The Lemon Index$1,400 middle bill · most between $1,200 and $2,000
Higher than the $850 middle bill owners of all 66 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 88,000 miles (10 reports).
Nissan Altima owners reported paying a median of $1,400 for a control arm replacement, with the middle half of bills between $1,200 and $2,000. That's from 14 owner reports (14 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,00021%
- $1,000–$2,50079%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 14 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2013 Nissan Altima11$1,300 middle bill
- 2014 Nissan Altima2too few for a middle
- 2016 Nissan Altima1too 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
- 2013 Nissan Altima220 complaints name it10% of that year's complaints
- 2014 Nissan Altima104 complaints name it9% of that year's complaints
- 2015 Nissan Altima54 complaints name it6% 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.
Engines in these years
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
Keep going
- Nissan Altima reliability by year
- Control arm replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Nissan Altima owners reported
Transmission replacement (71) · Crankshaft position sensor replacement (34) · Engine replacement (32) · Intake manifold replacement (19) · Catalytic converter replacement (18) · Steering column repair (18) · Brake master cylinder replacement (13) · Wiring harness repair (13) · ECM (engine computer) replacement (12) · Brake repair (9) · Clutch replacement (8) · Camshaft position sensor replacement (6) · Radiator replacement (5) · Throttle body 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): 11529347, 11525215, 11414931, 11402662, 11316875, 11289158, 11279228, 11257608, 11243020, 11234232, 11230773, 11203005 and more.
Quick answers
How much does control arm replacement cost on a Nissan Altima?
Nissan Altima owners reported a median of $1,400, and the middle half paid $1,200 to $2,000, from 14 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Nissan Altima control arm replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Nissan Altima middle bill of $1,400 is higher than the $850 owners of all 66 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Nissan Altima repair costs come from?
From 14 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Nissan Altima years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2013 (220), 2014 (104), 2015 (54) Nissan Altima 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.