1
1995HondaCivic
$4,181
5-yr total
0.75 h
Median hrs
$836
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
2026TeslaModel 3
$3,270
5-yr total
0.75 h
Median hrs
$654
Per year
3
2004InfinitiI35
$2,970
5-yr total
0.75 h
Median hrs
$594
Per year
4
2014ToyotaMatrix
$2,595
5-yr total
0.75 h
Median hrs
$519
Per year
5
2026TeslaModel Y
$3,270
5-yr total
0.75 h
Median hrs
$654
Per year
6
2021TeslaModel X
$3,270
5-yr total
0.75 h
Median hrs
$654
Per year
7
2014ToyotaMatrix
$2,580
5-yr total
0.75 h
Median hrs
$516
Per year
8
2021TeslaModel S
$3,270
5-yr total
0.75 h
Median hrs
$654
Per year
9
2026DaciaDuster
$4,917
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$983
Per year
10
2026CitroënC3
$4,965
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$993
Per year
11
2026CitroënC3 Aircross
$5,249
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,050
Per year
12
2026CitroënC3 Aircross
$5,091
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,018
Per year
13
2026CitroënC5 Aircross
$5,279
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,056
Per year
14
2026DaciaDuster
$4,829
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$966
Per year
15
2024DaciaJogger
$4,589
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$918
Per year
16
1989ChryslerTC by Maserati
$5,081
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,016
Per year
17
1989ChevroletSpectrum
$5,081
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,016
Per year
18
2004ChryslerConcorde
$5,081
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,016
Per year
19
2024CitroënBerlingo
$4,954
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$991
Per year
20
2015ChevroletVolt
$5,081
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,016
Per year
21
1984–1989ChryslerLeBaron
$5,081
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,016
Per year
22
1989ChryslerNew Yorker
$5,081
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,016
Per year
23
2022CitroënC1 III
$4,778
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$956
Per year
24
2026CitroënC3
$4,720
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$944
Per year
25
2024CitroënC3
$5,231
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,046
Per year
26
2026CitroënC3
$5,049
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,010
Per year
27
2026CitroënC4
$4,954
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$991
Per year
28
2024CitroënC5 Aircross
$4,954
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$991
Per year
29
2026CitroënC5 X
$5,195
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,039
Per year
30
2026DaciaDuster
$4,589
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$918
Per year
31
2001ChevroletMetro
$5,081
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,016
Per year
32
1989ChevroletCorsica
$5,081
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,016
Per year
33
1978ChevroletLUV
$5,081
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,016
Per year
34
1976ChevroletMonza
$5,081
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,016
Per year
35
1987ChevroletChevette
$5,081
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,016
Per year
36
2015ChevroletCruze
$5,081
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,016
Per year
37
1982ChevroletLUV
$5,081
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,016
Per year
38
2001ChevroletMetro
$5,081
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,016
Per year
39
1989ChevroletS10 Blazer
$5,081
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,016
Per year
40
2020ChevroletSonic
$5,081
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,016
Per year
41
1989ChevroletSprint
$5,081
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,016
Per year
42
1976ChevroletVega
$5,081
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,016
Per year
43
1989ChryslerConquest
$5,081
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,016
Per year
44
1985ChryslerLeBaron
$5,081
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,016
Per year
45
1989ChryslerLeBaron
$5,081
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,016
Per year
46
1988ChryslerNew Yorker
$5,081
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,016
Per year
47
2024CitroënBerlingo
$5,231
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,046
Per year
48
2026CitroënBerlingo
$5,034
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,007
Per year
49
2024CitroënC3
$4,954
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$991
Per year
50
1989ChevroletBeretta
$5,081
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,016
Per year