What a mobile mechanic costs, and what we can actually back up
There is a number everybody repeats for mobile mechanic rates. Follow it back and it lands on a company selling software or leads to mechanics. That is one interested source wearing ten hats.
So here is what we can source, and here is how to get quotes that are actually about your car.
We are not going to make up a number.
Every "average mobile mechanic rate" we could find traces back to a site selling software or leads to mechanics. Ten sources agreeing while all ten sell something is one interested source, not ten. We are collecting real quotes from the shops listed here and we will publish the range and the sample size when we have it. Until then, here is the number we can back up, and here is how to get three real quotes yourself in ten minutes.
The number we can back up
Sourced wage data
| 10th percentile | $14.56 |
|---|---|
| 25th percentile | $17.85 |
| Median | $23.90 |
| 75th percentile | $31.37 |
| 90th percentile | $44.84 |
| Mean | $26.81 |
17,690 people hold that job in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area, at a mean annual wage of $49,720. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, occupation 49-3023.
That is what the technician earns, not what you get charged. The gap covers the truck, the fuel, the scanners, the insurance, and the drive time nobody bills you for directly. A shop rate well above the wage figures above is not automatically gouging. It is a truck coming to your house.
What moves your bill
- Drive time. Most shops charge past a set radius, so the city next door is cheaper than the one across the metroplex.
- Part quality and warranty length. A cheap part with a three month warranty is not the same quote as a good part with two years.
- Whether the diagnostic fee comes off the repair.
- Whether the job can be done where the car sits at all. A lift job is a shop job.
We are not going to make up a number.
Every "average mobile mechanic rate" we could find traces back to a site selling software or leads to mechanics. Ten sources agreeing while all ten sell something is one interested source, not ten. We are collecting real quotes from the shops listed here and we will publish the range and the sample size when we have it. Until then, here is the number we can back up, and here is how to get three real quotes yourself in ten minutes.
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Why will you not publish an average rate?
Because we have not collected one. When we have enough quotes from the shops listed here, we will publish the range and the sample size next to it.
Is a mobile mechanic cheaper than a shop?
The hourly labor rates are usually in the same range. The real savings are the tow you do not pay for and the day off work you do not take.
Do mobile mechanics charge just to come out?
Most charge a diagnostic fee for the visit and the diagnosis, and many add a trip fee past a set radius. Ask for both numbers on the phone.