The Lemon Index$750 middle bill · most between $724 and $956
Lower than the $900 middle bill owners of all 77 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 75,000 miles (7 reports).
Nissan Versa owners reported paying a median of $750 for a strut and shock replacement, with the middle half of bills between $724 and $956. That's from 7 owner reports (7 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50014%
- $500–$1,00071%
- $1,000–$2,50014%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 7 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2009 Nissan Versa5$930 middle bill
- 2011 Nissan Versa1too few for a middle
- 2012 Nissan Versa1too 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
- 2009 Nissan Versa33 complaints name it7% of that year's complaints
- 2010 Nissan Versa19 complaints name it7% of that year's complaints
- 2011 Nissan Versa15 complaints name it6% of that year's complaints
- 2007 Nissan Versa12 complaints name it3% of that year's complaints
- 2008 Nissan Versa10 complaints name it3% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a struts / shocks. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Keep going
- Nissan Versa reliability by year
- Strut and shock replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Nissan Versa owners reported
Transmission replacement (23) · 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): 10724158, 10723972, 10722148, 10715656, 10667845, 10653189, 10548574.
Quick answers
How much does strut and shock replacement cost on a Nissan Versa?
Nissan Versa owners reported a median of $750, and the middle half paid $724 to $956, from 7 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Nissan Versa strut and shock replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Nissan Versa middle bill of $750 is lower than the $900 owners of all 77 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Nissan Versa repair costs come from?
From 7 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Nissan Versa years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2009 (33), 2010 (19), 2011 (15) Nissan Versa 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.