Transportation · BLS CPI-U · 1997–2026
Car maintenance & repair Inflation — U.S. Consumer Price Index
As of June 2026, the CPI-U index for Motor vehicle maintenance and repair is up 7.0% from a year earlier. Service, parts, and repair costs.
Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). pumsdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by BLS.
Car maintenance & repair: year-over-year inflation, 1998–2026
Percent change from the same month a year earlier, from the not-seasonally-adjusted CPI-U index.
October 2025 is missing from every CPI series — the federal government shutdown halted collection and the month was never published. Charts show a gap, and year-over-year and month-over-month figures skip any comparison touching the missing month; values are never interpolated.
Car maintenance & repair: annual averages
BLS annual-average index (the CPI file’s M13 rows, shown verbatim) and the year-over-year change in that average — the standard “annual inflation” figure.
| Year | Annual avg. index | Annual inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 2025* | 431.4 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 407.3 | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 383.8 | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 344.1 | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 317.9 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 306.0 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 296.0 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 286.4 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 280.8 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 275.4 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 270.7 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 266.0 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 261.6 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 257.6 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 253.1 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 248.0 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 243.3 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 233.9 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 223.0 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 215.6 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 206.9 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 200.2 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 195.6 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 190.2 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 183.5 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 177.3 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 171.9 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 167.1 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 162.7 | — |
*The 2025 annual average reflects the eleven published months — October 2025 was never collected because of the federal government shutdown.
Car maintenance & repair inflation — FAQ
What is the current Car maintenance & repair inflation rate?+
As of June 2026, the CPI-U index for Motor vehicle maintenance and repair is up 7.0% from a year earlier (not seasonally adjusted). Month over month, the seasonally adjusted index moved +1.1% in June 2026.
When was Car maintenance & repair inflation highest since 1997?+
By annual averages, the biggest increase since 1997 came in 2023, when the Motor vehicle maintenance and repair index rose 11.5% over 2022.
Is Car maintenance & repair inflation higher than overall inflation?+
As of June 2026, the Motor vehicle maintenance and repair index is up 7.0% year over year, versus up 3.5% for overall inflation (all items CPI-U). That is a faster increase than overall inflation (all items CPI-U).
Why is October 2025 missing from the Car maintenance & repair data?+
October 2025 is missing from every CPI series — the federal government shutdown halted collection and the month was never published. Charts show a gap, and year-over-year and month-over-month figures skip any comparison touching the missing month; values are never interpolated.
Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). pumsdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by BLS.