How to Build a Mobile Mechanic Price List
A mobile mechanic price list is your labor rate, your trip fee, and a short menu of common jobs priced from book time. Publish the menu for simple services and quote everything else per car after a diag.
Make the price list, free
Pick your services, type your prices and print a clean price list with your name on it.
Open the price list makerWhat belongs on the list
Your hourly labor rate and how you quote (book time times rate).
Your trip fee or service area rules, so nobody is surprised by the drive.
Your diagnostic fee and whether it credits toward the repair.
A handful of menu jobs you do every week: oil service, brakes, battery, belts, starters, alternators, pre-purchase inspection.
Your terms in two lines: payment due at completion, parts policy, warranty.
Why you should not publish every price
A brake job on a Civic and a brake job on an X5 are not the same job. If the number is on your website, the customer holds you to it. Publish the simple stuff and put "quoted per vehicle" on the rest. It is not hiding anything. It is pricing the actual car.
How to price each menu job
Book time times your rate, plus parts at your sell price, plus shop supplies and tax where they apply. Price it for the car that takes longest in that category, not the easiest, and you will stop losing money on the ugly ones.
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Common questions
Should a mobile mechanic post prices online?
Post your labor rate, trip fee and a few simple menu services. Quote repairs per vehicle. A posted price becomes a promise.
How do I make a professional looking price list?
Keep it short, name the rate and fees clearly, and use the same numbers on every quote. The quote itself matters more than the list. Customers approve the quote, not the menu.
How often should I update my prices?
Any time your costs move. Parts and insurance went up, so your rate should be reviewed at least once a year.
What if a customer compares my list to a shop?
You come to them. They skip the tow, the drive and the day off work. Price for that and say it out loud.
Related: what to charge per hour, parts markup, and invoice template.