Air Spring/Air Bag labor time
Air Spring/Air Bag takes about 1.8 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 5,895 vehicle and engine combinations from 39 makes, most fall between 1.5 and 2.3 hours, and the longest take up to 2.7 hours. Cadillac, Infiniti and Lexus vehicles tend to take the longest; Saturn, Saab and Polestar the least. The exact time depends on your car, so look yours up below or pick it on the home page.
Enter a rate to see the labor cost of each job. Many US shops charge somewhere between $100 and $200 an hour.
At $150 an hour, labor for this job is usually $225 to $345, about $270 on a typical vehicle. Parts are extra.
How long it takes across all vehicles
Hours, in half hour steps. Each bar is how many vehicle and engine combinations fall in that range.
Air Spring/Air Bag time on popular vehicles
- 2024 Audi A4 2.0L I4 TFSI2.2 hr
- 2026 Audi A6 2.0L Turbo I42.2 hr
- 2025 Volvo S60 2.0L I4 Turbo+SC2.2 hr
- 2026 Porsche 911 3.0L Twin Turbo H62.2 hr
- 2026 Ford Explorer 2.3L I4 EcoBoost1.7 hr
- 2023 Chrysler 300 3.6L V6 Pentastar1.5 hr
- 2020 Chevrolet Impala 3.6L LGX V6 (305 hp)1.5 hr
- 2026 Dodge Durango 6.2L V8 Supercharged2.1 hr
- 2026 Ford Bronco 2.3L I4 EcoBoost1.7 hr
Air Spring/Air Bag time by make
| Make | Typical | Most vehicles | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac | 2.3 hr | 2.2 to 2.3 | 221 |
| Infiniti | 2.3 hr | 2.0 to 2.3 | 67 |
| Lexus | 2.3 hr | 2.2 to 2.3 | 48 |
| Land Rover | 2.3 hr | 2.0 to 2.3 | 17 |
| Mercedes-Benz | 2.2 hr | 2.0 to 2.7 | 498 |
| Audi | 2.2 hr | 2.0 to 2.3 | 212 |
| BMW | 2.2 hr | 2.2 to 2.7 | 145 |
| Porsche | 2.2 hr | 2.0 to 2.7 | 89 |
| Volvo | 2.2 hr | 2.0 to 2.2 | 59 |
| Lincoln | 2.2 hr | 2.0 to 2.2 | 41 |
| Genesis | 2.2 hr | 2.2 to 2.2 | 34 |
| Jaguar | 2.0 hr | 2.0 to 2.3 | 35 |
| Acura | 2.0 hr | 2.0 to 2.2 | 20 |
| Rivian | 2.0 hr | 1.5 to 2.0 | 12 |
| Ford | 1.8 hr | 1.5 to 1.8 | 1,007 |
| Chevrolet | 1.8 hr | 1.5 to 1.8 | 704 |
| Dodge | 1.8 hr | 1.5 to 1.8 | 689 |
| GMC | 1.8 hr | 1.5 to 1.8 | 347 |
| Chrysler | 1.8 hr | 1.5 to 1.8 | 266 |
| Oldsmobile | 1.8 hr | 1.5 to 1.8 | 242 |
| Buick | 1.8 hr | 1.5 to 1.8 | 209 |
| Pontiac | 1.8 hr | 1.5 to 1.8 | 187 |
| Plymouth | 1.8 hr | 1.5 to 1.8 | 156 |
| Mercury | 1.8 hr | 1.8 to 1.8 | 79 |
| AMC | 1.8 hr | 1.8 to 1.8 | 5 |
| Toyota | 1.7 hr | 1.5 to 1.8 | 237 |
| Volkswagen | 1.7 hr | 1.5 to 1.7 | 30 |
| Mazda | 1.7 hr | 1.5 to 1.7 | 6 |
| Nissan | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.8 | 65 |
| Hyundai | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.8 | 32 |
| Kia | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.7 | 29 |
| Jeep | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.7 | 25 |
| Mitsubishi | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.5 | 24 |
| Subaru | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.7 | 24 |
| Polestar | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.5 | 12 |
| Saab | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.8 | 10 |
| Saturn | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.5 | 7 |
Other suspension repairs
- Control Arm Bushing - Front Lower
- Knuckle/Spindle - Front
- Rear Suspension Service
- Front Suspension Rebuild
- Trailing Arm Bushing
- Coil Springs - Front Pair
- Ball Joints - Upper and Lower
- Sway Bar Links - Front Pair
- Sway Bar - Front
- Sway Bar Bushing - Rear
- Strut Assembly - Front
- Sway Bar Link - Front
Hours are what a professional technician takes with the right tools, the same way shops quote jobs. Figures come from the Open Labor Project database.