Car Water Pump replacement & repair made easy

Car	Franchise Dealer estimate	Independent Garage estimate	ClickMechanic	Saving
Car2006 Toyota Avensis	Franchise Dealer Est.£162 - £186	Independent Garage Est.£104 - £114	ClickMechanic Est.£105 - £121	Saving35%
Car1999 Nissan Patrol GR	Franchise Dealer Est.£233 - £262	Independent Garage Est.£146 - £164	ClickMechanic Est.£148 - £166	Saving36%
Car2012 Skoda Octavia	Franchise Dealer Est.£210 - £240	Independent Garage Est.£131 - £151	ClickMechanic Est.£132 - £153	Saving36%
Car2008 Mazda Mazda5	Franchise Dealer Est.£471 - £523	Independent Garage Est.£263 - £293	ClickMechanic Est.£267 - £297	Saving43%
Car2006 Audi A3	Franchise Dealer Est.£338 - £430	Independent Garage Est.£155 - £231	ClickMechanic Est.£157 - £233	Saving49%

Want to learn more about Car Water Pump replacements?

Read our short guide with information on costs, symptoms and more.

What does a Water Pump do?

The water pump is situated in the engine bay and pumps the engine coolant around the cooling system, ensuring fresh coolant is circulated through the engine at all times. The water pump is usually driven off the engine's serpentine belt (or drive belt).

What does a water pump replacement involve?

Mechanic will inspect the water pump and the cooling system.
Mechanic will subject the cooling system to a pressure test which should reveal any leaks.
If necessary, the mechanic will replace the water pump.
Mechanic will advise if any other parts need to be replaced.
Mechanic will inspect the system again, test drive the car and check for any leaks.
Mechanic will make any adjustments if necessary.

Can I replace a water pump myself?

Unless you are a qualified mechanic with the required skills, training and equipment to do the job, we strongly recommend a car water pump replacement is only carried out by a professional mechanic. ClickMechanic can help get you a vetted and local mechanic to carry out the work. Just enter your postcode and your car's registration number at the top of this page and select the work needed to get an instant fixed price up front.

What are the symptoms of a faulty water pump?

When there are patches of fluid visible under the car (near the engine).
When fluid has leaked in the engine bay around the water pump.
When the car will not start.
When the engine temperature is higher than normal (engine overheats).
When the 'Engine Temperature' warning light is on.

How long does it take to replace a water pump?

On average, car water pump replacement times can range from 1 hour to 4 hours with an average of 1.75 hours. The time that the job takes will depend on a number of factors, like your vehicle's make and model, year, as well as other factors. Select your car at the top of this page for information on job time and cost for your vehicle through ClickMechanic.

How often should a water pump need replacing?

Should you experience problems with the pump like those listed earlier, then it is advisable to have the water pump inspected and, if necessary, have it replaced. Seeing that the water pump is a component that is especially prone to wear it should always be serviced as and when stipulated in the guidelines set out by your car's manufacturer.

How much does it cost to replace a water pump?

A water pump replacement generally costs between £115 and £375 with an average price of £200. Ultimately, the cost of replacing the water pump depends on your car and what parts your car's manufacturer recommends using for the replacement. Find out what you could save by having your water pump replaced by ClickMechanic by selecting your car at the top of this page!

How much does a Car Water Pump replacement cost?

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These estimates may include Timing belt kit, Engine coolant/antifreeze, Water pump pulley and/or Water pump

