The Lemon Index$560 middle bill · most between $476 and $625
Lower than the $1,000 middle bill owners of all 55 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 54,000 miles (13 reports).
Nissan Altima owners reported paying a median of $560 for a brake master cylinder replacement, with the middle half of bills between $476 and $625. That's from 13 owner reports (13 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50038%
- $500–$1,00054%
- $1,000–$2,5000%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up8%
Share of the 13 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2002 Nissan Altima1too few for a middle
- 2007 Nissan Altima6$530 middle bill
- 2008 Nissan Altima3$476 middle bill
- 2010 Nissan Altima2too few for a middle
- 2012 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.
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
- Brake master cylinder 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) · Control arm replacement (14) · 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): 10914292, 10668733, 10552762, 10493467, 10451213, 10439172, 10435740, 10434343, 10415913, 10401413, 10383000, 10361913 and more.
Quick answers
How much does brake master cylinder replacement cost on a Nissan Altima?
Nissan Altima owners reported a median of $560, and the middle half paid $476 to $625, from 13 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Nissan Altima brake master cylinder replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Nissan Altima middle bill of $560 is lower than the $1,000 owners of all 55 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Nissan Altima repair costs come from?
From 13 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.