Among the 386 owner complaints naming this part, spark plug is named in 16% of them, more than any other part.
Other parts named in the same complaints. Spark plug: 16%; Ignition coil: 5%.
Owners name the spark plug most often in the same complaint, which is not proof that one caused the other. Ask the shop whether it checked the spark plug too, so you are not quoted twice for one visit.
Data and chart by CalcScrape: Valve Cover Gasket Replacement