53 manufacturers for Car Water Pump Replacement

Name	Clickmechanic Click mechanic average	Independent garage estimate	Franchise dealer estimate
Alfa Romeo Parts costs: £53.56 - £83.17 Labour time: 2-3 hours # of quotes: 273	£206	£174 - £211	£303 - £366	Get exact price
Asia Parts costs: £56.83 - £68.20 Labour time: 1-2 hours # of quotes: 2	£126	£139 - £139	£231 - £231	Get exact price
Audi Parts costs: £67.78 - £152.27 Labour time: 2-4 hours # of quotes: 6016	£259	£187 - £317	£319 - £531	Get exact price
Austin Parts costs: £48.21 - £62.70 Labour time: 0-2 hours # of quotes: 15	£129	£89 - £143	£139 - £243	Get exact price
Bentley Parts costs: £125.67 - £158.58 Labour time: 1-2 hours # of quotes: 5	£206	£212 - £218	£322 - £330	Get exact price
BMW Parts costs: £87.58 - £340.42 Labour time: 1-2 hours # of quotes: 7995	£289	£162 - £392	£254 - £557	Get exact price
Cadillac Parts costs: £53.49 - £64.19 Labour time: 2-3 hours # of quotes: 1	£226	£194 - £194	£343 - £343	Get exact price
Chevrolet Parts costs: £48.18 - £96.51 Labour time: 1-2 hours # of quotes: 260	£161	£124 - £189	£210 - £313	Get exact price
Chrysler Parts costs: £65.99 - £115.01 Labour time: 1-7 hours # of quotes: 635	£326	£121 - £434	£188 - £789	Get exact price
Citroen Parts costs: £58.79 - £100.04 Labour time: 2-4 hours # of quotes: 2379	£230	£175 - £288	£302 - £508	Get exact price
Dacia Parts costs: £82.99 - £184.78 Labour time: 2-4 hours # of quotes: 17	£257	£216 - £350	£365 - £576	Get exact price
Daewoo Parts costs: £44.24 - £65.73 Labour time: 1-3 hours # of quotes: 49	£166	£115 - £169	£194 - £294	Get exact price
Daihatsu Parts costs: £56.14 - £77.45 Labour time: 0-2 hours # of quotes: 59	£131	£105 - £161	£164 - £269	Get exact price
Dodge Parts costs: £68.74 - £241.53 Labour time: 1-4 hours # of quotes: 69	£239	£172 - £370	£289 - £578	Get exact price
DS Parts costs: £60.49 - £72.59 Labour time: 1-2 hours # of quotes: 1	£140	£139 - £139	£229 - £229	Get exact price
Fiat Parts costs: £55.74 - £97.95 Labour time: 1-3 hours # of quotes: 1652	£194	£151 - £223	£257 - £380	Get exact price
Ford Parts costs: £61.77 - £98.31 Labour time: 1-3 hours # of quotes: 16257	£173	£138 - £209	£225 - £352	Get exact price
Honda Parts costs: £59.77 - £103.95 Labour time: 1-2 hours # of quotes: 907	£170	£130 - £190	£212 - £309	Get exact price
Hyundai Parts costs: £58.64 - £115.77 Labour time: 1-3 hours # of quotes: 882	£178	£116 - £212	£185 - £346	Get exact price
Infiniti Parts costs: £110.37 - £132.45 Labour time: 1-2 hours # of quotes: 4	£207	£210 - £210	£331 - £331	Get exact price
Isuzu Parts costs: £78.57 - £213.53 Labour time: 1-2 hours # of quotes: 20	£220	£136 - £283	£208 - £422	Get exact price
Iveco Parts costs: £112.41 - £177.60 Labour time: 3-6 hours # of quotes: 27	£356	£284 - £426	£477 - £732	Get exact price
Jaguar Parts costs: £70.36 - £100.66 Labour time: 1-2 hours # of quotes: 1645	£182	£156 - £193	£255 - £318	Get exact price
Jeep Parts costs: £76.99 - £158.96 Labour time: 0-2 hours # of quotes: 400	£206	£126 - £242	£190 - £376	Get exact price
Kia Parts costs: £58.35 - £96.46 Labour time: 1-3 hours # of quotes: 539	£174	£122 - £223	£197 - £380	Get exact price
Land Rover Parts costs: £65.03 - £127.59 Labour time: 1-3 hours # of quotes: 1889	£219	£125 - £268	£197 - £450	Get exact price
LDV Parts costs: £85.99 - £135.46 Labour time: 1-5 hours # of quotes: 130	£282	£178 - £358	£286 - £624	Get exact price
Lexus Parts costs: £81.60 - £200.12 Labour time: 1-3 hours # of quotes: 419	£256	£147 - £330	£228 - £526	Get exact price
Lotus Parts costs: £52.49 - £62.99 Labour time: 2-3 hours # of quotes: 4	£223	£211 - £211	£378 - £378	Get exact price
Maserati Parts costs: £111.51 - £150.22 Labour time: 2-3 hours # of quotes: 7	£242	£227 - £254	£364 - £408	Get exact price
Mazda Parts costs: £65.63 - £93.78 Labour time: 0-3 hours # of quotes: 731	£185	£119 - £220	£186 - £377	Get exact price
Mercedes-Benz Parts costs: £87.78 - £242.64 Labour time: 1-3 hours # of quotes: 4587	£243	£158 - £328	£246 - £494	Get exact price
MG Parts costs: £50.99 - £143.76 Labour time: 2-4 hours # of quotes: 277	£253	£204 - £322	£365 - £546	Get exact price
MINI Parts costs: £70.48 - £164.03 Labour time: 1-3 hours # of quotes: 2581	£226	£156 - £269	£255 - £429	Get exact price
Mitsubishi Parts costs: £70.83 - £143.53 Labour time: 1-3 hours # of quotes: 439	£228	£168 - £282	£279 - £467	Get exact price
Nissan Parts costs: £52.49 - £103.23 Labour time: 0-3 hours # of quotes: 1290	£169	£106 - £225	£170 - £380	Get exact price
Perodua Parts costs: £63.94 - £76.72 Labour time: 1-2 hours # of quotes: 1	£164	£145 - £145	£239 - £239	Get exact price
Peugeot Parts costs: £59.09 - £100.55 Labour time: 1-4 hours # of quotes: 4109	£216	£150 - £282	£253 - £495	Get exact price
Porsche Parts costs: £205.99 - £331.07 Labour time: 2-3 hours # of quotes: 259	£392	£323 - £434	£480 - £646	Get exact price
Proton Parts costs: £80.83 - £173.08 Labour time: 2-4 hours # of quotes: 11	£232	£204 - £324	£341 - £531	Get exact price
Renault Parts costs: £57.43 - £97.12 Labour time: 2-5 hours # of quotes: 2129	£293	£215 - £347	£383 - £628	Get exact price
Rover Parts costs: £49.41 - £105.05 Labour time: 2-4 hours # of quotes: 281	£232	£197 - £284	£353 - £496	Get exact price
Saab Parts costs: £53.49 - £82.41 Labour time: 1-4 hours # of quotes: 548	£195	£146 - £243	£249 - £430	Get exact price
SEAT Parts costs: £60.83 - £178.29 Labour time: 1-3 hours # of quotes: 1525	£224	£148 - £306	£247 - £493	Get exact price
Skoda Parts costs: £65.80 - £184.52 Labour time: 1-3 hours # of quotes: 1721	£250	£164 - £312	£274 - £499	Get exact price
Smart Parts costs: £59.24 - £82.41 Labour time: 1-2 hours # of quotes: 107	£164	£149 - £170	£250 - £283	Get exact price
Ssangyong Parts costs: £67.39 - £87.55 Labour time: 0-2 hours # of quotes: 18	£137	£116 - £147	£179 - £236	Get exact price
Subaru Parts costs: £78.99 - £117.23 Labour time: 1-3 hours # of quotes: 142	£219	£153 - £229	£241 - £378	Get exact price
Suzuki Parts costs: £59.97 - £84.28 Labour time: 1-2 hours # of quotes: 388	£149	£118 - £166	£188 - £275	Get exact price
Toyota Parts costs: £59.32 - £115.23 Labour time: 1-3 hours # of quotes: 2667	£194	£115 - £235	£183 - £391	Get exact price
Vauxhall Parts costs: £59.41 - £103.27 Labour time: 0-2 hours # of quotes: 16881	£153	£108 - £182	£168 - £295	Get exact price
Volkswagen Parts costs: £65.27 - £172.86 Labour time: 1-3 hours # of quotes: 8334	£234	£168 - £301	£284 - £486	Get exact price
Volvo Parts costs: £70.49 - £111.21 Labour time: 1-3 hours # of quotes: 1012	£197	£152 - £229	£248 - £383	Get exact price

