Brake Proportioning Valve labor time

1.5 hrtypical
1.2 to 2.0hours on most vehicles
$225typical labor at $150/hr

Brake Proportioning Valve takes about 1.5 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 31,204 vehicle and engine combinations from 63 makes, most fall between 1.2 and 2.0 hours, and the longest take up to 2.7 hours. Genesis, Mercedes-Benz and BMW vehicles tend to take the longest; Opel, Peugeot and MG 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 $180 to $300, about $225 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 Proportioning Valve time on popular vehicles

Brake Proportioning Valve time by make

MakeTypicalMost vehiclesVehicles
Genesis2.2 hr1.4 to 2.253
Mercedes-Benz2.0 hr1.5 to 2.51,804
BMW2.0 hr1.5 to 2.31,232
Porsche2.0 hr1.5 to 2.5674
Tesla2.0 hr2.0 to 2.0131
Alfa Romeo2.0 hr2.0 to 2.287
Audi1.8 hr1.2 to 2.2777
Studebaker1.8 hr1.5 to 1.867
Hummer1.8 hr1.5 to 1.821
Ram1.7 hr1.5 to 1.8326
Mini1.7 hr1.5 to 1.7144
Smart1.7 hr1.7 to 1.76
Chevrolet1.5 hr1.2 to 1.83,208
Ford1.5 hr1.2 to 1.83,093
GMC1.5 hr1.2 to 1.81,547
Toyota1.5 hr1.2 to 1.71,446
Nissan1.5 hr1.2 to 1.7880
Plymouth1.5 hr1.2 to 1.8702
Cadillac1.5 hr1.2 to 2.3687
Honda1.5 hr1.2 to 1.5499
Volvo1.5 hr1.2 to 2.0480
Fiat1.5 hr1.2 to 1.7315
Jaguar1.5 hr1.2 to 2.3257
Infiniti1.5 hr1.2 to 2.0238
Land Rover1.5 hr1.2 to 2.3177
Saab1.5 hr1.5 to 1.7116
Saturn1.5 hr1.5 to 1.5108
Morgan1.5 hr1.5 to 1.567
Rivian1.5 hr1.5 to 1.546
Polestar1.5 hr1.5 to 1.544
Scion1.5 hr1.5 to 1.543
Eagle1.5 hr1.5 to 1.541
Geo1.5 hr1.5 to 1.537
Daewoo1.5 hr1.5 to 1.530
Renault1.5 hr1.2 to 1.528
Lucid1.5 hr1.5 to 1.524
Dodge1.2 hr1.2 to 1.82,279
Volkswagen1.2 hr1.2 to 1.71,085
Pontiac1.2 hr1.2 to 1.8848
Buick1.2 hr1.2 to 1.8775
Jeep1.2 hr1.2 to 1.7735
Hyundai1.2 hr1.2 to 1.7699
Chrysler1.2 hr1.2 to 1.7620
Mazda1.2 hr1.2 to 1.5617
Oldsmobile1.2 hr1.2 to 1.8557
Kia1.2 hr1.2 to 1.7515
Mercury1.2 hr1.2 to 1.8512
Subaru1.2 hr1.2 to 1.5472
Lexus1.2 hr1.2 to 2.0446
Mitsubishi1.2 hr1.2 to 1.5416
Lincoln1.2 hr1.2 to 2.3332
Acura1.2 hr1.2 to 1.5241
AMC1.2 hr1.2 to 1.2166
Isuzu1.2 hr1.2 to 1.5154
Suzuki1.2 hr1.2 to 1.5151
MG1.2 hr1.2 to 1.568
Peugeot1.2 hr1.2 to 1.548
Opel1.2 hr1.2 to 1.520

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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.