The Lemon Index$637 middle bill · most between $500 and $700
About the same as the $590 middle bill owners of all 74 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 65,000 miles (12 reports).
Volkswagen Passat owners reported paying a median of $637 for a airbag module and clock spring replacement, with the middle half of bills between $500 and $700. That's from 21 owner reports (21 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50024%
- $500–$1,00076%
- $1,000–$2,5000%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 21 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2007 Volkswagen Passat1too few for a middle
- 2010 Volkswagen Passat1too few for a middle
- 2012 Volkswagen Passat6$500 middle bill
- 2013 Volkswagen Passat5$672 middle bill
- 2014 Volkswagen Passat5$646 middle bill
- 2015 Volkswagen Passat3$700 middle bill
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
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
- Volkswagen Passat reliability by year
- Airbag module and clock spring replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Volkswagen Passat owners reported
ABS module replacement (52) · Engine replacement (27) · Fuel pump replacement (24) · Steering column repair (22) · Brake repair (8) · Heater core replacement (8) · Ignition coil replacement (7) · Timing chain replacement (6) · Brake booster replacement (5) · ECM (engine computer) replacement (5) · Turbocharger 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): 11462440, 11437598, 11431408, 11308806, 11171513, 11151437, 11141077, 11130641, 11128268, 11123325, 11120408, 11111312 and more.
Quick answers
How much does airbag module and clock spring replacement cost on a Volkswagen Passat?
Volkswagen Passat owners reported a median of $637, and the middle half paid $500 to $700, from 21 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Volkswagen Passat airbag module and clock spring replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Volkswagen Passat middle bill of $637 is about the same as the $590 owners of all 74 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Volkswagen Passat 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.
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.