{"id":53603,"date":"2025-10-29T07:26:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T07:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bodyshopmag.com\/?p=53603"},"modified":"2025-10-29T07:26:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T07:26:39","slug":"average-repair-costs-up-seven-per-cent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bodyshopmag.com\/2025\/news\/average-repair-costs-up-seven-per-cent\/","title":{"rendered":"Average repair costs up seven per cent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whocanfixmycar.com\/making-tracks-the-auto-repair-report?utm_campaign=PR&amp;utm_medium=PressRelease&amp;utm_content=MakingTracks&amp;utm_source=Online_Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New data<\/a> has revealed that average repair costs have risen by seven per cent in the last year, with drivers now taking longer to approve repairs.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bodyshopmag.com\/?s=fixmycar\">FixMyCar<\/a>\u2019s Making Tracks Report 2025, average repair quotes have gone up by \u00a318 in the last 12 months, with clutch replacements up by \u00a350 compared to 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The report, which includes detailed breakdowns by repair type and regional analysis, has also found that the proportion of customers accepting quotes within 24 hours has dropped by 2.4% as motorists battle with a continued cost-of-living crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Despite financial pressures, only 29% of customers prioritise price with trust revealed as the deciding factor when selecting a repairer.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodyshopmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BSM_FixMyCar_Amanda_Webb_MAY25.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"860\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bodyshopmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BSM_FixMyCar_Amanda_Webb_MAY25.jpg 860w, https:\/\/www.bodyshopmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BSM_FixMyCar_Amanda_Webb_MAY25-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Making Tracks Report<\/h2>\n<p>Amanda Webb, CEO at FixMyCar, said: \u201cThe Making Tracks Report provides a snapshot of what\u2019s really happening across the industry. We\u2019re proud to be able to provide this insight for the aftermarket as a whole and for independent garages looking to grow their business in this tough market<strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWhile the current climate is undoubtedly challenging, the data highlights a clear opportunity: drivers are prioritising trust over price. For garages that invest in building a strong reputation in their local area, this presents a significant competitive advantage.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New data has revealed that average repair costs have risen by seven per cent in the last year, with drivers now taking longer to approve repairs. According to FixMyCar\u2019s Making [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":50456,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[5588,1393],"class_list":["post-53603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-fixmycar","tag-repair-costs"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bodyshopmag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bodyshopmag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bodyshopmag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bodyshopmag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bodyshopmag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53603"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bodyshopmag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53603\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bodyshopmag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bodyshopmag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bodyshopmag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bodyshopmag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}