The Lemon Index$600 middle bill · most between $582 and $659
Lower than the $800 middle bill owners of all 44 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 44,000 miles (12 reports).
Toyota Corolla owners reported paying a median of $600 for a AC condenser replacement, with the middle half of bills between $582 and $659. That's from 12 owner reports (12 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5008%
- $500–$1,00092%
- $1,000–$2,5000%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 12 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2005 Toyota Corolla6$600 middle bill
- 2006 Toyota Corolla5$600 middle bill
- 2007 Toyota Corolla1too 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
- 2005 Toyota Corolla20 complaints name it2% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a a/c condenser. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Keep going
- Toyota Corolla reliability by year
- AC condenser replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Toyota Corolla owners reported
ECM (engine computer) replacement (20) · Fuel pump replacement (11) · Transmission replacement (9) · Brake repair (8) · Engine replacement (6) · EVAP system repair (6) · Throttle body replacement (5)
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): 10471558, 10468486, 10458981, 10410887, 10406457, 10279686, 10274372, 10266057, 10244120, 10232113, 10227911, 10225160.
Quick answers
How much does AC condenser replacement cost on a Toyota Corolla?
Toyota Corolla owners reported a median of $600, and the middle half paid $582 to $659, from 12 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Toyota Corolla AC condenser replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Toyota Corolla middle bill of $600 is lower than the $800 owners of all 44 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Toyota Corolla repair costs come from?
From 12 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Toyota Corolla years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2005 (20) Toyota Corolla 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.