The Lemon Index$7,000 middle bill · most between $4,900 and $9,000
Higher than the $915 middle bill owners of all 132 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 60,000 miles (37 reports).
Volkswagen Jetta owners reported paying a median of $7,000 for a fuel pump replacement, with the middle half of bills between $4,900 and $9,000. That's from 40 owner reports (40 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,0005%
- $1,000–$2,50012%
- $2,500–$5,0008%
- $5,000 and up75%
Share of the 40 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2001 Volkswagen Jetta1too few for a middle
- 2002 Volkswagen Jetta1too few for a middle
- 2004 Volkswagen Jetta2too few for a middle
- 2008 Volkswagen Jetta1too few for a middle
- 2009 Volkswagen Jetta15$7,000 middle bill
- 2010 Volkswagen Jetta13$8,000 middle bill
- 2011 Volkswagen Jetta2too few for a middle
- 2013 Volkswagen Jetta3$9,000 middle bill
- 2014 Volkswagen Jetta2too 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
- 2009 Volkswagen Jetta178 complaints name it20% of that year's complaints
- 2010 Volkswagen Jetta170 complaints name it19% of that year's complaints
- 2011 Volkswagen Jetta87 complaints name it14% of that year's complaints
- 2012 Volkswagen Jetta47 complaints name it9% of that year's complaints
- 2013 Volkswagen Jetta30 complaints name it5% of that year's complaints
- 2004 Volkswagen Jetta26 complaints name it11% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a fuel pump. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Engine codes that can lead here: P0087 P0191. A code is where a shop starts, not proof the part failed.
Keep going
- Volkswagen Jetta reliability by year
- Fuel pump replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Volkswagen Jetta owners reported
Clutch replacement (38) · 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): 11640173, 11499109, 11396761, 11024684, 10883166, 10817096, 10747217, 10679744, 10679345, 10662367, 10661094, 10652106 and more.
Quick answers
How much does fuel pump replacement cost on a Volkswagen Jetta?
Volkswagen Jetta owners reported a median of $7,000, and the middle half paid $4,900 to $9,000, from 40 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Volkswagen Jetta fuel pump replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Volkswagen Jetta middle bill of $7,000 is higher than the $915 owners of all 132 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Volkswagen Jetta repair costs come from?
From 40 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Volkswagen Jetta years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2009 (178), 2010 (170), 2011 (87) Volkswagen Jetta 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.