The Lemon Index$4,000 middle bill · most between $3,800 and $4,800
Lower than the $4,500 middle bill owners of all 175 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 89,000 miles (46 reports).
Nissan Altima owners reported paying a median of $4,000 for a transmission replacement, with the middle half of bills between $3,800 and $4,800. That's from 71 owner reports (71 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,0000%
- $1,000–$2,5000%
- $2,500–$5,00075%
- $5,000 and up25%
Share of the 71 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2005 Nissan Altima2too few for a middle
- 2007 Nissan Altima2too few for a middle
- 2008 Nissan Altima2too few for a middle
- 2009 Nissan Altima3$4,000 middle bill
- 2011 Nissan Altima3$3,700 middle bill
- 2012 Nissan Altima5$3,900 middle bill
- 2013 Nissan Altima22$4,000 middle bill
- 2014 Nissan Altima9$4,200 middle bill
- 2015 Nissan Altima7$5,000 middle bill
- 2016 Nissan Altima10$4,300 middle bill
- 2017 Nissan Altima5$4,000 middle bill
- 2018 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.
How often owners report the failure
- 2014 Nissan Altima55 complaints name it5% of that year's complaints
- 2016 Nissan Altima47 complaints name it8% of that year's complaints
- 2017 Nissan Altima22 complaints name it6% of that year's complaints
- 2012 Nissan Altima20 complaints name it5% of that year's complaints
- 2007 Nissan Altima15 complaints name it3% of that year's complaints
- 2011 Nissan Altima13 complaints name it5% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a transmission failure. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
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.
Engine codes that can lead here: P0700 P0730 P0715 P0720 P0731 P0732 P0733 P0734. A code is where a shop starts, not proof the part failed.
Keep going
- Nissan Altima reliability by year
- Transmission replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Nissan Altima owners reported
Crankshaft position sensor replacement (34) · Engine replacement (32) · Intake manifold replacement (19) · Catalytic converter replacement (18) · Steering column repair (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): 11661741, 11619700, 11612448, 11598340, 11539204, 11537828, 11520858, 11505966, 11472832, 11469860, 11466964, 11460460 and more.
Quick answers
How much does transmission replacement cost on a Nissan Altima?
Nissan Altima owners reported a median of $4,000, and the middle half paid $3,800 to $4,800, from 71 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Nissan Altima transmission replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Nissan Altima middle bill of $4,000 is lower than the $4,500 owners of all 175 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Nissan Altima repair costs come from?
From 71 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Nissan Altima years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2014 (55), 2016 (47), 2017 (22) Nissan Altima 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.