The Lemon Index$900 middle bill · most between $822 and $943
Lower than the $1,100 middle bill owners of all 82 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 65,000 miles (6 reports).
Nissan Maxima owners reported paying a median of $900 for a steering column repair, with the middle half of bills between $822 and $943. That's from 8 owner reports (8 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,00075%
- $1,000–$2,50025%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 8 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2008 Nissan Maxima1too few for a middle
- 2009 Nissan Maxima5$900 middle bill
- 2010 Nissan Maxima2too 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 Maxima reliability by year
- Steering column repair cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Nissan Maxima owners reported
Transmission replacement (84) · Ignition coil replacement (41) · Engine mount replacement (21) · Valve body replacement (13) · ABS module replacement (12) · Timing chain replacement (12) · Brake repair (7) · Camshaft position sensor replacement (6) · O2 sensor replacement (6) · Strut and shock 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): 11351716, 11079829, 10883789, 10789955, 10706410, 10683636, 10560205, 10548347.
Quick answers
How much does steering column repair cost on a Nissan Maxima?
Nissan Maxima owners reported a median of $900, and the middle half paid $822 to $943, from 8 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Nissan Maxima steering column repair more expensive than on other cars?
The Nissan Maxima middle bill of $900 is lower than the $1,100 owners of all 82 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Nissan Maxima repair costs come from?
From 8 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.