By ServiceSage Auto. Published October 13, 2026; last updated October 13, 2026. Data as of: unit prices and terms read on suppliers' product pages October 13, 2026, before shipping and tax; RepairPal estimates read October 13, 2026 (dated September 3, 2026 by RepairPal).
Most of a transmission replacement bill is the replacement unit, and the unit you choose sets both the price and the warranty. On October 13, 2026, three suppliers listed remanufactured units at $2,330 to $5,449 for the transmissions below, used units from $955, and GM's own remanufactured units at $3,268.30 to $4,096.58. Here is what each kind is, what a quote should list, when a smaller repair fixes it instead, and when the warranty pays.
The short answer For a common transmission, the unit alone is $955 to $2,000 used, $2,330 to $5,449 remanufactured by the aftermarket, or $3,268.30 to $4,096.58 as a carmaker's own remanufactured unit - then add labor, which is hours on the quote times your shop's rate (the two manufacturer times we could find are 3.5 and 4.9 hours). Before paying for any of it, rule out the fluid, a sensor, the control module and the valve body, and check the powertrain warranty: 5 years / 60,000 miles at Toyota and Ford, 10 years / 100,000 miles for a Hyundai's or Kia's first owner.[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
We priced four common kinds of transmission - a small-car automatic, a CVT, a full-size pickup automatic and a manual - at 3 remanufacturers' own product pages, a used-parts seller and a GM parts dealer. Summary first, every listing below it.
| Transmission | Examples | Used | Remanufactured (aftermarket) | Remanufactured (carmaker) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compact and midsize car automatic (GM 6T40) | Chevrolet Cruze, Malibu, Sonic, Trax | $955 to $2,000 | $2,482 to $3,099 | $3,268.30 |
| CVT (Nissan RE0F10D) | Nissan Altima 2.5L, Rogue | none found | $3,399 to $5,449 | none found |
| Full-size pickup automatic (GM 6L80, Ford 6R80) | Silverado / Sierra 1500, F-150 | none found | $2,330 to $3,199 | none found |
| Manual (Jeep NSG370, GM Cruze manual) | Jeep Wrangler, Chevrolet Cruze | none found | $2,928 to $4,249 | $4,096.58 |
Dual-clutch (DCT) transmissions are not in the table: we found no supplier product page that lists a price for a remanufactured unit, only marketplace listings. "None found" means we did not find a listing we could cite, not that none exists.
| Kind | Unit | Seller | Price | Listed terms | Listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Used | Used 6T40 from a 2015-2016 Chevrolet Cruze 1.4L, 74,000 miles | CarPartPlanet | $955 to $1,010 | 1 year / 12,000 miles, parts only | CarPartPlanet |
| Used | Used 6T40 from a 2008-2010 Chevrolet Malibu 2.4L, 124,000 miles | CarPartPlanet | $1,830 to $2,000 | 1 year / 12,000 miles, parts only | CarPartPlanet |
| Remanufactured (aftermarket) | Remanufactured 6T40 | Reman-Transmission.com | $2,482 | torque converter included; up to 5 years / unlimited miles | Reman-Transmission.com |
| Remanufactured (aftermarket) | Remanufactured 6T40 (Cruze, Sonic, Trax, Equinox and others) | Fraser Engines | $2,999 | torque converter included; 3 years / unlimited miles, parts and labor; core deposit | Fraser Engines |
| Remanufactured (aftermarket) | Remanufactured 6T40 for a 2008-2009 Malibu 2.4L | Powertrain Products | $3,099 | cooler replacement required | Powertrain Products |
| Remanufactured (carmaker) | GM service-remanufactured automatic, 2014 Cruze 1.8L (19331916) | GMPartsGiant | $3,268.30 | GM factory warranty; needs programming | GMPartsGiant |
| Remanufactured (aftermarket) | Remanufactured Nissan RE0F10D CVT (Altima, Rogue, Murano) | Fraser Engines | $3,399 | torque converter and fluid included; 5 years / unlimited miles, parts and labor; core deposit | Fraser Engines |
| Remanufactured (aftermarket) | Remanufactured CVT for a 2014-2018 Nissan Altima 2.5L | Powertrain Products | $5,449 | sale price | Powertrain Products |
| Remanufactured (aftermarket) | Remanufactured 6L80 (GM) | Reman-Transmission.com | $2,330 | torque converter included | Reman-Transmission.com |
