The Lemon Index$850 middle bill · most between $750 and $950
About the same as the $900 middle bill owners of all 54 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 85,000 miles (17 reports).
Nissan Altima owners reported paying a median of $850 for a intake manifold replacement, with the middle half of bills between $750 and $950. That's from 19 owner reports (19 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50011%
- $500–$1,00063%
- $1,000–$2,50021%
- $2,500–$5,0005%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 19 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2000 Nissan Altima6$875 middle bill
- 2001 Nissan Altima13$840 middle bill
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
Keep going
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- Intake manifold replacement cost on every car
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Other repairs Nissan Altima owners reported
Transmission replacement (71) · Crankshaft position sensor replacement (34) · Engine replacement (32) · Catalytic converter replacement (18) · Steering column repair (18) · Control arm replacement (14) · 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): 10594404, 10291283, 10289393, 10275759, 10275091, 10267910, 10265063, 10251072, 10250927, 10248228, 10248052, 10246983 and more.
Quick answers
How much does intake manifold replacement cost on a Nissan Altima?
Nissan Altima owners reported a median of $850, and the middle half paid $750 to $950, from 19 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Nissan Altima intake manifold replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Nissan Altima middle bill of $850 is about the same as the $900 owners of all 54 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Nissan Altima repair costs come from?
From 19 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
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.