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Estimates on repair costs, such as the above results for a car water pump replacement, are created by combining data from multiple third-party sources. The actual cost of using your local repair providers may be outside of the estimated range. We provide estimates on repair costs for information only and accept no liability for any inaccuracies or errors. If you think an estimate is incorrect, please contact us to let us know.

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Mechanics that undertake car water pump work

786 Auto Repairs Ltd, Glasgow
A49 Auto Engineering, Dinmore Herefordshire
Autopfect (Leeds) Ltd, Leeds

Southside Garage Ltd, Romsey
The Tyreman, Steyning

Recent Car Water Pump replacement quotes

These recent quotes were taken from our quote engine which uses third-party industry standard data on repair times, along with a live parts retailer, and a regional labour rate to build an accurate free quote. We are constantly improving our quote engine, so please let us know if a price seems incorrect.

£162.27

Water pump replacement

Mercedes-Benz CLK

Leicester

£529.67

Water pump replacement

Vauxhall Insignia

Torquay

£104.33

Water pump replacement

Vauxhall Astra

London

£175.55

Water pump replacement

Vauxhall Corsa

Altrincham

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What does a Water Pump do?

What does a water pump replacement involve?

Can I replace a water pump myself?

What are the symptoms of a faulty water pump?

How long does it take to replace a water pump?

How often should a water pump need replacing?

How much does it cost to replace a water pump?

How much does a Car Water Pump replacement cost?

Want to know how much you'd pay at a franchise dealer or independent garage?

Check out the ClickMechanic price for a Car Water Pump replacement. We use industry standard data & millions of data points so you know what you should be paying

Alfa Romeo

£206

£174 - £211

£303 - £366

Asia

£126

£139 - £139

£231 - £231

Audi

£259

£187 - £317

£319 - £531

Austin

£129

£89 - £143

£139 - £243

Bentley

£206

£212 - £218

£322 - £330

BMW

£289

£162 - £392

£254 - £557

Cadillac

£226

£194 - £194

£343 - £343

Chevrolet

£161

£124 - £189

£210 - £313

Chrysler

£326

£121 - £434

£188 - £789

Citroen

£230

£175 - £288

£302 - £508

Dacia

£257

£216 - £350

£365 - £576

Daewoo

£166

£115 - £169

£194 - £294

Daihatsu

£131

£105 - £161

£164 - £269

Dodge

£239

£172 - £370

£289 - £578

DS

£140

£139 - £139