| Remanufactured (aftermarket) | Remanufactured 6L80 for 2014-2020 GM 1500 trucks, 4WD | Powertrain Products | $2,849 | sale price | Powertrain Products |
| Remanufactured (aftermarket) | Remanufactured 6R80 (Ford) | Reman-Transmission.com | $2,988 | torque converter included | Reman-Transmission.com |
| Remanufactured (aftermarket) | Remanufactured 6R80 for a 2011-2014 F-150 3.5L 4WD | Powertrain Products | $3,199 | cooler replacement required | Powertrain Products |
| Remanufactured (aftermarket) | Remanufactured NSG370 6-speed manual (Jeep) | Reman-Transmission.com | $2,928 | core deposit | Reman-Transmission.com |
| Remanufactured (carmaker) | GM remanufactured manual transaxle, 2014 Cruze 1.8L (19332701) | GMPartsGiant | $4,096.58 | GM factory warranty | GMPartsGiant |
| Remanufactured (aftermarket) | Remanufactured NSG370 for a 2009-2010 Jeep Wrangler 3.8L 2WD | Powertrain Products | $4,249 | sale price | Powertrain Products |
Sale prices are the price the page showed that day. GM's units list at $3,268.30 (automatic) against an MSRP of $3,647.02, and $4,593.75 MSRP for the manual.
The spread within one transmission is wide. For the GM 6T40, a used unit is $955 to $2,000, remanufactured units are $2,482 to $3,099 from three sellers, and GM's own is $3,268.30. What changes with the price is mostly the warranty and what comes in the box - the next two sections.[1, 11, 12, 4]
Not sure it is the transmission yet? Slipping, flares, harsh shifts and leaks each point somewhere different. Start with the five warning signs. Read the warning signs
RepairPal publishes no estimate for a complete transmission replacement, and we found no labor guide we could cite. Two carmakers do print the warranty time in their bulletins: 3.5 hours to inspect and replace the transmission on the 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe and Tucson 2.5L (8-speed automatic), and 4.9 hours to replace the automatic transmission and torque converter on a 2020 Kia Telluride AWD. Those are dealer warranty times for those vehicles only, and other vehicles differ. Ask for the hours on the written quote and multiply by the shop's posted rate - that is the labor line.[5, 6]
On top of the hours, the listings above name charges that are easy to miss when you compare a cheap quote with an expensive one:
A quote you can compare line for line names each of these. If one is missing, ask - it is where two quotes for "a transmission" stop being the same job.
A transmission that shifts badly is not automatically a transmission that needs replacing. RepairPal's estimates for the common smaller jobs:
| Job | Shop estimate | Labor | Parts | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transmission fluid change | $294 to $356 | $131 to $192 | $163 | RepairPal |
| Transmission position (range) sensor replacement | $394 to $511 | $219 to $322 | $175 to $189 | RepairPal |
| Transmission control module replacement | $929 to $1,006 | $143 to $210 | $786 to $796 | RepairPal |
The symptoms that separate these cases are in our transmission warning signs guide.
| Brand | Powertrain warranty | Who and what it covers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyundai | 10 years / 100,000 miles | Original owner only (2004 and newer); second and later owners get powertrain coverage under the 5-year / 60,000-mile New Vehicle Limited Warranty. Commercial use excluded. | Hyundai |
| Kia | 10 years / 100,000 miles | The original purchaser and the purchaser of a Certified Pre-Owned Kia; basic warranty 5 years / 60,000 miles. | Kia |
| Toyota | 5 years / 60,000 miles | Transmission and transaxle case and all internal parts, torque converter, clutch cover, mounts, transfer case; basic warranty 3 years / 36,000 miles. | Toyota |
| Ford | 5 years / 60,000 miles | Transmission internal parts, clutch cover, seals and gaskets, torque converter, transfer case, case and mounts; Bumper to Bumper 3 years / 36,000 miles. | Ford |
Years or miles, whichever comes first. Read your own warranty booklet: the parts list and exclusions are what decide a claim.
