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Labour times and part prices vary depending on the particular vehicle, but to give you an idea here are some examples.
Car | Franchise Dealer estimate | Independent Garage estimate | ![]() |
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Car2003 Volkswagen Golf | Franchise Dealer Est.£255 - £461 | Independent Garage Est.£175 - £346 | ClickMechanic Est.£176 - £347 | Saving27% |
Car2000 Audi RS4 | Franchise Dealer Est.£568 - £750 | Independent Garage Est.£260 - £411 | ClickMechanic Est.£264 - £415 | Saving48% |
Car2005 Proton Persona | Franchise Dealer Est.£230 - £255 | Independent Garage Est.£192 - £213 | ClickMechanic Est.£193 - £213 | Saving16% |
Car2002 Toyota Yaris | Franchise Dealer Est.£166 - £230 | Independent Garage Est.£123 - £177 | ClickMechanic Est.£123 - £177 | Saving24% |
Car2007 Nissan Qashqai+2 | Franchise Dealer Est.£194 - £453 | Independent Garage Est.£143 - £358 | ClickMechanic Est.£144 - £359 | Saving22% |
Read our short guide with information on costs, symptoms and more.
A starter motor is a heavy duty electric motor that has enough torque to turn the engine in order for it to start. When early engines were made, starting them was done by cranking a handle attached to the crankshaft. This was obviously very tiring, inconvenient and in some cases quite dangerous too! Therefore a more convenient device was designed, powered by a battery to do the work and the modern starter motor was born!
Whilst simplistic in its design, like any electric motor, it does have a number of internal components. Without going into the minute details of how electric motors work, the basic concept is that when an electrical current is passed through coiled wires of the armature it reacts against the magnetic plates on the housing and spins it around.
There are of course a lot of other parts involved, from the contact brushes that carry the electrical current from the source to the rotating shaft of the armature, to bushes, pinions and a solenoid that fires the gears on the shaft into the vehicles flywheel to engage with the engine.
When a start motor fails, it’s generally either the brushes that have worn out, the winding on the armature that has failed or the solenoid that has seized. However, these days, few operations will strip a starter motor to refurbish it as this is both time consuming and the parts are not always easy to obtain in small numbers. Therefore it is both cheaper for the customer and a quicker turnaround, to exchange the faulty unit with a new one.
Quite frankly, as soon as it has failed! It is not going to fix itself or get better if you do not use it for a period of time, it will need replacing otherwise you will be push starting the vehicle each time you want to use it.
If you notice that the engine is struggling to turn over though and you know the battery is in good condition and charge, then sooner rather than later is better to replace the tired old starter motor before it leaves you stranded.
Given the demands put on the motor and the number of times it is called into use, it is likely a vehicle will need a new starter motor at some point in its lifetime. It isn’t so much mileage or even age related though, if you do a number of short trips each day and the starter gets used 4 or 5 times, that is more than a vehicle doing a 100 mile round trip!
In essence, not a lot - if you need to start the engine, you need to use the starter motor! However as it is an electrical device, avoiding deep water will of course mean less water ingress potentially.
Depending on the vehicle and the circumstances, the mechanic will carry out some or all the following
The cost of replacing the starter motor depends on your car and what parts your car's manufacturer recommends using for the replacement. Find out what you could save by having your starter motor replaced by ClickMechanic, by selecting your car at the top of this page
These estimates may include Starter motor - inertia and Starter motor - pre-engaged
56 manufacturers for Starter Motor Repair
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Alfa RomeoParts costs: £155.99 - £441.08 Labour time: 0-2 hours # of quotes: 365 |
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£205 - £444 |
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AudiParts costs: £179.99 - £404.15 Labour time: 0-3 hours # of quotes: 3950 |
£347 |
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AustinParts costs: £99.02 - £247.69 Labour time: 0-1 hours # of quotes: 16 |
£170 |
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BentleyParts costs: £187.56 - £372.24 Labour time: 0-4 hours # of quotes: 12 |
£363 |
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BMWParts costs: £156.79 - £375.15 Labour time: 0-2 hours # of quotes: 6520 |
£316 |
£206 - £414 |
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CadillacParts costs: £134.39 - £161.27 Labour time: 1-2 hours # of quotes: 1 |
£199 |
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ChevroletParts costs: £210.13 - £516.93 Labour time: 0-1 hours # of quotes: 421 |
£364 |
£237 - £480 |
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ChryslerParts costs: £193.36 - £344.83 Labour time: 0-1 hours # of quotes: 620 |
£297 |
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CitroenParts costs: £132.62 - £335.74 Labour time: 0-2 hours # of quotes: 5383 |
£258 |
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£257 - £499 |
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DaciaParts costs: £120.79 - £271.25 Labour time: 1-2 hours # of quotes: 134 |
£225 |
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DaewooParts costs: £121.11 - £434.14 Labour time: 0-1 hours # of quotes: 29 |
£273 |
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DaihatsuParts costs: £151.95 - £401.21 Labour time: 0-2 hours # of quotes: 60 |
£284 |
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DodgeParts costs: £175.99 - £439.70 Labour time: 0-1 hours # of quotes: 158 |
£333 |
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DSParts costs: £287.25 - £522.61 Labour time: 1-2 hours # of quotes: 2 |
£414 |
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FerrariParts costs: £255.47 - £306.56 Labour time: 1-2 hours # of quotes: 1 |
