Door Handle - Exterior labor time

0.9 hrtypical

0.8 to 1.2hours on most vehicles

$135typical labor at $150/hr

Door Handle - Exterior takes about 0.9 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 31,020 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; Opel, Lucid and Renault the least. The exact time depends on your car, so look yours up below or pick it on the home page.

Shop labor rate

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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 $120 to $180, about $135 on a typical vehicle. Parts are extra.

How long it takes across all vehicles

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Door Handle - Exterior time on popular vehicles

2026 Ford F-150 2.7L V6 EcoBoost0.9 hr
2026 Ford Mustang 2.3L I4 EcoBoost0.9 hr
2026 Hyundai Santa Fe 2.5L I4 Turbo0.9 hr
2026 Toyota Camry 2.5L I4 Hybrid0.8 hr
2026 Ford Ranger 2.3L I4 EcoBoost0.9 hr
2026 Dodge Charger 3.0L twin-turbo Hurricane I6 (Standard Output), 420 hp – Charger Sixpack S.O.1.0 hr
2026 Ford F-250 6.7L V8 Power Stroke Diesel1.1 hr
2026 Hyundai Sonata 1.6L I4 Turbo0.9 hr
2024 Audi A4 2.0L I4 TFSI1.2 hr
2025 Subaru Legacy 2.4L Turbo H40.9 hr
2026 Audi A6 2.0L Turbo I41.2 hr
2025 Volvo S60 2.0L I4 Turbo+SC1.2 hr
2026 Porsche 911 3.0L Twin Turbo H61.2 hr
2025 Toyota 4Runner 2.4L Turbo I4 i-FORCE (T24A-FTS)0.8 hr
2026 Hyundai Elantra 1.6L I4 Turbo0.9 hr
2026 Ram 1500 5.7L V8 Hemi eTorque1.0 hr
2020 Ford Fusion 2.0L I4 EcoBoost0.9 hr
2026 Ford Explorer 2.3L I4 EcoBoost0.9 hr
2023 Chrysler 300 3.6L V6 Pentastar0.8 hr
2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.6L V6 Pentastar0.8 hr
2022 Volkswagen Passat 2.0L I4 TDI 1500.9 hr
2026 Subaru Outback 2.4L H4 Turbo0.9 hr
2020 Chevrolet Impala 3.6L LGX V6 (305 hp)0.8 hr
2026 Ford Escape 2.5L I4 Hybrid0.8 hr
2026 Dodge Durango 6.2L V8 Supercharged1.1 hr
2026 Honda Civic 1.5L I4 Turbo0.9 hr
2026 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 3.0L I6 Duramax LZ00.9 hr
2026 Toyota Tacoma 2.4L Turbo I4 (T24A-FTS)0.8 hr
2026 Honda Accord 1.5L I4 Turbo0.9 hr
2026 Toyota RAV4 2.5L I4 PHEV A25A-FXS0.8 hr
2026 Honda CR-V 1.5L I4 Turbo L15B0.9 hr
2026 Jeep Wrangler 3.0L V6 EcoDiesel0.9 hr
2026 Ford Bronco 2.3L I4 EcoBoost0.9 hr
2026 Chevrolet Tahoe 3.0L I6 Duramax0.9 hr
2025 Nissan Altima 2.5L I4 (PR25DD, 188 hp)0.9 hr

Door Handle - Exterior time by make

Make	Typical	Most vehicles	Vehicles
Mercedes-Benz	1.2 hr	1.0 to 1.4	1,804
BMW	1.2 hr	1.0 to 1.4	1,232
Audi	1.2 hr	1.0 to 1.2	777
Cadillac	1.2 hr	1.0 to 1.2	687
Porsche	1.2 hr	1.0 to 1.2	674
Volvo	1.2 hr	1.0 to 1.2	480
Lincoln	1.2 hr	1.0 to 1.2	332
Land Rover	1.2 hr	1.0 to 1.4	177
Jaguar	1.2 hr	1.0 to 1.4	98
Genesis	1.2 hr	1.0 to 1.2	53
Chevrolet	1.0 hr	0.8 to 1.0	3,208
Ford	1.0 hr	0.8 to 1.0	3,068
Dodge	1.0 hr	0.8 to 1.0	2,279
GMC	1.0 hr	0.8 to 1.0	1,547
Pontiac	1.0 hr	0.8 to 1.0	848
Oldsmobile	1.0 hr	0.8 to 1.0	557
Mercury	1.0 hr	0.8 to 1.0	512
Lexus	1.0 hr	1.0 to 1.2	446
Acura	1.0 hr	0.5 to 1.2	241
Infiniti	1.0 hr	0.6 to 1.2	238
Tesla	1.0 hr	1.0 to 1.0	131
Alfa Romeo	1.0 hr	1.0 to 1.2	87
Studebaker	1.0 hr	0.8 to 1.0	67
Hummer	1.0 hr	0.8 to 1.0	21
Buick	0.9 hr	0.8 to 1.0	775
Ram	0.9 hr	0.8 to 1.0	326
Mini	0.9 hr	0.8 to 0.9	144
Smart	0.9 hr	0.9 to 0.9	6
Toyota	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.9	1,446
Volkswagen	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.9	1,085
Nissan	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.9	880
Jeep	0.8 hr	0.8 to 1.0	735
Plymouth	0.8 hr	0.8 to 1.0	702
Hyundai	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.9	699
Chrysler	0.8 hr	0.8 to 1.0	620
Mazda	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.9	617
Kia	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.9	515
Honda	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.9	499
Subaru	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.9	472
Mitsubishi	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.9	416
Fiat	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.9	315
AMC	0.8 hr	0.8 to 1.0	166
Isuzu	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	154
Suzuki	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.9	151
Saab	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.9	116
Saturn	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	108
MG	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	68
Morgan	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	67
Peugeot	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	48
Rivian	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	46
Polestar	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	44
Scion	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	43
Eagle	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	41
Geo	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	37
Daewoo	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	30
Renault	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	28
Lucid	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	24
Opel	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	20

Other body repairs

Door Glass1.8 hr typical
Door Shell3.5 hr typical
Hood1.0 hr typical
Hood Hinge1.2 hr typical
Side Mirror Glass0.5 hr typical
Windshield Molding1.2 hr typical
Door Check/Stop0.5 hr typical
Bumper Reinforcement - Front2.5 hr typical
Hood Strut0.3 hr typical
Fender Liner0.6 hr typical
Rear Window2.5 hr typical
Bumper Cover - Rear1.5 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.