Replacing a bumper cover, painted and installed, usually costs $900 to $2,000; parking sensors, radar and the recalibration that follows can add several hundred to a couple of thousand dollars more.
Most of the price is the cover, paint and labor. What sits behind the bumper decides the rest: parking sensors, a radar for automatic braking, and the recalibration that aims them again.
| Job | Sedan | SUV | Pickup | Luxury or EV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bumper cover replaced and paintedOur sample range, the one the collision calculator usesShould you claim it? → | $900–$2,000 | $950–$2,100 | $990–$2,200 | $1,170–$2,600 |
| Plus parking sensors replacedCover range plus AAA's $300–$1,000 for parking sensorsShould you claim it? → | $1,200–$3,000 | $1,260–$3,150 | $1,320–$3,300 | $1,560–$3,900 |
| Plus front radar replaced and recalibratedCover range plus AAA's $500–$1,300 radar and Consumer Reports' $250–$600 recalibrationShould you claim it? → | $1,650–$3,900 | $1,730–$4,100 | $1,820–$4,290 | $2,150–$5,070 |
Sedan is the base range. The other columns are our factors: SUV ×1.05 and pickup ×1.10, from the Highway Loss Data Institute's collision claim severity by vehicle class (2022–24 models, all collision claims, not bumpers alone), and luxury or EV ×1.30, between Mitchell's EV figure (about 15% more than gas cars in 2026) and HLDI's large luxury cars (about 70% more). Rounded to $10. Download this table (CSV).
The cover row is our sample range, the one the collision calculator uses, and it lines up with Consumer Reports' $700 to $1,800 for basic bumper repair and AAA's $1,698 average for a minor rear collision. The sensor and radar rows add AAA's published part ranges and Consumer Reports' recalibration range to it. A shop's written estimate replaces all of this.
A bumper replacement after you hit something is a collision claim, and at this price it can go either way: the claim pays more than for a scratch, but an at-fault claim can still raise your rate for years. If someone else hit you, their insurance should pay. The calculator puts the two numbers side by side.
File a claim or pay the shop?
The collision calculator compares what the claim pays after your deductible with what an at-fault accident adds to your premium.
Run the collision calculator →Because of what's behind it. Many bumpers carry parking sensors, radar or cameras for automatic braking and cruise control. AAA found those parts were about 41% of the average minor rear-collision repair, and after a replacement they often need recalibrating.
Often, if your car has radar or cameras in or behind the bumper. Calibrations showed up on 28.3% of repair estimates in 2025. Ask the shop whether your car needs one and whether it's included in the estimate.
Sometimes. It depends on your deductible, your premium, and how much your insurer raises rates after an at-fault accident. If another driver caused it, file against their insurance instead. Run the numbers.
We read every source on October 19, 2026. Ranges marked as our sample data are our own estimates, checked against these sources; they are not quotes. Data: bumper-replacement-cost.csv, auto-cost-pages.json. Free to cite with attribution to Should I Claim It? (CC BY 4.0). Please link back to this page.