The Lemon Index$400 middle bill · most between $360 and $500
Lower than the $850 middle bill owners of all 66 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 92,000 miles (8 reports).
Jeep Liberty owners reported paying a median of $400 for a control arm replacement, with the middle half of bills between $360 and $500. That's from 9 owner reports (9 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50056%
- $500–$1,00033%
- $1,000–$2,50011%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 9 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2002 Jeep Liberty2too few for a middle
- 2003 Jeep Liberty2too few for a middle
- 2004 Jeep Liberty1too few for a middle
- 2005 Jeep Liberty2too few for a middle
- 2006 Jeep Liberty1too few for a middle
- 2008 Jeep Liberty1too 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
- 2002 Jeep Liberty439 complaints name it24% of that year's complaints
- 2003 Jeep Liberty375 complaints name it28% of that year's complaints
- 2004 Jeep Liberty371 complaints name it34% of that year's complaints
- 2005 Jeep Liberty223 complaints name it20% of that year's complaints
- 2006 Jeep Liberty162 complaints name it12% of that year's complaints
- 2007 Jeep Liberty65 complaints name it9% 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
- Jeep Liberty reliability by year
- Control arm replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Jeep Liberty owners reported
Window regulator replacement (38) · Ball joint replacement (11) · Brake repair (10) · Engine replacement (10) · Steering column repair (10)
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): 11230414, 10864288, 10641310, 10442445, 10430222, 10305331, 10267804, 10236190, 10178865.
Quick answers
How much does control arm replacement cost on a Jeep Liberty?
Jeep Liberty owners reported a median of $400, and the middle half paid $360 to $500, from 9 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Jeep Liberty control arm replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Jeep Liberty middle bill of $400 is lower than the $850 owners of all 66 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Jeep Liberty repair costs come from?
From 9 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Jeep Liberty years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2002 (439), 2003 (375), 2004 (371) Jeep Liberty 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.