Porsche 944 — repair costs

1983–1988

What repairs commonly cost, by system, on this vehicle — real book labor hours and parts pricing at national rates, not a single all-in number. This is a per-job breakdown, not a prediction of what you personally will spend: it doesn't know your mileage, your ZIP code, or which specific job (if any) you'll ever need.

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fuel

6 complaints on this vehicle · median 166,889 miles

Every fuel job in our cost table — not just the one this vehicle's complaints suggest, since we can't reliably tell which specific job a complaint became.

Intake carbon cleaning (direct injection)

4.0h at $107/h (independent) + $40–$150 parts

$260–$790

In-tank fuel pump replacement

3.0h at $107/h (independent) + $312–$1,380 parts

$630–$1,700

Fuel injector set replacement

4.5h at $107/h (independent) + $400–$1,500 parts

$720–$2,150

steering

2 complaints on this vehicle · median 103,500 miles

Every steering job in our cost table — not just the one this vehicle's complaints suggest, since we can't reliably tell which specific job a complaint became.

Tie rod ends with alignment

2.0h at $107/h (independent) + $90–$260 parts

$270–$510

Power steering rack replacement

4.0h at $107/h (independent) + $320–$1,800 parts

$750–$2,230

Costs are national estimates built from book labor hours × a shop door rate (from BLS metro technician wages, national median since no buyer location is collected on this site today) plus a parts-price range. They are not this vehicle's actual repair history and don't account for your location, shop type, or mileage. A system with more complaints on this vehicle isn't necessarily the one that will cost more to fix — this shows what repairs in that system typically run, not which one you'll need. See Methodology for the full model.