FixControl Arm Replacement Cost
What owners actually paid
The shaded middle is where half of all these repairs landed: $400 – $955. The price on any one car depends on the vehicle — the table below shows the range for each.
What this repair is
Control arms locate the wheels against the body through rubber bushings and a ball joint. Worn bushings clunk over bumps and let the car wander; a failing ball joint is a safety issue. Replacement ends with an alignment.
Control Arm Replacement cost by vehicle
The most-repaired vehicles first. Each range is the middle half of real invoices for that vehicle; vehicles with their own page carry the full breakdown, real repair reports and a printable Fair Price Report.
| Vehicle | Typical cost | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Subaru Forester | $589 – $1,070 | $819 |
| Ford F-150 | $368 – $873 | $580 |
| Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | $464 – $1,112 | $691 |
| Ford Escape | $398 – $871 | $602 |
| Honda Accord | $328 – $732 | $486 |
| Ford Explorer | $419 – $940 | $651 |
| Chevrolet Malibu | $349 – $701 | $523 |
| Ford Fusion | $390 – $911 | $603 |
| Honda Civic | $340 – $727 | $498 |
| Nissan Rogue | $567 – $1,045 | $750 |
| Toyota Camry | $382 – $936 | $620 |
| Dodge Charger | $456 – $992 | $670 |
| Jeep Patriot | $407 – $897 | $635 |
| Honda Odyssey | $459 – $1,015 | $666 |
| Chevrolet Equinox | $495 – $998 | $660 |
| Chevrolet Cobalt | $256 – $595 | $373 |
| GMC Sierra 1500 | $463 – $1,046 | $674 |
| Ford Focus | $345 – $937 | $566 |
| Honda CR-V | $429 – $988 | $636 |
| Chevrolet Impala | $274 – $669 | $452 |
| Subaru Outback | $493 – $1,156 | $742 |
| Honda Pilot | $566 – $1,146 | $820 |
| Chevrolet Traverse | $461 – $955 | $695 |
| Ford Ranger | $313 – $741 | $463 |
| Pontiac G6 | $394 – $724 | $515 |
| Jeep Compass | $418 – $897 | $622 |
| Ford Taurus | $373 – $819 | $544 |
| Jeep Liberty | $366 – $819 | $548 |
| Mazda 3 | $441 – $845 | $611 |
| Dodge Caliber | $391 – $812 | $577 |
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | $400 – $1,165 | $659 |
| GMC Acadia | $451 – $918 | $645 |
| Toyota Tacoma | $654 – $1,392 | $981 |
| Nissan Versa | $430 – $907 | $634 |
| Chevrolet Trailblazer | $429 – $867 | $582 |
| Chevrolet HHR | $384 – $916 | $635 |
| Toyota RAV4 | $544 – $1,196 | $817 |
| Hyundai Sonata | $374 – $867 | $524 |
| Hyundai Santa Fe | $430 – $931 | $593 |
| Ford Mustang | $529 – $997 | $770 |
Middle half of real invoices (25th–75th percentile) for that make and model, parts + labor.
What moves the price
- One arm or a pair — bushings wear in pairs; doing both sides avoids a second alignment.
- Integral ball joint — arms with the joint built in cost more but replace two wear items at once.
- Alignment — required after arm replacement — expect it on the invoice.
Quotes near the low end usually mean one lower arm on an accessible layout. Quotes near the high end usually mean both sides, upper and lower arms, aluminum OEM arms, alignment included.
The complaints behind this repair
Owners who end up with this repair most often came in with: Car Pulls to One Side · Clunking or Rattling Over Bumps · Car Shaking or Vibrating While Driving · Rattling Noise From Car. Each of those pages shows how often the complaint actually ends in this fix, and what the alternatives cost.
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