Two details change real claims. Hyundai's 10-year term belongs to the first owner: a second owner of the same car has powertrain coverage only under the 5-year / 60,000-mile warranty. And on a Toyota with a California-certified emission system, the transmission valve body is also on the 7-year / 70,000-mile California emission parts list in the 2025 Corolla guide - worth checking before paying for a valve body on a car past its powertrain warranty.[9, 7]
There is no honest universal rule, so we do not offer one. These are the numbers to put side by side:
A remanufactured unit with a multi-year, parts-and-labor warranty buys more than a transmission: the warranty covers the next repair too, which a parts-only used unit does not. Weigh that against the car's value, not just against the cheapest quote.[13, 1]
Two checks you can do yourself. Amazon links are searches, so you choose the version that fits your car.
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Unit prices are the prices shown on each seller's product page on October 13, 2026, before shipping and tax: three remanufacturers (Fraser Engines, Powertrain Products, Reman-Transmission.com), one used-parts seller (CarPartPlanet) and one GM parts dealer (GMPartsGiant). A sale price is the price shown that day. Prices change; every page is linked.
Smaller-repair figures are RepairPal's published all-vehicle estimates, read the same day (RepairPal dates them September 3, 2026). Warranty terms are from each manufacturer's own warranty page or guide.
We print no labor hours except the two a manufacturer published, no price for an in-shop rebuild and no dual-clutch price, because we found none we could cite.
Sources: [13] Fraser Engines, 6T40 automatic transmission assembly, remanufactured (SKU FEF6T40-FA); [12] Powertrain Products, 6T40 for 2008-2009 Chevy Malibu, Pontiac G6, Saturn Aura 2.4L FWD, remanufactured (SKU 12203T); [11] Reman-Transmission.com, 6T40 6-speed automatic (GM), remanufactured; [1] CarPartPlanet, 6T40 transmissions: used and remanufactured (used listings with mileage and warranty); [4] GMPartsGiant, 2014 Chevrolet Cruze transmission assemblies - GM service-remanufactured automatic (19331916) and manual (19332701) transaxles; [18] RepairPal, Transmission Fluid Change Cost Estimate
The unit is most of it: on October 13, 2026 remanufactured transmissions listed at $2,330 to $5,449 for the common types we priced, used units at $955 to $2,000, and GM's own remanufactured units at $3,268.30 to $4,096.58. Add labor - the hours on the quote times the shop's rate - plus any core charge, cooler work and programming.[2, 3, 1, 4]
It costs more and usually carries a longer warranty that includes labor - Fraser's 6T40 is 3 years / unlimited miles, parts and labor - where the used units we priced came with 1 year / 12,000 miles, parts only.[13, 1]
Yes, for defects in the covered parts. Toyota and Ford cover the transmission, including the torque converter, for 5 years or 60,000 miles; Hyundai and Kia for 10 years or 100,000 miles, for the original owner (and, at Kia, a Certified Pre-Owned buyer).[7, 8, 9, 10]
It depends on the vehicle, and we found no labor guide we could cite. The two manufacturer warranty times we found are 3.5 hours (2023 Hyundai Santa Fe and Tucson 2.5L) and 4.9 hours (2020 Kia Telluride AWD). Ask the shop for the hours on its quote.[5, 6]
Check it first - it is the cheapest thing to rule out, $294 to $356 at a shop in RepairPal's estimate. But a fluid change is maintenance, not a repair for a transmission that is already slipping: Nissan's bulletin, for one, fixes a slipping CVT chain with a new CVT.[18, 16]
Compare the full quote - unit, labor and extras - with the car's current value and what it will cost to keep, and check the warranty first. A remanufactured unit with a parts-and-labor warranty can be the better buy than a used one on a car you plan to keep.[13]
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