1
2010HondaElement
$4,329
5-yr total
0.70 h
Median hrs
$866
Per year
Best Cars for DIY Mechanics
Top 50 vehicles ranked by lowest median labor hours across our standard maintenance basket. Lower hours = simpler procedures = friendlier to DIY work.
Owner-friendly platforms — roomy engine bays, accessible service points, no special tools for routine work. We use the median labor hours per vehicle across a basket of common maintenance jobs. Shop time is the same time a competent DIY-er needs in their driveway. One entry per (make, model, engine) — most recent year wins.
50 of 50 vehicles
2
2007HondaAccord
$4,329
5-yr total
0.70 h
Median hrs
$866
Per year
3
2026LincolnCorsair
$2,865
5-yr total
0.70 h
Median hrs
$573
Per year
4
2026LincolnCorsair
$2,745
5-yr total
0.70 h
Median hrs
$549
Per year
5
2014ToyotaMatrix
$2,610
5-yr total
0.70 h
Median hrs
$522
Per year
6
2023NissanMaxima
$4,744
5-yr total
0.75 h
Median hrs
$949
Per year
7
2026DaciaSandero
$4,367
5-yr total
0.75 h
Median hrs
$873
Per year
8
2003HondaS2000
$4,643
5-yr total
0.75 h
Median hrs
$929
Per year
9
1997HondaDel Sol
$4,496
5-yr total
0.75 h
Median hrs
$899
Per year
10
2022NissanPathfinder
$4,744
5-yr total
0.75 h
Median hrs
$949
Per year
11
1995HondaCivic
$4,083
5-yr total
0.75 h
Median hrs
$817
Per year
12
1989HondaCRX
$4,496
5-yr total
0.75 h
Median hrs
$899
Per year
13
2008NissanVersa
$4,380
5-yr total
0.75 h
Median hrs
$876
Per year
14
1996EagleSummit
$5,119
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,024
Per year
15
2000DodgeStratus
$5,119
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,024
Per year
16
1996EagleSummit
$5,119
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,024
Per year
17
2005DodgeNeon
$5,119
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,024
Per year
18
2002DodgeIntrepid
$5,119
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,024
Per year
19
2005DodgeNeon
$5,119
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,024
Per year
20
1996EagleSummit
$5,119
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,024
Per year
21
2020DodgeCaravan
$4,931
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$986
Per year
22
2020DodgeCaravan
$4,931
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$986
Per year
23
1993DodgeDaytona
$5,119
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,024
Per year
24
2001ChevroletCavalier
$4,931
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$986
Per year
25
2004ChevroletAlero
$4,931
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$986
Per year
26
2004DodgeIntrepid
$5,119
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,024
Per year
27
1996DodgeStealth
$5,119
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,024
Per year
28
1996DodgeStealth
$5,119
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,024
Per year
29
2000DodgeStratus
$5,119
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,024
Per year
30
2004DodgeStratus
$5,119
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,024
Per year
31
2016DodgeDart
$5,119
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,024
Per year
32
2002DaewooLanos
$5,119
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,024
Per year
33
2002DaewooLanos
$5,119
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,024
Per year
34
2002DaewooLanos
$5,119
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,024
Per year
35
1993DodgeDaytona
$5,119
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,024
Per year
36
1999ChryslerVoyager
$9,863
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,973
Per year
37
2002ChryslerProwler
$4,931
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$986
Per year
38
1999ChryslerVoyager
$9,863
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,973
Per year
39
2005ChevroletCavalier
$4,931
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$986
Per year
40
1984–1993ChryslerDaytona
$4,931
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$986
Per year
41
2002DaewooLanos
$5,119
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,024
Per year
42
1988–1991BuickReatta
$4,931
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$986
Per year
43
2002DaewooLeganza
$5,119
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,024
Per year
44
2002DaewooNubira
$5,119
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,024
Per year
45
2020DodgeCaravan
$4,931
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$986
Per year
46
2020DodgeCaravan
$4,931
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$986
Per year
47
2002ChevroletCavalier
$4,931
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$986
Per year
48
2004ChevroletAlero
$4,931
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$986
Per year
49
2005ChevroletCavalier
$4,931
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$986
Per year
50
1984–1993ChryslerDaytona
$4,931
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$986
Per year