The Lemon Index$5,800 middle bill · most between $4,000 and $6,800
Higher than the $4,500 middle bill owners of all 175 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 73,000 miles (24 reports).
Volkswagen Jetta owners reported paying a median of $5,800 for a transmission replacement, with the middle half of bills between $4,000 and $6,800. That's from 30 owner reports (29 complaints to NHTSA and 1 YouTube video). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,0000%
- $1,000–$2,5007%
- $2,500–$5,00030%
- $5,000 and up63%
Share of the 30 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2002 Volkswagen Jetta9$4,000 middle bill
- 2003 Volkswagen Jetta1too few for a middle
- 2005 Volkswagen Jetta5$4,000 middle bill
- 2006 Volkswagen Jetta2too few for a middle
- 2010 Volkswagen Jetta2too few for a middle
- 2013 Volkswagen Jetta6$7,900 middle bill
- 2014 Volkswagen Jetta3$6,000 middle bill
- 2016 Volkswagen Jetta1too few for a middle
- 2011–2018 Volkswagen Jetta (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.
How often owners report the failure
- 2013 Volkswagen Jetta30 complaints name it5% of that year's complaints
- 2002 Volkswagen Jetta25 complaints name it4% of that year's complaints
- 2006 Volkswagen Jetta23 complaints name it4% of that year's complaints
- 2000 Volkswagen Jetta10 complaints name it2% of that year's complaints
- 2014 Volkswagen Jetta10 complaints name it2% of that year's complaints
- 2005 Volkswagen Jetta9 complaints name it4% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a transmission failure. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
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.
Engine codes that can lead here: P0700 P0730 P0715 P0720 P0731 P0732 P0733 P0734. A code is where a shop starts, not proof the part failed.
Keep going
- Volkswagen Jetta reliability by year
- Transmission 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) · 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): 11548892, 11486721, 11441430, 11437087, 11397620, 11321329, 11169869, 11154308, 11102163, 11062038, 10981176, 10944086 and more.
Said out loud on YouTube: $4,000 ▶
Quick answers
How much does transmission replacement cost on a Volkswagen Jetta?
Volkswagen Jetta owners reported a median of $5,800, and the middle half paid $4,000 to $6,800, from 30 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Volkswagen Jetta transmission replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Volkswagen Jetta middle bill of $5,800 is higher than the $4,500 owners of all 175 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Volkswagen Jetta repair costs come from?
From 29 complaints to NHTSA and 1 YouTube video: 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 2013 (30), 2002 (25), 2006 (23) 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.