
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$197
Typical
$455
High
$713
Low
$245
Typical
$565
High
$885
Low
$192
Typical
$443
High
$694
Low
$184
Typical
$425
High
$666
Low
$198
Typical
$458
High
$717
Low
$214
Typical
$495
High
$775
Low
$202
Typical
$466
High
$730
Low
$190
Typical
$437
High
$685
Low
$243
Typical
$560
High
$877
Low
$189
Typical
$437
High
$685
Low
$185
Typical
$427
High
$669
Low
$185
Typical
$427
High
$669
Low
$185
Typical
$426
High
$668
Low
$204
Typical
$472
High
$739
Low
$208
Typical
$479
High
$751
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$199
Typical
$460
High
$721
Low
$216
Typical
$498
High
$780
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$196
Typical
$453
High
$710
Low
$186
Typical
$430
High
$673
Low
$217
Typical
$501
High
$785
Low
$199
Typical
$460
High
$721
Low
$198
Typical
$456
High
$715
Low
$201
Typical
$465
High
$728
Low
$188
Typical
$434
High
$679
Low
$185
Typical
$427
High
$669
Low
$203
Typical
$468
High
$733
Low
$209
Typical
$483
High
$757
Low
$212
Typical
$489
High
$765
Low
$205
Typical
$472
High
$740
Low
$187
Typical
$432
High
$677
Low
$194
Typical
$449
High
$703
Low
$216
Typical
$498
High
$781
Low
$194
Typical
$449
High
$703
Low
$185
Typical
$427
High
$669
Low
$204
Typical
$471
High
$738
Low
$196
Typical
$453
High
$710
Low
$200
Typical
$462
High
$724
Low
$193
Typical
$446
High
$699
Low
$197
Typical
$455
High
$713
Low
$193
Typical
$444
High
$696
Low
$207
Typical
$477
High
$747
Low
$245
Typical
$565
High
$885
Low
$193
Typical
$445
High
$697
Low
$210
Typical
$485
High
$760
Low
$245
Typical
$565
High
$885
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$201
Typical
$463
High
$725
Low
$197
Typical
$454
High
$711
Low
$193
Typical
$444
High
$696
Low
$191
Typical
$440
High
$690
Low
$222
Typical
$512
High
$802
Low
$210
Typical
$484
High
$758
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$228
Typical
$525
High
$823
Low
$194
Typical
$448
High
$702
Low
$196
Typical
$452
High
$709
Low
$192
Typical
$442
High
$692
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$185
Typical
$427
High
$669
Low
$219
Typical
$504
High
$790
Low
$199
Typical
$458
High
$718
Low
$223
Typical
$514
High
$805
Low
$246
Typical
$568
High
$889
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$206
Typical
$476
High
$746
Low
$209
Typical
$482
High
$755
Low
$226
Typical
$521
High
$817
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$208
Typical
$480
High
$751
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$190
Typical
$438
High
$686
Low
$224
Typical
$518
High
$811
Low
$180
Typical
$416
High
$651
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$193
Typical
$446
High
$699
Low
$201
Typical
$464
High
$727
Low
$228
Typical
$525
High
$823
Low
$190
Typical
$438
High
$687
Low
$208
Typical
$479
High
$750
Low
$199
Typical
$460
High
$721
Low
$202
Typical
$466
High
$729
Low
$243
Typical
$560
High
$877
Low
$222
Typical
$513
High
$804
Low
$228
Typical
$525
High
$823
Low
$208
Typical
$479
High
$750
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$194
Typical
$447
High
$701
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$225
Typical
$520
High
$815
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$216
Typical
$499
High
$782
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$200
Typical
$460
High
$721
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$243
Typical
$560
High
$877
Low
$243
Typical
$560
High
$877
Low
$219
Typical
$506
High
$793
Low
$211
Typical
$487
High
$763
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$216
Typical
$499
High
$782
Low
$249
Typical
$575
High
$901
Low
$205
Typical
$474
High
$742
Low
$219
Typical
$505
High
$790
Low
$202
Typical
$467
High
$731
Low
$216
Typical
$499
High
$782
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$195
Typical
$450
High
$704
Low
$223
Typical
$516
High
$808
Low
$198
Typical
$457
High
$716
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$219
Typical
$504
High
$790
Low
$200
Typical
$462
High
$724
Low
$191
Typical
$441
High
$690
Low
$238
Typical
$550
High
$861
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$210
Typical
$484
High
$758
Low
$188
