How Much to Get a New Car Key Made?

Having covered all of the processes you need to take into account when calculating the cost of vehicle key duplication, we’ll now have a look at some of the figures. As I’ve mentioned before, this is about vehicle key duplication, not car key replacement or cutting new keys, or anything else like those things. I will, however, discuss how the cost of auto key duplication changes when additional services like transponder key programming are required. Let’s get straight to it, shall we?

It costs anywhere from $1.25 to $2.50 to duplicate a standard house key at your local hardware shop. In most cases, your local hardware shop is only capable of making basic/standard key duplications.

Duplicating a simple key at a locksmith business may cost anywhere from $1.50 to $4, but as previously said, they have a larger selection of key blanks.

Car key duplication with extra features (transponder chips, etc.) costs $120 at a business of master key locksmith. The price of a vehicle key blank varies greatly depending on the sort of blank you require.

Duplicating a vehicle key at a dealership might cost as much as $150. In part, the discrepancy in these costs may be attributed to the fact that automobile dealerships seldom replace standard car keys. They often use transponder keys or key fobs to operate.

The rates shown above only cover the cost of duplicating a vehicle key; they do not account for any other services that may be required. Duplicating older, basic automobile keys is a simple operation since there are no additional steps required. For modern automobile keys that use transponder chips, you’ll have to take into consideration the cost of programming your key’s transponder chip.