The Lemon Index$800 middle bill · most between $500 and $1,100
Higher than the $715 middle bill owners of all 61 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 56,000 miles (12 reports).
Volkswagen Jetta owners reported paying a median of $800 for a ignition coil replacement, with the middle half of bills between $500 and $1,100. That's from 14 owner reports (14 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50021%
- $500–$1,00036%
- $1,000–$2,50036%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up7%
Share of the 14 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2000 Volkswagen Jetta3$1,000 middle bill
- 2001 Volkswagen Jetta5$1,000 middle bill
- 2002 Volkswagen Jetta2too few for a middle
- 2003 Volkswagen Jetta1too few for a middle
- 2004 Volkswagen Jetta1too few for a middle
- 2011 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
- 2002 Volkswagen Jetta61 complaints name it9% of that year's complaints
- 2001 Volkswagen Jetta53 complaints name it8% of that year's complaints
- 2003 Volkswagen Jetta22 complaints name it5% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a ignition coils / misfire. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Engine codes that can lead here: P0300 P0301 P0302 P0303 P0304 P0305 P0306 P0351 P0352. A code is where a shop starts, not proof the part failed.
Keep going
- Volkswagen Jetta reliability by year
- Ignition coil replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Volkswagen Jetta owners reported
Fuel pump replacement (40) · Clutch replacement (38) · Transmission replacement (30) · Brake repair (29) · ABS module replacement (20) · 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): 10638430, 10547288, 10320785, 10295379, 10253946, 10228140, 10212906, 10181241, 10174595, 10149903, 10142854, 10129883 and more.
Quick answers
How much does ignition coil replacement cost on a Volkswagen Jetta?
Volkswagen Jetta owners reported a median of $800, and the middle half paid $500 to $1,100, from 14 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Volkswagen Jetta ignition coil replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Volkswagen Jetta middle bill of $800 is higher than the $715 owners of all 61 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Volkswagen Jetta repair costs come from?
From 14 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 2002 (61), 2001 (53), 2003 (22) 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.