The Lemon Index$2,900 middle bill · most between $2,400 and $3,000
Higher than the $2,000 middle bill owners of all 112 models reported.
2017–2023 Chevrolet Bolt
Chevrolet Bolt owners reported paying a median of $2,900 for a steering rack replacement, with the middle half of bills between $2,400 and $3,000. That's from 12 owner reports (12 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,0000%
- $1,000–$2,50025%
- $2,500–$5,00067%
- $5,000 and up8%
Share of the 12 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2017 Chevrolet Bolt4$2,800 middle bill
- 2018 Chevrolet Bolt2too few for a middle
- 2019 Chevrolet Bolt3$3,000 middle bill
- 2021 Chevrolet Bolt1too few for a middle
- 2022 Chevrolet Bolt1too few for a middle
- 2023 Chevrolet Bolt1too 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.
How often owners report the failure
- 2017 Chevrolet Bolt65 complaints name it19% of that year's complaints
- 2019 Chevrolet Bolt27 complaints name it15% of that year's complaints
- 2023 Chevrolet Bolt16 complaints name it9% of that year's complaints
- 2018 Chevrolet Bolt15 complaints name it17% of that year's complaints
- 2020 Chevrolet Bolt12 complaints name it7% of that year's complaints
- 2022 Chevrolet Bolt9 complaints name it11% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a steering rack / power steering. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Keep going
- Chevrolet Bolt reliability by year
- Steering rack replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
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): 11751103, 11691594, 11662463, 11655468, 11654852, 11654249, 11646800, 11598540, 11490285, 11489310, 11488459, 11385953.
Quick answers
How much does steering rack replacement cost on a Chevrolet Bolt?
Chevrolet Bolt owners reported a median of $2,900, and the middle half paid $2,400 to $3,000, from 12 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Chevrolet Bolt steering rack replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Chevrolet Bolt middle bill of $2,900 is higher than the $2,000 owners of all 112 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Chevrolet Bolt 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.
Which Chevrolet Bolt years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2017 (65), 2019 (27), 2023 (16) Chevrolet Bolt named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.
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.