Refrigerator Freezer Cold but Refrigerator Warm — Repair Cost in Spain (2026)
Spain national estimate: €50–€150 for a refrigerator — freezer cold but refrigerator warm — built from Spanish sources, never converted from another country's prices. Pick your quality tier and enter a postal code to localize. Reviewed July 2026.
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€50–€150 Spain national estimate for a refrigerator — freezer cold but refrigerator warm. Localize below.
| Most common repair | Typical total (EUR) | DIY? |
|---|---|---|
| Evaporator fan motor replacement | €90–€150 | DIY possible |
| Defrost thermostat (bimetal) replacement | €50–€100 | Pro recommended |
Plus a typical service-call / diagnostic fee of €30–€60, often credited toward the repair.
Pick a quality tier for a class-typical estimate, or a specific Spanish brand to override it (both adjust the parts portion only, never labour). Enter a Spanish postal code to localize to your autonomous community's labour costs. All figures stay in euros, never converted from another country's prices. Everything updates without a page reload.
Base: published rates from 2 Spanish repair companies (2026-07) · Spain national base range (INE Annual Wage Structure Survey 2022) · Reviewed July 2026 · Estimated
How do brand and quality tier change the repair cost?
Brand and tier adjust the parts portion only — never labour. Value brands such as Beko, Fagor, Candy and Hisense have the cheapest, most widely stocked parts; premium and luxury lines (AEG, Siemens, Miele) carry pricier components, often sold through the manufacturer's official channel (OEM parts, "piezas de origen"). Balay, a BSH-group brand manufactured in Zaragoza, is the mass-market benchmark in Spain. Pick a tier for a class-typical estimate, or a specific Spanish brand to override it.
| Brand | Parts factor | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Basic tier parts ×0.88 | ||
| Beko | ×0.85 | Parts ×0.85 (published rates from 2 local repair companies) |
| Fagor | ×0.88 | Parts ×0.88 (published rates from 2 local repair companies) |
| Candy | ×0.88 | Parts ×0.88 (published rates from 1 local repair company) |
| Hisense | ×0.85 | Parts ×0.85 (published rates from 2 local repair companies) |
| Edesa | ×0.9 | Parts ×0.9 (published rates from 1 local repair company) |
| Mid-range tier parts ×1 | ||
| Zanussi | ×0.95 | Parts ×0.95 (published rates from 2 local repair companies) |
| Indesit | ×0.95 | Parts ×0.95 (Value-volume brand from the Whirlpool group; parts shared with the Whirlpool/Hotpoint platform and widely distributed cheaply through the Spanish aftermarket, positioned just below the mass-market baseline.) |
| Balay | ×1 | Baseline — no parts adjustment |
| Whirlpool | ×1 | Baseline — no parts adjustment |
| Teka | ×1 | Baseline — no parts adjustment |
| Bosch | ×1.05 | Parts ×1.05 (published rates from 2 local repair companies) |
| Samsung | ×1.05 | Parts ×1.05 (published rates from 1 local repair company) |
| LG | ×1.05 | Parts ×1.05 (published rates from 2 local repair companies) |
| Premium tier parts ×1.15 | ||
| AEG | ×1.15 | Parts ×1.15 (A premium brand from the Electrolux group; genuine parts on the Electrolux/AEG platform sit above the mass-market baseline, with thinner compatible-parts competition than the volume brands (above sister value brand Zanussi).) |
| Siemens | ×1.15 | Parts ×1.15 (published rates from 1 local repair company) |
| Neff | ×1.15 | Parts ×1.15 (published rates from 2 local repair companies) |
| Smeg | ×1.2 | Parts ×1.2 (Tier median — a lower-volume Italian premium/design brand with a genuine-dominated channel in Spain; compatible-parts competition is limited, which keeps parts above the mass-market baseline, in line with the other premium OEMs.) |
| Liebherr | ×1.2 | Parts ×1.2 (published rates from 1 local repair company) |
| Luxury tier parts ×1.525 | ||
| Miele | ×1.45 | Parts ×1.45 (published rates from 2 local repair companies) |
| Gaggenau | ×1.6 | Parts ×1.6 (A BSH ultra-luxury built-in brand; a tiny installed base and factory-channeled premium components put parts at the top of the range. Parts via the genuine BSH channel, a very high-end niche.) |
Base: Spanish brand parts factors from Spanish parts retailers and repair guides; tier factor = median of the tier's Spanish brands · Applied to the parts portion only · Reviewed July 2026 · Estimated
Refrigerator freezer cold but refrigerator warm: what usually causes it? Estimated
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Evaporator fan motor replacement
DIY possible€90–€150
Very common fault on No Frost fridges: the freezer stays cold but the fridge compartment warms up because the fan no longer circulates cold air down to the lower compartment.
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Defrost thermostat (bimetal) replacement
Pro recommended€50–€100
If the defrost thermostat sticks, the evaporator builds up ice and blocks cold-air flow into the fridge, even though the freezer keeps working normally.
Base: published rates from 2 Spanish repair companies (2026-07) · Spain national base range (INE Annual Wage Structure Survey 2022) · Reviewed July 2026 · Estimated
How much is a service-call fee for refrigerator repair?
Most Spanish companies charge a call-out / diagnostic fee of €30–€60, often credited toward the repair if you go ahead. It is separate from the repair totals above. Spain's standard 21% VAT (IVA) applies to appliance-repair services, and consumer prices are shown VAT-inclusive. Since 2025 a small-business VAT franchise scheme (transposing EU Directive 2020/285) means some very low-turnover sole traders (autónomos) may charge no VAT — so treat 21% as a ceiling, not a guaranteed add-on.
Is it worth repairing a refrigerator, or should you replace it?
A common rule of thumb: if the repair cost exceeds roughly half the price of a comparable new unit — or the appliance is past ~8 years for a refrigerator — replacement is often the better value. The calculator's localized totals give you the number to weigh against a new-unit quote.
Prices are autonomous community (comunidad autónoma)-level estimates based on autonomous-community wage data (INE Annual Wage Structure Survey 2022), not fake city precision. Shopping in the U.S.? See the U.S. version (USD). In Canada? See the Canadian version (CAD). See the methodology for the localization method and named sources, or return to the Spain appliance repair guide.
Reviewed by a Red-Seal certified appliance technician.