The Lemon Index$2,000 middle bill · most between $1,500 and $2,500
About the same as the $1,800 middle bill owners of all 81 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 39,000 miles (29 reports).
Volkswagen Jetta owners reported paying a median of $2,000 for a clutch replacement, with the middle half of bills between $1,500 and $2,500. That's from 38 owner reports (35 complaints to NHTSA and 3 YouTube videos). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5003%
- $500–$1,0008%
- $1,000–$2,50063%
- $2,500–$5,00024%
- $5,000 and up3%
Share of the 38 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2000 Volkswagen Jetta3$1,400 middle bill
- 2001 Volkswagen Jetta3$1,600 middle bill
- 2002 Volkswagen Jetta3$1,600 middle bill
- 2003 Volkswagen Jetta3$2,000 middle bill
- 2004 Volkswagen Jetta6$1,600 middle bill
- 2005 Volkswagen Jetta3$2,100 middle bill
- 2006 Volkswagen Jetta8$2,100 middle bill
- 2007 Volkswagen Jetta1too few for a middle
- 2011 Volkswagen Jetta1too few for a middle
- 2017 Volkswagen Jetta1too few for a middle
- 2019 Volkswagen Jetta3$3,400 middle bill
- 2006–2010 Volkswagen Jetta (YouTube)1too few for a middle
- 2011–2018 Volkswagen Jetta (YouTube)2too 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
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 Jetta reliability by year
- Clutch replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Volkswagen Jetta owners reported
Fuel pump replacement (40) · Transmission replacement (30) · Brake repair (29) · ABS module replacement (20) · Ignition coil replacement (14) · Engine replacement (11) · Fuel injector replacement (10) · Wiring harness repair (10) · Timing chain replacement (8) · Radio and infotainment screen repair (7) · Timing belt replacement (7) · DPF replacement (6) · Turbocharger replacement (6) · MAF sensor replacement (5) · Valve body replacement (5) · Water pump 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): 11623203, 11573387, 11457327, 11161345, 10501363, 10390710, 10360467, 10346662, 10292423, 10261007, 10229671, 10223831 and more.
Quick answers
How much does clutch replacement cost on a Volkswagen Jetta?
Volkswagen Jetta owners reported a median of $2,000, and the middle half paid $1,500 to $2,500, from 38 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Volkswagen Jetta clutch replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Volkswagen Jetta middle bill of $2,000 is about the same as the $1,800 owners of all 81 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Volkswagen Jetta repair costs come from?
From 35 complaints to NHTSA and 3 YouTube videos: 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.