About
About this site
A cost reference for US drivers whose car AC has stopped blowing cold. It answers one question per page: what replacing the AC compressor on your vehicle should cost, and where the money goes.
Who publishes it
The site is published by Digital Signet Limited, which runs a group of independent cost-reference websites (digitalsignet.com). We are not a repair shop, a parts seller or an insurer, and we are not affiliated with any compressor maker (Denso, Sanden, Delphi/PHINIA, Four Seasons, UAC, GPD), with RepairPal or YourMechanic, or with any carmaker.
What it covers
Per-vehicle pages for the models people search for most (for example the Honda CR-V, Toyota Camry and Ford F-150), a cost-by-vehicle table, a guide to compressor brands, and the decisions around the job: recharge or replace, DIY or shop, new or remanufactured.
Each per-vehicle page shows two columns side by side: RepairPal's published estimate, which assumes an OE part, and this site's estimate for the same job at an independent shop with a quality aftermarket compressor. How each column is built is set out on the methodology page.
How it is funded
The site carries no paid placements and no affiliate links at present. No brand or shop can pay to change a figure or a ranking. If that changes, a disclosure will sit next to the link.
Corrections
If a figure is wrong or out of date, write to the questions address in the footer of every page with the page and, if you have it, the source. We re-read the source and correct the page. The date each RepairPal figure was read is printed beside the figure.