Car repair and maintenance inflation
Car repair and maintenance prices since 2000
Up 162%
An average of 3.76% a year, compared with 95% for all U.S. prices (overall CPI). $100 of 2000 car repair and maintenance costs $262.34 in August 2026.
Last 12 months (to August 2026)
5.2%
All U.S. prices, same period
3.4%
Data since
1935
How much car repair and maintenance prices have risen
| Since | Car repair and maintenance | All U.S. prices | $100 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +2,361% | +1,290% | $2,461.04 |
| 1970 | +1,171% | +763% | $1,270.86 |
| 1980 | +471% | +307% | $570.72 |
| 1990 | +258% | +156% | $357.52 |
| 2000 | +162% | +95% | $262.34 |
| 2010 | +88% | +54% | $187.59 |
| 2020 | +52% | +29% | $152.01 |
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Inflation rate by year
Every year since 1935
| Year | Index | Change | $1 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 431.4 | 5.9% | $1.08 |
| 2024 | 407.3 | 6.1% | $1.14 |
| 2023 | 383.8 | 11.5% | $1.21 |
| 2022 | 344.1 | 8.2% | $1.35 |
| 2021 | 317.9 | 3.9% | $1.46 |
| 2020 | 306.0 | 3.4% | $1.52 |
| 2019 | 296.0 | 3.4% | $1.57 |
| 2018 | 286.4 | 2.0% | $1.62 |
| 2017 | 280.8 | 2.0% | $1.66 |
| 2016 | 275.4 | 1.7% | $1.69 |
| 2015 | 270.7 | 1.8% | $1.72 |
| 2014 | 266.0 | 1.7% | $1.75 |
| 2013 | 261.6 | 1.6% | $1.78 |
| 2012 | 257.6 | 1.8% | $1.81 |
| 2011 | 253.1 | 2.1% | $1.84 |
| 2010 | 248.0 | 1.9% | $1.88 |
| 2009 | 243.3 | 4.1% | $1.91 |
| 2008 | 233.9 | 4.9% | $1.99 |
| 2007 | 223.0 | 3.4% | $2.09 |
| 2006 | 215.6 | 4.2% | $2.16 |
| 2005 | 206.9 | 3.3% | $2.25 |
| 2004 | 200.2 | 2.4% | $2.32 |
| 2003 | 195.6 | 2.8% | $2.38 |
| 2002 | 190.2 | 3.7% | $2.45 |
| 2001 | 183.5 | 3.5% | $2.53 |
| 2000 | 177.3 | 3.1% | $2.62 |
| 1999 | 171.9 | 2.9% | $2.71 |
| 1998 | 167.1 | 2.7% | $2.78 |
| 1997 | 162.7 | 2.7% | $2.86 |
| 1996 | 158.4 | 2.9% | $2.94 |
| 1995 | 154.0 | 2.5% | $3.02 |
| 1994 | 150.2 | 2.9% | $3.10 |
| 1993 | 145.9 | 3.3% | $3.19 |
| 1992 | 141.3 | 3.9% | $3.29 |
| 1991 | 136.0 | 4.5% | $3.42 |
| 1990 | 130.1 | 4.2% | $3.58 |
| 1989 | 124.9 | 4.3% | $3.72 |
| 1988 | 119.7 | 4.3% | $3.89 |
| 1987 | 114.8 | 4.1% | $4.05 |
| 1986 | 110.3 | 3.3% | $4.22 |
| 1985 | 106.8 | 2.9% | $4.36 |
| 1984 | 103.8 | 3.5% | $4.48 |
| 1983 | 100.3 | 4.5% | $4.64 |
| 1982 | 96.0 | 7.6% | $4.85 |
| 1981 | 89.2 | 9.4% | $5.21 |
| 1980 | 81.5 | 10.6% | $5.71 |
| 1979 | 73.7 | 10.0% | $6.31 |
| 1978 | 67.0 | 8.2% | $6.94 |
| 1977 | 61.9 | 7.5% | $7.51 |
| 1976 | 57.6 | 7.3% | $8.08 |
| 1975 | 53.7 | 12.8% | $8.66 |
| 1974 | 47.6 | 10.2% | $9.77 |
| 1973 | 43.2 | 5.1% | $10.77 |
| 1972 | 41.1 | 4.6% | $11.32 |
| 1971 | 39.3 | 7.4% | $11.84 |
| 1970 | 36.6 | 7.3% | $12.71 |
| 1969 | 34.1 | 6.2% | $13.64 |
| 1968 | 32.1 | 5.6% | $14.49 |
| 1967 | 30.4 | 4.1% | $15.30 |
| 1966 | 29.2 | 1.7% | $15.93 |
| 1965 | 28.7 | 1.8% | $16.21 |
| 1964 | 28.2 | 1.4% | $16.49 |
| 1963 | 27.8 | 1.1% | $16.73 |
| 1962 | 27.5 | 1.5% | $16.91 |
| 1961 | 27.1 | 2.3% | $17.16 |
| 1960 | 26.5 | 1.9% | $17.55 |
| 1959 | 26.0 | 2.4% | $17.89 |
| 1958 | 25.4 | 1.6% | $18.31 |
| 1957 | 25.0 | 3.3% | $18.61 |
| 1956 | 24.2 | 4.3% | $19.22 |
| 1955 | 23.2 | 2.2% | $20.05 |
| 1954 | 22.7 | 3.2% | $20.49 |
| 1953 | 22.0 | 5.8% | $21.14 |
| 1952 | 20.8 | 2.0% | $22.36 |
| 1951 | 20.4 | 7.9% | $22.80 |
| 1950 | 18.9 | 1.6% | $24.61 |
| 1949 | 18.6 | 2.8% | $25.01 |
| 1948 | 18.1 | 5.8% | $25.70 |
| 1947 | 17.1 | 8.2% | $27.20 |
| 1946 | 15.8 | 3.3% | $29.44 |
| 1945 | 15.3 | 0.7% | $30.40 |
| 1944 | 15.2 | 1.3% | $30.60 |
| 1943 | 15.0 | 1.4% | $31.01 |
| 1942 | 14.8 | 8.8% | $31.43 |
| 1941 | 13.6 | 3.8% | $34.20 |
| 1940 | 13.1 | 0.0% | $35.51 |
| 1939 | 13.1 | 0.0% | $35.51 |
| 1938 | 13.1 | 0.0% | $35.51 |
| 1937 | 13.1 | 0.0% | $35.51 |
| 1936 | 13.1 | 0.0% | $35.51 |
| 1935 | 13.1 | $35.51 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U series CUUR0000SETD, not seasonally adjusted. Index values are relative (only the changes matter), so they can't be compared across categories.
Questions
- How much have car repair and maintenance prices gone up since 2000?
- Car repair and maintenance prices rose 162% from 2000 to August 2026, faster than overall prices (95%).
- What is the inflation rate for car repair and maintenance right now?
- Car repair and maintenance prices were 5.2% higher in August 2026 than a year earlier.
- What did $100 of car repair and maintenance in 2000 cost in August 2026?
- $262.34.
- Where does this data come from?
- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics price index for car repair and maintenance (series CUUR0000SETD), part of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. It tracks price changes for the same kind of item over time, not average prices.