Posts Tagged: mechanic diagnostic fee

What’s a reasonable car diagnostic charge?

Learn how much shops charge for a car diagnostic Any time you take your car into a shop to solve a problem, the shop informs you upfront that there will be a car diagnostic charge, and it’s usually either a half-hour or a full hour of time. That’s often frustrating for customers because they think of a diagnostic as simply reading the car’s trouble codes, and most auto parts stores do that for free. However, reading a trouble code isn’t a diagnostic. It’s just a starting point.  A true diagnosis … Read More