Rear Shock Replacement Cost

Joseph Michael By Joseph Michael Published 5 min read
Rear Shock Replacement, $450 to $1,100 for the rear pair on a sedan
One company's prices
$450 – $1,100 for the rear pair on a sedan
$450 – $1,100Sedan, rear pair, Austin shop
$600 – $1,400SUV or crossover, rear pair
$498 – $1,800Owners' bills, rear pair

Price page of Luxury Auto Works in Austin (August 2026): $450 to $1,100 per axle on a sedan, $600 to $1,400 on an SUV or crossover, $900 to $2,000+ with adaptive shocks. Owners told NHTSA they paid or were quoted $498 to $1,800 for the rear pair. Checked October 9, 2026.

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What a Shop Charges What the Shocks Cost How Long the Job Takes Check for a Longer Warranty First What Owners Paid How to Tell Your Rear Shocks Are Worn Rear Shock Questions You Might Have Where These Prices Come From

Short answer

Replacing rear shocks costs about $450 to $1,100 for the pair on a sedan and $600 to $1,400 on an SUV or crossover at a shop in Austin, Texas. Owners told NHTSA they paid or were quoted $498 to $1,800 for the rear pair.

The underside of a car at the back, with a wheel on the left and the shock and coil spring beside it
The rear suspension of a Honda CR-V seen from below, with the shock and its coil spring beside the wheel. Photo: Hustvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped

The back of your car keeps bouncing after a speed bump, it clunks over rough roads, or the shop showed you oil running down a rear shock. You want to know what a new pair will cost before you say yes.

So how much does rear shock replacement cost? About $450 to $1,100 for the pair on a sedan, by the price page of a repair shop in Austin, Texas, and $600 to $1,400 on an SUV or crossover.

Owners who told NHTSA, the US road safety agency, what they paid were charged or quoted $498 to $1,800 for the rear pair.

And if you drive a Kia Telluride or a Hyundai Palisade, check the warranty first, because both carmakers extended it on the rear shocks.

In this guide I will show you what a shop charges, what the shocks themselves cost, how long the job takes, which cars have a longer warranty, and what owners paid.

What a Shop Charges

Luxury Auto Works, a repair shop in Austin that works on luxury and imported cars, prices shocks per axle, so per pair, on its page updated in August 2026:

Sedans and coupesper axle, parts and labor$450 – $1,100
SUVs and crossoversper axle, larger parts and more hardware$600 – $1,400
Adaptive or special shocksper axle, with calibration$900 – $2,000+

The shop prices the range by the shock you choose, the carmaker’s own or an aftermarket one. Adaptive shocks with electronics cost far more, as its third row shows.

What the Shocks Cost

The rear shocks themselves are often cheaper than people expect. Here are the carmakers’ own rear shocks on dealer parts websites, checked October 9, 2026:

Toyota rear shock, 2016 Tacomaeach, by version; list price $76.50 – $139.71$54.73 – $99.11
Hyundai rear shock, 2021 Palisadeeach, by version; list price $248.16 – $325.32$173.35 – $231.55

So on a Tacoma a pair of Toyota’s rear shocks is $109.46 to $198.22, and the rest of the bill is labor.

How Long the Job Takes

Rear shocks are one of the quicker suspension jobs. A Tacoma World member described the rear shocks on a Tacoma as two fasteners each, with easy access, in November 2025.

A long grey shock absorber running at an angle across the picture, bolted at its lower end next to a leaf spring
A shock absorber, the long angled tube, mounted beside a leaf spring. Photo: Tennen-Gas, CC BY-SA 3.0

Hyundai publishes its own time for the Palisade. It pays its dealers 1.2 hours to check the noise, inspect the rear suspension and replace both rear shocks and their insulators, and 1.0 hour for one shock.

At $132 an hour, the average US shop rate Tekmetric found in June 2026, both shocks on a Palisade come to (2 × $173.35) + $158.40 = $505.10, or (2 × $231.55) + $158.40 = $621.50 with the dearer version.

Check for a Longer Warranty First

Kia extended the warranty on the self-leveling rear shocks of the 2020 to 2024 Telluride to 15 years or 180,000 miles, for noise over bumps or a stiff ride.

It covers cars built through September 14, 2023 with shocks made through May 12, 2023.

Hyundai did the same for certain 2020 to 2024 Palisade models built from April 2019 to August 2023, to 10 years or 120,000 miles. On the first repair both rear shocks are replaced.

Both extensions go to every owner, not only the first one. So before you pay, ask a Kia or Hyundai dealer to check your VIN.

What Owners Paid

Here is what owners told NHTSA they paid, with a link to each complaint, and what owners shared on two truck forums:

So owners paid or were quoted $498 to $1,800 for the rear pair at shops and dealers. If your Telluride or Palisade qualifies for the extensions above, ask the dealer to apply them before you pay.

Price bars: Toyota's rear pair for a 2016 Tacoma $109.46 to $198.22; Palisade both shocks worked out $505.10 to $621.50; sedan rear pair at an Austin shop $450 to $1,100; SUV or crossover rear pair $600 to $1,400; 2013 Optima owner paid $498; 2015 CX-5 owner paid $675; 2021 Escape owner paid $789; 2021 Telluride Kia dealer quote $1,800
Part prices, a bill worked out with Hyundai’s job time, an Austin shop’s prices and what owners paid or were quoted.

For all four corners, a dealer estimated $1,781 for a 2016 Tacoma, of which $761 was the four OEM shocks, in November 2025.

How to Tell Your Rear Shocks Are Worn

The Austin shop lists the signs: the car keeps bouncing after a speed bump, dives hard when you brake, leans more in corners, or shows oil on the shock body.

Drawing of two shock absorbers cut open: a monotube with oil, a floating piston and high pressure gas, and a twin tube with oil and a gas bag
Inside a shock absorber: a monotube shock, left, and a twin tube shock, right. Both are filled with oil, so oil on the outside of a shock is a sign it is worn. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, public domain

Cupped tire tread and new clunks over rough pavement point the same way, though worn mounts and bushings can sound alike. I advise you to ask the shop to show you the leak or the worn part before it replaces anything.

Rear Shock Questions You Might Have

How much does it cost to replace rear shocks?

About $450 to $1,100 for the pair on a sedan and $600 to $1,400 on an SUV or crossover at a shop in Austin, Texas. Owners told NHTSA they paid or were quoted $498 to $1,800 for the rear pair.

How much are the rear shocks themselves?

Toyota’s rear shocks for a 2016 Tacoma are $54.73 to $99.11 each, and Hyundai’s for a 2021 Palisade $173.35 to $231.55 each, on dealer parts websites.

How long does it take to replace rear shocks?

Hyundai pays its dealers 1.2 hours for both rear shocks on a Palisade, including a noise check and an inspection, and 1.0 hour for one shock.

Are Kia Telluride rear shocks covered by a warranty extension?

Yes, for 2020 to 2024 models built through September 14, 2023 with shocks made through May 12, 2023, to 15 years or 180,000 miles, for noise or a stiff ride.

Should I replace rear shocks in pairs?

Usually, yes. Shops price them per axle, so per pair, and Hyundai replaces both rear shocks on the first repair under its extension.

Where These Prices Come From

I hope this helps you get the ride back without paying for more than you need. If you have any questions, you can email me at costcheckr@gmail.com.

Joseph Michael

Joseph Michael

Joseph Michael is the founder and editor of CostCheckr.com, a website that helps you find out how much things cost in different situations. He gathers prices from shop websites, price lists and public data, and turns them into guides you can use before you pay. He loves to travel, play cricket, read books and study economics and statistics.

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