Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger, in particular for a motor vehicle, having a first coolant circuit which has multiple first tubes and having a second coolant circuit which has multiple second tubes, having a plate, wherein the plate has a bead, wherein the plate has a first plate region with openings for receiving the first tubes and a second plate region with openings for receiving the second tubes, having a cover which is connected to the plate, wherein the cover has a first collecting tank and a second collecting tank, wherein the first collecting tank is connected in fluid-tight fashion to the first plate region and the second collecting tank is connected in fluid-tight fashion to the second plate region, wherein the cover has, between the first and the second collecting tank, an opening for receiving the bead.