The Lemon Index$2,200 middle bill · most between $2,000 and $2,600
About the same as the $2,000 middle bill owners of all 38 models reported.
2016–2020 Honda Civic
Honda Civic owners reported paying a median of $2,200 for a AC evaporator replacement, with the middle half of bills between $2,000 and $2,600. That's from 35 owner reports (35 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5006%
- $500–$1,0003%
- $1,000–$2,50057%
- $2,500–$5,00034%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 35 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2016 Honda Civic10$2,200 middle bill
- 2017 Honda Civic11$2,300 middle bill
- 2018 Honda Civic9$2,200 middle bill
- 2019 Honda Civic3$2,100 middle bill
- 2020 Honda Civic2too 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.
Engines in these years
1.5 L turbo (L15B7 / L15BA / L15CA) · 2.0 L K20C (K20C2 / K20C9) · 2.0 L turbo (Type R) (K20C1)
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
- Honda Civic reliability by year
- AC evaporator replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Honda Civic owners reported
Transmission replacement (53) · Steering rack replacement (41) · AC condenser replacement (37) · AC compressor replacement (31) · Brake repair (18) · Wiring harness repair (17) · Engine replacement (16) · Control arm replacement (12) · Clutch replacement (10) · Car battery replacement (9)
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): 11770382, 11766678, 11761902, 11760403, 11757577, 11753877, 11753849, 11738352, 11736426, 11717693, 11671158, 11658684 and more.
Quick answers
How much does AC evaporator replacement cost on a Honda Civic?
Honda Civic owners reported a median of $2,200, and the middle half paid $2,000 to $2,600, from 35 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Honda Civic AC evaporator replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Honda Civic middle bill of $2,200 is about the same as the $2,000 owners of all 38 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Honda Civic repair costs come from?
From 35 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
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.