£316 |
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FiatParts costs: £158.39 - £373.63 Labour time: 0-2 hours # of quotes: 3659 |
£277 |
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£288 - £499 |
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FordParts costs: £144.94 - £353.02 Labour time: 0-1 hours # of quotes: 17521 |
£259 |
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HondaParts costs: £207.99 - £506.26 Labour time: 0-2 hours # of quotes: 1676 |
£375 |
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HyundaiParts costs: £137.59 - £353.99 Labour time: 0-1 hours # of quotes: 1660 |
£272 |
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InfinitiParts costs: £237.02 - £352.80 Labour time: 0-1 hours # of quotes: 3 |
£309 |
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IsuzuParts costs: £322.10 - £459.27 Labour time: 0-1 hours # of quotes: 20 |
£392 |
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IvecoParts costs: £262.51 - £388.03 Labour time: 0-1 hours # of quotes: 96 |
£340 |
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JaguarParts costs: £180.15 - £345.53 Labour time: 0-1 hours # of quotes: 956 |
£290 |
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£314 - £443 |
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JeepParts costs: £186.56 - £481.26 Labour time: 0-2 hours # of quotes: 321 |
£349 |
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KiaParts costs: £172.92 - £383.48 Labour time: 0-1 hours # of quotes: 1198 |
£285 |
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LanciaParts costs: £217.31 - £260.77 Labour time: 1-2 hours # of quotes: 1 |
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Land RoverParts costs: £231.78 - £506.26 Labour time: 0-1 hours # of quotes: 2178 |
£375 |
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LDVParts costs: £178.83 - £297.21 Labour time: 0-1 hours # of quotes: 231 |
£258 |
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LexusParts costs: £207.09 - £459.27 Labour time: 0-2 hours # of quotes: 218 |
£348 |
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London Taxi's InternationalParts costs: £295.99 - £355.19 Labour time: 0-1 hours # of quotes: 2 |
£344 |
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LotusParts costs: £141.22 - £169.46 Labour time: 0-1 hours # of quotes: 2 |
£180 |
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MaseratiParts costs: £194.44 - £739.49 Labour time: 0-2 hours # of quotes: 7 |
£420 |
£244 - £694 |
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MazdaParts costs: £181.72 - £412.29 Labour time: 0-1 hours # of quotes: 934 |
£306 |
£225 - £393 |
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Mercedes-BenzParts costs: £159.04 - £410.72 Labour time: 0-3 hours # of quotes: 4320 |
£357 |
£208 - £495 |
£289 - £715 |
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MGParts costs: £139.43 - £287.96 Labour time: 0-2 hours # of quotes: 193 |
£242 |
£183 - £305 |
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MINIParts costs: £147.88 - £312.24 Labour time: 0-2 hours # of quotes: 865 |
£277 |
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MitsubishiParts costs: £181.19 - £391.82 Labour time: 0-1 hours # of quotes: 518 |
£297 |
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NissanParts costs: £175.96 - £380.98 Labour time: 0-1 hours # of quotes: 3013 |
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PeroduaParts costs: £143.99 - £178.55 Labour time: 0-1 hours # of quotes: 4 |
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PeugeotParts costs: £135.99 - £326.39 Labour time: 0-2 hours # of quotes: 7695 |
£263 |
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Peugeot TalbotParts costs: £182.64 - £312.23 Labour time: 0-2 hours # of quotes: 19 |
£276 |
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PorscheParts costs: £238.43 - £423.19 Labour time: 1-2 hours # of quotes: 148 |
£372 |
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ProtonParts costs: £122.75 - £183.64 Labour time: 0-1 hours # of quotes: 21 |
£184 |
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RenaultParts costs: £136.83 - £357.70 Labour time: 0-2 hours # of quotes: 5923 |
£294 |
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RoverParts costs: £116.01 - £403.19 Labour time: 0-1 hours # of quotes: 321 |
£268 |
£149 - £385 |
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SaabParts costs: £147.99 - £442.60 Labour time: 0-2 hours # of quotes: 472 |
£297 |
£197 - £434 |
£275 - £573 |
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SEATParts costs: £151.19 - £332.70 Labour time: 0-1 hours # of quotes: 1002 |
£260 |
£200 - £326 |
£279 - £430 |
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SkodaParts costs: £157.59 - £340.79 Labour time: 0-1 hours # of quotes: 780 |
£270 |
£207 - £333 |
£287 - £439 |
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SmartParts costs: £159.19 - £314.36 Labour time: 0-2 hours # of quotes: 402 |
£295 |
£208 - £371 |
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SsangyongParts costs: £161.99 - £407.99 Labour time: 0-1 hours # of quotes: 33 |
£273 |
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SubaruParts costs: £213.99 - £331.19 Labour time: 0-1 hours # of quotes: 81 |
£286 |
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SuzukiParts costs: £133.64 - £238.75 Labour time: 0-2 hours # of quotes: 582 |
£220 |
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£258 - £358 |
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ToyotaParts costs: £167.95 - £381.43 Labour time: 0-1 hours # of quotes: 3336 |
£288 |
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£299 - £479 |
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VauxhallParts costs: £134.41 - £316.79 Labour time: 0-2 hours # of quotes: 13323 |
£262 |
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VolkswagenParts costs: £171.88 - £368.32 Labour time: 0-1 hours # of quotes: 6800 |
£299 |
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VolvoParts costs: £163.99 - £355.82 Labour time: 0-1 hours # of quotes: 1146 |
£266 |
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£273 - £454 |
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