The Lemon Index$1,100 middle bill · most between $900 and $1,800
Lower than the $1,400 middle bill owners of all 72 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 50,000 miles (20 reports).
Mazda CX-7 owners reported paying a median of $1,100 for a AC compressor replacement, with the middle half of bills between $900 and $1,800. That's from 21 owner reports (21 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5005%
- $500–$1,00029%
- $1,000–$2,50062%
- $2,500–$5,0005%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 21 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2007 Mazda CX-718$1,100 middle bill
- 2008 Mazda CX-72too few for a middle
- 2009 Mazda CX-71too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
How often owners report the failure
- 2007 Mazda CX-7128 complaints name it24% of that year's complaints
- 2008 Mazda CX-725 complaints name it13% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a a/c compressor. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Engines in these years
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
Keep going
- Mazda CX-7 reliability by year
- AC compressor replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Mazda CX-7 owners reported
Engine replacement (11) · Timing chain replacement (8)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 10811810, 10424520, 10347916, 10347783, 10347587, 10347111, 10342021, 10336652, 10334446, 10331291, 10301687, 10291983 and more.
Quick answers
How much does AC compressor replacement cost on a Mazda CX-7?
Mazda CX-7 owners reported a median of $1,100, and the middle half paid $900 to $1,800, from 21 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Mazda CX-7 AC compressor replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Mazda CX-7 middle bill of $1,100 is lower than the $1,400 owners of all 72 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Mazda CX-7 repair costs come from?
From 21 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Mazda CX-7 years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2007 (128), 2008 (25) Mazda CX-7 named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.