Suspension
Suspension arm bushes
Checked on 30 July 2026.ClickMechanic, Suspension lower arm replacement cost guide (as of 30 July 2026)
What does suspension arm bushes cost in the UK?
£80 to £180 fitted at an independent garage, VAT included, on a mainstream car. The midpoint of that range is about £130, and where you land inside it is decided by access, parts and wheel size rather than by the garage's postcode.
A bush is a rubber and steel sleeve pressed into the suspension arm. Replacing the bush alone means the arm comes off the car and goes to a press, and on some cars the old bush has to be cut and burned out. That is why many garages quote for a complete arm with new bushes already in it instead: ClickMechanic put a lower arm at £150 on average within £120 to £180 and around an hour, against £80 to £180 for bushes on their own. Price drivers are how many bushes the arm carries, whether the ball joint is part of the same arm, and alignment afterwards, which is needed on any arm that sets camber or castor.
How this job compares
| Job | Area | Fitted price |
|---|---|---|
| Front wiper blades | Visibility | £19 to £45 |
| Suspension arm bushes | Suspension | £80 to £180 |
| Exhaust section or full system | Noise, emissions and leaks | £100 to £1,200 |
Other suspension work
| Job | Fitted price | Labour |
|---|---|---|
| Wheel bearing | £120 to £300 | 1h |
| Anti-roll bar drop links | £60 to £130 | 1h |
| Coil springs, one axle | £175 to £400 | 2h |
| Shock absorbers, one axle | £150 to £500 | 2h |
Common questions
- How much does suspension arm bushes cost?
- £80 to £180 fitted at an independent garage, including VAT, for a mainstream car.
- How urgent is it?
- Worth doing at the next service if the car still drives straight, sooner if the steering wanders or the car clonks pulling away. Worn bushes are recorded under suspension joints, pins and bushes, and they become a major defect once the play is excessive.
- What moves the price within that range?
- Access, parts and wheel size, mostly. A job that needs the bumper or an arch liner off costs an hour more than the same job on a car where it does not, and a genuine part can be several times an aftermarket one.
- Is this price for one side or both?
- Treat the range as the job as the source published it. Where a part is replaced in pairs the detail below says so, and the second side adds less than double because the labour overlaps.
Sources
Every figure on this page was read off the publisher's own page on the date shown.