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Is $988 a fair price for bg transmission fluid exchange?

AutoScored 2026-03-313 priced lines
45out of 100
Quick answer

This real auto quote totaled $988 and scored 45 out of 100 on QuoteScore, which reads as overpriced: 2 of its 3 priced line items came in above the normal market range. The largest line was BG Transmission Fluid Exchange at $488, against a fair range of $100 to $400. For comparison, across the 806 auto quotes QuoteScore has scored, the average is 48.5 out of 100 and 56% scored under 50. A score is a pricing benchmark, not proof of overcharging.

The quote, line by line

Line itemQuoted
4 Cylinder Tune Up
Fair range $100 to $350 Fair
$225
Engine Coolant Flush (BG product)
Fair range $100 to $300 High
$275
BG Transmission Fluid Exchange
Fair range $100 to $400 Red flag
$488

Quoted prices are what the shop or contractor wrote. Fair range is the regional benchmark QuoteScore compared each line against. Total quoted: $988. Names, companies and addresses are never shown.

How to read this

A QuoteScore of 70 or higher means the quote sits inside the normal market range for the work and region. Under 50 means at least one line was priced above that range. Higher quotes can be legitimate: better parts, a longer warranty, a harder job. The useful move is to ask about the specific lines marked High or Red flag, not to argue the total.

Auto is one of the 31 categories in the public QuoteScore dataset, currently 806 quotes with an average score of 48.5.

More real auto quotes

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