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Florida, it turns out, is more than oranges, tourists and condo booms and busts.
It's also a state that's relatively inexpensive to fix a car, at least compared with others with lots of people.
In terms of the five most-populous states, Florida has the cheapest average car repair costs, at $1,159 per auto, according to the RepairPal Institute Car Repair Index. Illinois is the most expensive of the Big Five states, at $1,215 per car, followed by California, at $1,212 per car.
On a national scale, Florida is ranked 32nd for car repair costs, the survey reports. The most expensive state for car repair, at $1,374 per car, 17% greater than the national average, is Alaska. The least expensive state, at $1,033 per car, 12% less than the national average, is West Virginia. The national average is $1,176.
The RepairPal Institute, a research and data division of auto repair website RepairPal, looked at auto repairs in every state for its survey. It looked at the average cost of three common auto repairs (water pump, alternator, and brake pad replacements) on three popular car models (2010 Ford F-150, 2010 Honda Accord and 2010 BMW 328i) in a range of zip codes across each state.
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