The Lemon Index$350 middle bill · most between $262 and $775
Lower than the $850 middle bill owners of all 66 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 44,000 miles (6 reports).
Chevrolet Cobalt owners reported paying a median of $350 for a control arm replacement, with the middle half of bills between $262 and $775. That's from 6 owner reports (6 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50067%
- $500–$1,00017%
- $1,000–$2,50017%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 6 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt2too few for a middle
- 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt3$400 middle bill
- 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt1too 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
- 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt47 complaints name it3% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a ball joint / control arm. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Keep going
- Chevrolet Cobalt reliability by year
- Control arm replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Chevrolet Cobalt owners reported
Steering column repair (80) · Fuel pump replacement (23) · Brake repair (6) · Clutch 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): 10509156, 10392243, 10372214, 10274662, 10274218, 10229884.
Quick answers
How much does control arm replacement cost on a Chevrolet Cobalt?
Chevrolet Cobalt owners reported a median of $350, and the middle half paid $262 to $775, from 6 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Chevrolet Cobalt control arm replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Chevrolet Cobalt middle bill of $350 is lower than the $850 owners of all 66 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Chevrolet Cobalt repair costs come from?
From 6 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Chevrolet Cobalt years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2007 (47) Chevrolet Cobalt 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.