# Gearbox repair & reconditioning: what it costs and how to get quotes

Source: https://worklanded.com/find/gearbox-reconditioning (read 2026-11-13)

Across 14 firms that publish a price on their own pages, the middle is £486, half charge between £361 and £858, and the range is £325 to £1,995. Read October 2026, from 43 firms' pages, 29 of which publish no price.

## What happens to an enquiry sent here

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Typical cost | £486 middle price (£361 to £858 for half of 14 firms) |
| What that price is for | What does each UK gearbox specialist charge to recondition, rebuild or exchange a gearbox, for my transmission type and my car - and what does that price actually include? |
| What you pay us | Nothing. Sending an enquiry is free and you agree prices with the firm. |
| Who gets your details | Up to three gearbox repair specialists, chosen by Worklanded. They contact you directly. |
| You are told | Each firm's name, by email, as your details go to it, with a link that stops any more firms receiving them. |
| What firms pay us | £15 per enquiry in the UK, a fixed price published on our lead price index. Never a share of what you pay them. |
| What a firm sees before it pays | The job and the area, without your name or contact details. |
| Where it is offered | the UK |

## Published prices (14 firms, read October 2026)

| Firm's page | Price |
| --- | --- |
| [reconditionedgearboxeslowestoft.co.uk](https://www.reconditionedgearboxeslowestoft.co.uk/ford/) | £325 + VAT |
| [reconditioned-gearbox.co.uk](https://www.reconditioned-gearbox.co.uk/reconditioned-gearboxes/vw-gearboxes/) | £350 + VAT |
| [van-gearboxes.co.uk](https://www.van-gearboxes.co.uk/van-gearboxes/ford-van-gearboxes/) | £350 + VAT |
| [van-gearboxes.co.uk](https://www.van-gearboxes.co.uk/van-gearboxes/peugeot-van-gearboxes/) | £350 + VAT |
| [van-gearboxes.co.uk](https://www.van-gearboxes.co.uk/van-gearboxes/renault-van-gearboxes/) | £395 + VAT |
| [reconditioned-gearbox.co.uk](https://www.reconditioned-gearbox.co.uk/reconditioned-gearboxes/mercedes-gearboxes/) | £450 + VAT |
| [reconditioned-gearbox.co.uk](https://www.reconditioned-gearbox.co.uk/reconditioned-gearboxes/vauxhall-gearboxes/vauxhall-astra-gearboxes/) | £476 + VAT |
| [reconditionedgearboxeslowestoft.co.uk](https://www.reconditionedgearboxeslowestoft.co.uk/vauxhall/) | £495 + VAT |
| [van-gearboxes.co.uk](https://www.van-gearboxes.co.uk/van-gearboxes/mercedes-van-gearboxes/) | £700 + VAT |
| [evolveautomotive.co.uk](https://www.evolveautomotive.co.uk/products/zf-8hp-8speed-gearbox-service-bmw-cars) | £745.00 |
| [mrclutch.com](https://www.mrclutch.com/gearboxes) | £895 |
| [automatic-gearbox.co.uk](https://www.automatic-gearbox.co.uk/nissan-gearboxes/) | £1,295 |

## What a firm will ask you

- Make, model and year
- What gearbox does it have? (Manual / Automatic (torque converter) / Dual clutch (DSG, DCT, PowerShift) / CVT / Not sure)
- Main symptom (Will not select gears, or jumps out of gear / Crunching or grinding on a change / Slipping, flaring or harsh shifts / Whining, humming or bearing noise / Warning light, limp mode or fault code / Leaking oil / Something else, or several of these)
- Roughly how many miles? (Under 60,000 / 60,000 to 100,000 / 100,000 to 150,000 / Over 150,000)
- Is the car still drivable? (Yes, it drives / No, it needs recovery / Drivable but I would not risk it far)
- When do you need this? (As soon as possible / Within a month / In 1 to 3 months / Later than 3 months / Just getting prices for now)

## What happens after you send it

1. Your enquiry is checked for spam and its contact details are checked so a firm can reach you.
2. Worklanded chooses up to three gearbox repair specialists that cover the area. A firm sees the job and the area before it decides to take it.
3. As your details go to each firm, we email you its name, with a link that stops any more firms receiving them.
4. The firms contact you directly. You agree the price and the work with them; Worklanded takes no part of that.

Send an enquiry: https://worklanded.com/find/gearbox-reconditioning#get-quotes (free). An AI agent can send one with the submit_enquiry tool at https://worklanded.com/mcp; the person confirms it by email before it goes anywhere.