Transmission Rebuild - Automatic labor time

Transmission Rebuild - Automatic takes about 34.5 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 29,968 vehicle and engine combinations from 60 makes, most fall between 30.0 and 44.8 hours, and the longest take up to 53.8 hours. Cadillac, Jaguar and Mercedes-Benz vehicles tend to take the longest; Opel, Renault and Daewoo the least. The exact time depends on your car, so look yours up below or pick it on the home page.

At $150 an hour, labor for this job is usually $4,500 to $6,720, about $5,175 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.

Transmission Rebuild - Automatic time on popular vehicles

Transmission Rebuild - Automatic time by make

Other transmission repairs

• Transmission Flush1.0 hr typical
• Neutral Safety Switch1.4 hr typical
• Transmission Filter and Fluid1.8 hr typical
• Transmission Output Shaft Bearing7.8 hr typical
• Automatic Transmission Fluid and Filter Change1.8 hr typical
• Overdrive Solenoid2.9 hr typical
• Synchros - All17.9 hr typical
• Shift Cable1.8 hr typical
• Synchros - Single Gear6.1 hr typical
• Shift Fork10.2 hr typical
• Transmission R&R - Automatic14.7 hr typical
• Throw-Out Bearing7.8 hr typical

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.