Often quoted as a rebuild when a service, a solenoid or a mechatronic unit would have done it. Ask what has actually been tested. 3 workshops in Ras Al Khor list transmission repair.
Typical turnaround: 3 days - 2 weeks. Typically needed fluid every 60,000 - 80,000 km.
| Car type | Typical example | Estimated AED |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese / Korean saloon | Corolla, Sunny, Elantra, Civic | 900 - 4,500 |
| Large SUV / 4x4 | Land Cruiser, Patrol, Prado, Pajero | 1,800 - 9,000 |
| German / European | BMW, Mercedes, Audi, VW | 2,500 - 15,000 |
| Luxury / performance | Range Rover, Porsche, Lexus LX | 4,000 - 30,000 |
A fluid and filter service is a few hundred dirhams. A rebuild is thousands. These get conflated in quotes more than any other job.
Dubai independent labour rates sit above the northern emirates and roughly level with Abu Dhabi.
Pick any one and we will put your job to it — and to the others near you — so you get more than one price to look at. Tell us the job.
Full-service workshop, 7 services
Ras Al Khor - Ras Al Khor Industrial Area 2 - Dubai
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BMW, Mercedes, Range Rover specialist
Cardio auto, Ras Al Khor Industrial Area 1 - Dubai
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Full-service workshop, 7 services
8A Street, Ras Al Khor Industrial Area 2 - Dubai
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Of the 262 workshops listed in Ras Al Khor, 3 list transmission repair — about 1% of the local trade. A minority of workshops here list it, so it is worth calling ahead rather than turning up.
If nothing in Ras Al Khor suits, the nearest areas in Dubai where workshops list it are Al Aweer (Ras Al Khor Ind. 3) (2 workshops, about 2.7 km away), Al Garhoud (1 workshop, about 5.9 km away), Bur Dubai (1 workshop, about 9.3 km away), Deira (1 workshop, about 10 km away).
The same workshops most often also list general repair, oil change, AC repair, brake repair, wheel alignment — useful if you want more than one job done in a single visit.
The deepest independent workshop market in the country, concentrated in a handful of industrial zones. Almost any specialism can be found here, and prices span the widest range of any emirate.
Testing and registration: Dubai vehicles are tested at RTA-approved centres — Tasjeel, Shamil, Wasel, Al Mumayaz and Quick Registration among them. Cars over three years old need an annual test before registration renewal.
One request, several workshops. Free for car owners.
