Wrong fuel – COST

At a glance: Misfuel recovery starts at €95 incl. VAT. Including call-out and disposal, a visit usually costs around €300 and never more than €600—even at night or on weekends; the surcharge of no more than €20 is included. The price depends on the location, vehicle and amount of fuel in the tank. We’ll give you a firm fixed price over the phone before setting out: 0177 3555403.

20% of diesel car drivers have put in the wrong fuel at some point. In most cases, though, you can keep costs down by calling a mobile fuel extraction service. 

Putting the wrong fuel in your vehicle can cause thousands of euros in damage to the following components: 

Example: Peugeot 407; 2.0 HDI; 163FAP (DW10 CTE D4) 

• High-pressure pump: €828
• Fuel injector: €403 
• Catalytic converter + FAP: €1,521 
• New diesel engine: €5,886 
• Fuel tank: €616 
• Plus workshop labour.

The cost of an on-site call-out is far lower than the potential damage to your engine—or the even higher costs of trying to fix the problem yourself and getting it wrong. Improper removal of the wrong fuel can cause thousands of euros in damage and even put lives at risk if it leads to a fire.

On-site fuel extraction starts at €95 incl. VAT. Including call-out and disposal, a visit usually costs around €300 and never more than €600, depending on the vehicle’s location and type and the amount of fuel involved. The wrong fuel must be disposed of in an environmentally responsible way. We’ll give you a firm fixed price over the phone before setting off. The night and weekend surcharge of no more than €20 is already included.

If you have any further questions about the cost of misfuelling and having us put it right, please feel free to call us anytime. You’ll find answers to more questions, including about insurance, in our 22 Questions and Answers; see what we encountered in 2026 in the figures from 287 call-outs.