Transmission Replacement Cost: Unit Prices, Core Charges and Installation

What the printed prices add up to

A replacement bill has two large lines: the transmission itself and the labor to swap it. As of November 13, 2026, the 28 price listings we found for a remanufactured transmission run from $2,330 to $7,818. They come from four sellers: Reman-Transmission.com, TransmissionLocator.com, Street Smart Transmission and Fraser Engines. The 12 listings we found for a used transmission, all on Reman-Transmission.com, run from $1,010 to $3,863.

Street Smart Transmission prints the one installation figure we have: "Installation typically costs $800-$1,500 depending on your vehicle, location, and local labor rates". Our calculation for a remanufactured unit with installation:

• Lowest: $2,330 (6L80 at Reman-Transmission.com) + $800 = $3,130.
• Highest: $7,818 (TR580 at TransmissionLocator.com) + $1,500 = $9,318.

These sums are not a shop quote. They leave out an unrefunded core charge, fluid, taxes and shop markup.

The unit prices on this page are web prices from the few sellers that print them, tied to the seller's page, not to a city. The GM Genuine Parts transmission page prints no price, so no automaker list price appears here.

Printed prices of remanufactured transmissions by unit

For Reman-Transmission.com the figure is the price on the code page. Its 2018 F-150 page prints the 6R80 lower, from $2,625.

Sources: Reman-Transmission.com code pages 6L80, 10L80, 8L90, 6R80, 10R80, 8HP70, U660E and warranty terms; Street Smart Transmission price guide, quote page and warranty; Fraser Engines 6L80; TransmissionLocator.com RE0F10D and TR580. Checked November 13, 2026.

The warranties in the table are printed with unlimited miles, except the Reman-Transmission.com 8L90: its code page prints "Up to 5 Years Unlimited Mile Warranty", and the 8L90 listings on its 2018 Silverado 1500 page print "3 Year / 100,000 Miles".

Fraser Engines prints 5 builds of the 6L80 and the table shows 2. The other 3 are Road Ripper builds at $3,699 (3 years), $5,026 and $5,699. Across the 7 prices these three sellers print, the 6L80 runs from $2,330 to $5,699, and the 5-year warranty is on the $3,599 unit.

Who does not print a price

JASPER Engines & Transmissions prints no price on its public product pages and points owners to "the automotive technician that services your vehicle". Certified Transmission offers "a customized quote". Street Smart Transmission prints "Call" for the 8HP70.

Prices by vehicle for remanufactured and used units

Reman-Transmission.com also prints prices by vehicle.

Sources: Reman-Transmission.com listings for the 2018 Silverado 1500, 2018 F-150, 2016 Ram 1500, 2015 Camry, 2016 RAV4, 2017 Civic, 2017 CR-V, 2017 Rogue and 2016 Altima. Checked November 13, 2026.

The engine and the drive type move the price inside one model. The 2016 Ram 1500 is printed at $3,167 with the 5.7L and the 6 speed and at $7,684 with the 3.0L diesel. Location works on the labor line: Street Smart Transmission names "location, and local labor rates" among the reasons for its range. We found no printed labor rate by city or state, so we give no regional numbers.

Factory powertrain warranty by make

Toyota lists the "transmission/transaxle" inside its powertrain coverage, and Ford writes that its powertrain warranty "covers components such as the engine, transmission, and drivetrain".

Sources: Toyota, Ford, Chevrolet, Nissan, Subaru, Hyundai, Kia, Ram, Jeep. Checked November 13, 2026.

CVT warranty extensions from Nissan and Subaru

• Nissan: "from its original duration of 60 months/60,000 miles to 84 months/84,000 miles (whichever occurs first)" on the 2015 Rogue Select, 2014-2018 Rogue and 2015-2018 Pathfinder (bulletin), the 2013-14 Pathfinder (campaign PC500), and the 2012-2017 Versa Sedan, 2014-2017 Versa Note, 2013-2017 Sentra, 2013-2016 Altima and 2013-2017 Juke (bulletin).
• Subaru: from 5 years or 60,000 miles to 10 years or 100,000 miles, whichever comes first, on CVT models of the 2010-15 Legacy and Outback, 2012-15 Impreza, 2013-15 Crosstrek, 2014-15 Forester and 2015 WRX (bulletin 16-107-17R), and on certain 2019-2020 Legacy, Outback, Ascent, Impreza and Forester and the 2019 Crosstrek (letter).

If your vehicle is inside the factory term or one of these extensions, ask the dealer about coverage before you accept a paid quote.

Core charge and warranty by seller

A core charge is a deposit held until your old transmission comes back.

Sources: Reman-Transmission.com warranty terms and code pages; Street Smart Transmission warranty and quote page; TransmissionLocator.com; Fraser Engines; JASPER; Certified Transmission; GM Genuine Parts. Checked November 13, 2026.

As printed on November 13, 2026, Reman-Transmission.com and Street Smart Transmission both reimburse warranty labor at up to $50 per hour by the Mitchell labor guide, while Street Smart Transmission's own estimate tool "uses $95 per hour as an average U.S. shop rate".

Used versus remanufactured

The lowest price on this page is for a used unit, and its cover is shorter than on any remanufactured unit here. For a used unit in a vehicle from 2006 or newer, the Reman-Transmission.com warranty page prints 12 months or 12,000 miles, parts only, for personal use and 6 months or 6,000 miles for commercial use, CVTs and manuals. Its 2017 Civic page prints "1 Year / 12,000 Miles - Parts Only" on the used CVT. ATRA, the Automatic Transmission Rebuilders Association, writes: "Used transmissions can be significantly less expensive than rebuilt or remanufactured units. However, they typically come with shorter warranties".

The 2015 Toyota Camry shows the gap at one seller, as of November 13, 2026. The remanufactured unit is $3,063, and the 6 used listings for the same 2.5L engine run from $1,010 to $2,578. Our calculation: the remanufactured unit costs $485 to $2,053 more ($3,063 − $2,578 and $3,063 − $1,010).

What a remanufactured unit is and what is sold as new

ATRA writes that a remanufactured transmission "is similar to a rebuilt one, but the work is done in a factory setting rather than an individual shop".

ATRA also writes: "What dealerships sell as “new” transmissions are actually remanufactured units."

Installation and labor

The one printed labor figure we have is Street Smart Transmission's: $800-$1,500 for installation. Our calculation with that seller's own unit prices, as of November 13, 2026:

• 4L60E: $2,400 + $800 to $1,500 = $3,200 to $3,900.
• 10R80: $4,320 + $800 to $1,500 = $5,120 to $5,820.

Street Smart Transmission claims that buying from it "saves you $300-$900 in markup that repair shops typically add". Ask your shop for the unit price and the labor as separate lines.

As of November 13, 2026, Reman-Transmission.com prints 2-4 business days for most in-stock units on its code and vehicle pages and 7-10 business days on its warranty page.

Repair versus replace

A leak can come from a seal, a gasket or a cooler line, and those parts are printed at far lower prices than a unit. For fluid on the ground, read the leak repair cost page first. Routine fluid service prices are on the home page.

The rebuild route

The third option is a rebuild of the unit in the car. JASPER defines it: "Rebuilding involves reconditioning by cleaning, inspecting and replacing broken or severely worn parts." Global Transmission Parts prints a 6L80 rebuild kit at $369.95 before options, as of November 13, 2026. Reman-Transmission.com writes that warranties on rebuilt transmissions "are usually 90 days to 6 months". The full comparison is on the transmission rebuild cost page.

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