Typical
$433
High
$678
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$211
Typical
$486
High
$761
Low
$197
Typical
$454
High
$711
Low
$221
Typical
$510
High
$799
Low
$223
Typical
$514
High
$805
Low
$173
Typical
$399
High
$626
Low
$204
Typical
$471
High
$737
Low
$205
Typical
$473
High
$741
Low
$222
Typical
$513
High
$803
Low
$192
Typical
$442
High
$693
Low
$216
Typical
$498
High
$781
Low
$227
Typical
$524
High
$821
Low
$220
Typical
$507
High
$793
Low
$219
Typical
$506
High
$793
Low
$212
Typical
$488
High
$765
Low
$198
Typical
$456
High
$715
Low
$207
Typical
$477
High
$748
Low
$212
Typical
$488
High
$765
Low
$192
Typical
$443
High
$695
Low
$209
Typical
$483
High
$756
Low
$217
Typical
$501
High
$784
Low
$218
Typical
$502
High
$787
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$211
Typical
$487
High
$762
Low
$229
Typical
$529
High
$829
Low
$202
Typical
$466
High
$729
Low
$196
Typical
$452
High
$707
Low
$209
Typical
$482
High
$756
Low
$199
Typical
$458
High
$718
Low
$190
Typical
$438
High
$686
Low
$230
Typical
$530
High
$831
Low
$196
Typical
$452
High
$708
Low
$226
Typical
$521
High
$817
Low
$223
Typical
$515
High
$807
Low
$235
Typical
$542
High
$849
Low
$206
Typical
$475
High
$745
Low
$217
Typical
$502
High
$786
Low
$199
Typical
$460
High
$720
Low
$204
Typical
$471
High
$738
Low
$229
Typical
$529
High
$829
Low
$241
Typical
$556
High
$872
Low
$249
Typical
$575
High
$901
Low
$238
Typical
$549
High
$860
Low
$234
Typical
$540
High
$846
Low
$245
Typical
$565
High
$885
Low
$234
Typical
$541
High
$848
Low
$237
Typical
$546
High
$856
Low
$213
Typical
$491
High
$769
Low
$232
Typical
$536
High
$840
Low
$205
Typical
$473
High
$742
Low
$202
Typical
$465
High
$729
Low
$239
Typical
$553
High
$866
Low
$203
Typical
$467
High
$732
Low
$202
Typical
$466
High
$730
Low
$183
Typical
$422
High
$660
Low
$192
Typical
$444
High
$695
Low
$186
Typical
$430
High
$673
Low
$186
Typical
$430
High
$673
Low
$200
Typical
$462
High
$723
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$218
Typical
$502
High
$787
Low
$196
Typical
$453
High
$709
Low
$216
Typical
$499
High
$782
Low
$200
Typical
$461
High
$722
Low
$191
Typical
$440
High
$690
Low
$207
Typical
$478
High
$748
Low
$195
Typical
$450
High
$705
Low
$189
Typical
$436
High
$683
Low
$210
Typical
$484
High
$758
Low
$186
Typical
$430
High
$673
Low
$205
Typical
$473
High
$741
Low
$209
Typical
$481
High
$754
Low
$196
Typical
$453
High
$710
Low
$226
Typical
$523
High
$819
Low
$190
Typical
$438
High
$686
Low
$206
Typical
$476
High
$746
Low
$239
Typical
$553
High
$866
Low
$202
Typical
$467
High
$732
Low
$217
Typical
$502
High
$786
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$189
Typical
$437
High
$684
Low
$181
Typical
$418
High
$654
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$197
Typical
$455
High
$712
Low
$191
Typical
$442
High
$692
Low
$222
Typical
$513
High
$804
Low
$209
Typical
$482
High
$755
Low
$192
Typical
$444
High
$695
Low
$189
Typical
$436
High
$683
Low
$199
Typical
$458
High
$718
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$200
Typical
$461
High
$722
Low
$234
Typical
$539
High
$845
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$207
Typical
$477
High
$748
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$211
Typical
$487
High
$763
Low
$215
Typical
$496
High
$778
Low
$199
Typical
$460
High
$721
Low
$219
Typical
$506
High
$793
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$230
Typical
$531
High
$832
Low
$188
Typical
$433
High
$678
Low
$189
Typical
$436
High
$683
Low
$200
Typical
$461
High
$722
Low
$224
Typical
$516
High
$809
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$190
Typical
$439
High
$688
Low
$192
Typical
$442
High
$693
Low
$193
Typical
$445
High
$697
Low
$199
Typical
$459
High
$719
Low
$221
Typical
$510
High
$799
Low
$208
Typical
$479
High
$751
Low
$208
Typical
$480
High
$751
Low
$198
Typical
$458
High
$717
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$221
Typical
$510
High
$799
Low
$216
Typical
$497
High
$779
Low
$206
Typical
$475
High
$744
Low
$207
Typical
$477
High
$748
Low
$188
Typical
$435
High
$681
Low
$225
Typical
$518
High
$812
Low
$200
Typical
$461
High
$722