The Lemon Index$1,500 middle bill · most between $1,500 and $2,200
Lower than the $3,000 middle bill owners of all 46 models reported.
2013–2016 Chevrolet Cruze
Chevrolet Cruze owners reported paying a median of $1,500 for a turbocharger replacement, with the middle half of bills between $1,500 and $2,200. That's from 5 owner reports (5 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,0000%
- $1,000–$2,50080%
- $2,500–$5,00020%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 5 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2013 Chevrolet Cruze1too few for a middle
- 2014 Chevrolet Cruze2too few for a middle
- 2016 Chevrolet Cruze2too 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
- 2012 Chevrolet Cruze47 complaints name it5% of that year's complaints
- 2014 Chevrolet Cruze45 complaints name it6% of that year's complaints
- 2013 Chevrolet Cruze40 complaints name it7% of that year's complaints
- 2011 Chevrolet Cruze36 complaints name it5% of that year's complaints
- 2015 Chevrolet Cruze21 complaints name it8% of that year's complaints
- 2016 Chevrolet Cruze18 complaints name it7% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a turbocharger. 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: P0299 P0234. A code is where a shop starts, not proof the part failed.
Keep going
- Chevrolet Cruze reliability by year
- Turbocharger replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Chevrolet Cruze owners reported
Water pump replacement (7) · Engine 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): 11759000, 11744804, 11602910, 11259007, 11143947.
Quick answers
How much does turbocharger replacement cost on a Chevrolet Cruze?
Chevrolet Cruze owners reported a median of $1,500, and the middle half paid $1,500 to $2,200, from 5 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Chevrolet Cruze turbocharger replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Chevrolet Cruze middle bill of $1,500 is lower than the $3,000 owners of all 46 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Chevrolet Cruze repair costs come from?
From 5 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Chevrolet Cruze years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2012 (47), 2014 (45), 2013 (40) Chevrolet Cruze 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.