The Lemon Index$728 middle bill · most between $508 and $966
Lower than the $1,100 middle bill owners of all 82 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 45,000 miles (9 reports).
Toyota Camry owners reported paying a median of $728 for a steering column repair, with the middle half of bills between $508 and $966. That's from 12 owner reports (12 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5008%
- $500–$1,00067%
- $1,000–$2,50025%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 12 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2002 Toyota Camry1too few for a middle
- 2003 Toyota Camry2too few for a middle
- 2004 Toyota Camry2too few for a middle
- 2005 Toyota Camry3$500 middle bill
- 2009 Toyota Camry1too few for a middle
- 2012 Toyota Camry1too few for a middle
- 2016 Toyota Camry1too few for a middle
- 2017 Toyota Camry1too 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
2AR-FE 2.5 · 2AZ-FE 2.4 · 2GR-FE
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
- Toyota Camry reliability by year
- Steering column repair cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Toyota Camry owners reported
ABS module replacement (76) · Brake repair (40) · Engine replacement (29) · Strut and shock replacement (23) · Throttle body replacement (20) · Torque converter replacement (14) · Transmission replacement (13) · Brake booster replacement (7) · ECM (engine computer) replacement (7) · Intake manifold replacement (6) · Car battery replacement (5) · Catalytic converter replacement (5) · Brake master cylinder replacement (5) · Steering rack replacement (5) · Water pump replacement (5) · Wiring harness repair (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): 11775239, 11751122, 11324745, 10485561, 10444479, 10434340, 10313866, 10308936, 10306049, 10260520, 10259166, 10141928.
Quick answers
How much does steering column repair cost on a Toyota Camry?
Toyota Camry owners reported a median of $728, and the middle half paid $508 to $966, from 12 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Toyota Camry steering column repair more expensive than on other cars?
The Toyota Camry middle bill of $728 is lower than the $1,100 owners of all 82 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Toyota Camry repair costs come from?
From 12 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.