Honda Civic Clutch Replacement Cost (2026)

The Civic uses a transverse-mounted engine with a relatively open front of bay. Pulling the transaxle is a routine 6-to-8 hour job for any Honda-experienced shop. Parts are everywhere, Exedy (the factory supplier on most years) sells a complete kit for around $300, and shops have done so many of these that the labour estimate rarely runs over.

What pushes a Civic clutch into the $1,500-plus territory is one of three things: an Si or Type R kit (heavier-duty, more expensive), a flywheel that needs replacement instead of resurfacing, or a shop in a high-rate metro (San Francisco, NYC, Boston). Most owners landing here from a quote north of $1,800 should ask the shop why.

Standard kit: friction disc, pressure plate, release bearing, pilot bearing, alignment tool. Around $300 to $500 for an OEM-equivalent Exedy kit. Si and Type R kits run $400 to $700 because the disc and pressure plate are heavier-spec.

The Civic uses a hydraulic clutch from 2006 onward; the slave cylinder is sometimes replaced as a $40-$80 add-on if the shop sees fluid weeping. Master cylinder replacement is rare on a healthy car and not part of a standard quote.

OEM-equivalent kits from Exedy are the default for this platform.

6 to 8 hours of shop labour for a routine Civic clutch job. Add an hour if the slave cylinder is being replaced or if the shop is doing the rear main seal at the same time (a sensible upsell).

At a typical $100 to $150 per hour rate, that is $600 to $1,000 in labour. Metro shops on the coasts run higher; rural Midwest shops run lower. See cost by state for your area.

The honest answer to “how much is a clutch for a 2001, 2003, 2007, or 2012 Civic” is the same number: a base manual Civic runs $1,150 to $1,500regardless of model year. The transaxle job barely changes across generations. What actually moves the bill is trim (Si and Type R use heavier kits) and your shop’s hourly rate, not the year on the title.

Pre-2006. Cable-operated clutch on base older generations; cable replacement is sometimes recommended at the same time, $30 to $80 in parts. Hydraulic actuation became standard from 2006 (8th gen) onward.

Most Civic clutch failures are friction-disc wear, the predictable high-mileage failure mode. Slipping under load and a high engagement point are the most common drive-in symptoms.

The shop will usually quote the job sight-unseen because the labour estimate is so consistent. If you are quoted significantly outside the band on a routine Civic, ask what the shop sees that other shops do not.

Si and Type R quotes that come in lower than $1,500 are a yellow flag, those platforms need a heavier kit, and a too-cheap quote often means the shop is planning to fit a standard Civic kit.

Worked examples of how shop type, state labour rate, and parts choice move the total for this platform. These are illustrative scenarios built from the cost bands above, not collected quotes. Use them as a sanity check on what your shop tells you, not as a single source of truth.

A Civic with a slipping clutch usually has a worn friction disc and a flywheel still in spec, the cheap end of the cost band. Civic owners reporting a hard pedal are more often dealing with a slave cylinder issue than a dying clutch; ask the shop to verify before authorising a full kit.

• All vehicle classes – class-by-class cost bands.
• Clutch symptoms – diagnose before you spend.
• Cost with flywheel – when to resurface vs replace.
• How long does the job take – plan your week.

Updated 2026-06-14.