Front Radar Calibration. From $330 Per Radar.

Has cruise control been unavailable since the bumper work, or did the shop say your front radar needs calibrating? We check that your car tracks straight, then re-aim the radar to match, at service centers across the US. Send the VIN for a quote.

  • Your quote is confirmed in writing before anything is scheduled.
  • Calibration runs to full manufacturer specification.
  • A calibration certificate after the job.
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Illustration of a car's front with the bumper cover off, showing the front radar held on its metal bracket.

What front radar calibration does

Bumper work or a minor hit can shift your front radar. Adaptive cruise control and automatic braking use it to watch the car ahead.

Calibration re-aims the front radar sensor so it looks straight down the road. Adaptive cruise control calibration is this same job.

The wheels are checked first, since the radar is aimed the way the car drives. Calibration can't fix a bent bracket or damaged radar.

Static calibration aims it at a target in a level bay. Dynamic is a drive while the radar learns its angle.

Either way, it's one price per radar.

Three ways a front radar ends up needing calibration

Front radar calibration prices

Re-aiming your front radar is one price, whichever method your car needs. A new radar also needs setting up, priced on its own row.

Service Price
Front radar calibration Static, dynamic or both, as your car needs. A mobile visit costs the same where your car allows it.
$330
Setting up a new radar (coding), on top of the calibration Only when the radar was replaced.
$275
Diagnostic scan Checks the fault codes stored in your car. Added only if your job needs it.
$115

Prices are before sales tax. Whether labor is taxed depends on your state; any tax that applies is itemized on your written quote.

What happens after you send the form

  1. 1

    Send the VIN and what was done

    Say what was repaired or replaced at the front, and any dash message. The VIN shows which radar your car has.

  2. 2

    Get your written quote

    A written price comes from the service center or mobile technician that covers your ZIP code. You agree before a date is set.

  3. 3

    Checks before aiming

    The technician checks the radar's mounting and your wheel alignment. Anything bent or out of spec is named before aiming.

  4. 4

    Aiming and checking

    The technician aims it with a target, a drive or both, as your car's procedure says. The result is checked against the automaker's limit.

What to have ready

  • Your VIN, and the exact dash message, or say the dash is clear.
  • The work done: what was repaired, removed or replaced at the front.
  • A replaced radar: new or used, and who installed it.
  • Paperwork: the repair order, an alignment printout or a scan report.

Lifted, or on bigger tires? Say so. Missing a detail? Send what you have.

Know your front radar calibration

After front-end work, your radar may need aiming. Your car's maker decides when, and how.

The radar aims where your car drives. One degree off misses by five feet at 300 feet.

So two things are checked before aiming:

  • The steering sensor reads straight ahead when the wheels are straight.
  • The rear wheels push the car straight, not slightly sideways (the thrust angle).

An alignment out of spec is fixed first. Send the printout if you have one.

Sources: Honda aiming job aid, August 2025; Volkswagen driver assist handout, March 2019; Nissan steering angle sensor statement, June 2016.

Front radar calibration questions

$330 per front radar sensor at a service center, static, dynamic or both. A new radar that needs coding adds $275.

Prices are before sales tax. A diagnostic scan, when your job needs one, is priced and itemized separately.

Body work, the radar part and any alignment aren't included. See the full price list.

It can. A radar knocked slightly off aim often keeps working with no light on. You notice it as cruise control braking for nothing.

If the radar or bumper around it moved, it needs checking against your car's procedure. Blocked message, no work? See front radar blocked.

The car drives normally. But cruise control that keeps your distance and automatic braking may misjudge the car ahead.

Don't rely on them until the radar is re-aimed. Book it soon after the work.

Often, yes. Dynamic calibration runs on the road, so it can be done as a mobile visit.

Static calibration needs a level, lit, measured space, so whether your job can be done mobile depends on what your car's documented procedure calls for.

On a mobile visit, the radar costs $330. That's the same as at a service center.

Then something else needs fixing first. It might be a bent bracket, a cover the radar can't see through, or a faulty radar.

The technician tells you what was found and what has to change. Nothing extra is done without a new written quote.

Check your policy. After a collision claim, ask the adjuster whether the calibration belongs to the repair, since the repair caused it.

Your written quote lists the calibration, and the scan if your job needs one. Share it with the adjuster.

Bumper work or a new radar? Send the VIN

Add the repair order and any dash message. Your quote is confirmed in writing before anything is scheduled.

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