The Lemon Index$982 middle bill · most between $850 and $1,100
Lower than the $1,100 middle bill owners of all 82 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 69,000 miles (15 reports).
Nissan Altima owners reported paying a median of $982 for a steering column repair, with the middle half of bills between $850 and $1,100. That's from 18 owner reports (18 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,00056%
- $1,000–$2,50044%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 18 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2009 Nissan Altima17$966 middle bill
- 2010 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
- Steering column repair 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) · 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): 11556417, 11000790, 10946288, 10935052, 10934996, 10929949, 10923820, 10873616, 10872702, 10852599, 10807477, 10807233 and more.
Quick answers
How much does steering column repair cost on a Nissan Altima?
Nissan Altima owners reported a median of $982, and the middle half paid $850 to $1,100, from 18 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Nissan Altima steering column repair more expensive than on other cars?
The Nissan Altima middle bill of $982 is lower than the $1,100 owners of all 82 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Nissan Altima repair costs come from?
From 18 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.