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Brake Hose - Front labor time

1.0 hrtypical
0.8 to 1.2hours on most vehicles
$150typical labor at $150/hr

Brake Hose - Front takes about 1.0 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 31,218 vehicle and engine combinations from 63 makes, most fall between 0.8 and 1.2 hours, and the longest take up to 1.4 hours. Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi vehicles tend to take the longest; Lucid, Daewoo and Geo the least. The exact time depends on your car, so look yours up below or pick it on the home page.

per hour

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At $150 an hour, labor for this job is usually $120 to $180, about $150 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.

Brake Hose - Front time on popular vehicles

Brake Hose - Front time by make

MakeTypicalMost vehiclesVehicles
Mercedes-Benz1.2 hr1.0 to 1.21,804
BMW1.2 hr1.0 to 1.21,232
Audi1.2 hr1.0 to 1.2777
Porsche1.2 hr1.0 to 1.2674
Lincoln1.2 hr1.0 to 1.2332
Jaguar1.2 hr1.0 to 1.2271
Land Rover1.2 hr1.0 to 1.2177
Tesla1.2 hr1.2 to 1.2131
Genesis1.2 hr0.6 to 1.253
Chevrolet1.0 hr0.8 to 1.03,208
Ford1.0 hr0.8 to 1.03,093
Dodge1.0 hr0.8 to 1.02,279
GMC1.0 hr0.8 to 1.01,547
Volkswagen1.0 hr0.8 to 1.01,085
Pontiac1.0 hr0.8 to 1.0848
Buick1.0 hr0.8 to 1.0775
Jeep1.0 hr0.8 to 1.0735
Plymouth1.0 hr0.8 to 1.0702
Hyundai1.0 hr0.8 to 1.0699
Cadillac1.0 hr1.0 to 1.2687
Chrysler1.0 hr0.8 to 1.0620
Mazda1.0 hr0.8 to 1.0617
Oldsmobile1.0 hr0.8 to 1.0557
Kia1.0 hr0.8 to 1.0515
Mercury1.0 hr0.8 to 1.2512
Honda1.0 hr0.8 to 1.0499
Volvo1.0 hr1.0 to 1.2480
Subaru1.0 hr0.8 to 1.0472
Lexus1.0 hr1.0 to 1.2446
Mitsubishi1.0 hr0.8 to 1.0416
Acura1.0 hr1.0 to 1.0241
Infiniti1.0 hr1.0 to 1.2238
AMC1.0 hr1.0 to 1.0166
Isuzu1.0 hr0.8 to 1.2154
Alfa Romeo1.0 hr1.0 to 1.287
MG1.0 hr1.0 to 1.268
Studebaker1.0 hr0.8 to 1.067
Peugeot1.0 hr0.8 to 1.248
Hummer1.0 hr0.8 to 1.021
Opel1.0 hr0.8 to 1.020
Toyota0.9 hr0.8 to 1.01,446
Nissan0.9 hr0.8 to 1.0880
Ram0.9 hr0.8 to 1.0326
Fiat0.9 hr0.8 to 1.0315
Mini0.9 hr0.8 to 0.9144
Renault0.9 hr0.8 to 1.028
Smart0.9 hr0.9 to 0.96
Suzuki0.8 hr0.8 to 1.0151
Saab0.8 hr0.8 to 0.9116
Saturn0.8 hr0.8 to 0.8108
Morgan0.8 hr0.8 to 0.867
Rivian0.8 hr0.8 to 0.846
Polestar0.8 hr0.8 to 0.844
Scion0.8 hr0.8 to 0.843
Eagle0.8 hr0.8 to 0.841
Geo0.8 hr0.8 to 0.837
Daewoo0.8 hr0.8 to 0.830
Lucid0.8 hr0.8 to 0.824

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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.