Car servicing price inflation, 2025→2026

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Prices for Car Servicing, 2025-2026 ($500)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for motor vehicle maintenance and servicing are 2.36% higher in 2026 versus 2025 (a $11.81 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Car servicing experienced an average inflation rate of 2.36% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, car servicing costing $500 in the year 2025 would cost $511.81 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for car servicing was higher.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 3.97%, which is above the average yearly change for car servicing during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for car servicing was higher.

Price Inflation for Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing since 1977

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (10.07%), 1979 (10%), and 1981 (8.43%).

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Buying power of $500.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Car servicing, over time, for $500 beginning in 2025. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2025	$500.00	3.97%
2026	$511.81	2.36%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing:

Year	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
CPI	66.100	69.142	76.058	83.717	90.775	96.925	100.467	102.600	104.767	107.767	112.800	117.767	121.392	125.067	130.817	135.683	138.525	140.358	143.258	146.658	149.583	154.842	158.775	162.675	168.792	174.992	179.525	182.750	189.217	195.658	202.143	213.060	222.326	225.217	228.295	233.271	236.922	240.340	243.337	246.663	252.009	258.418	269.190	277.163	287.204	306.368	331.507	349.992	363.883	372.475

Adjust car servicing prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2025 * 2025 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing was 363.883 in the year 2025 and 372.475 in 2026:

372.475 / 363.883 * $500 = $511.81

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $500 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $511.81 in 2026 (in the CPI category of Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing in 1977. In addition to car servicing, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.