The Lemon Index$1,200 middle bill · most between $968 and $1,500
About the same as the $1,200 middle bill owners of all 25 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 82,000 miles (5 reports).
Volkswagen Passat owners reported paying a median of $1,200 for a heater core replacement, with the middle half of bills between $968 and $1,500. That's from 8 owner reports (7 complaints to NHTSA and 1 YouTube video). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,00025%
- $1,000–$2,50075%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 8 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2000 Volkswagen Passat1too few for a middle
- 2001 Volkswagen Passat2too few for a middle
- 2003 Volkswagen Passat1too few for a middle
- 2004 Volkswagen Passat1too few for a middle
- 2015 Volkswagen Passat2too few for a middle
- 2012–2019 Volkswagen Passat (YouTube)1too 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 Passat reliability by year
- Heater core 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) · Airbag module and clock spring replacement (21) · Brake repair (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): 11626997, 11255512, 10295714, 10258094, 10211253, 10197318, 10047164.
Said out loud on YouTube: $1,200 ▶
Quick answers
How much does heater core replacement cost on a Volkswagen Passat?
Volkswagen Passat owners reported a median of $1,200, and the middle half paid $968 to $1,500, from 8 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Volkswagen Passat heater core replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Volkswagen Passat middle bill of $1,200 is about the same as the $1,200 owners of all 25 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Volkswagen Passat repair costs come from?
From 7 complaints to NHTSA and 1 YouTube video: 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.