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Generator Service and Rebuild labor time

10.1 hrtypical
8.8 to 13.1hours on most vehicles
$1,515typical labor at $150/hr

Generator Service and Rebuild takes about 10.1 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 29,968 vehicle and engine combinations from 60 makes, most fall between 8.8 and 13.1 hours, and the longest take up to 15.7 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.

per hour

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At $150 an hour, labor for this job is usually $1,320 to $1,965, about $1,515 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.

Generator Service and Rebuild time on popular vehicles

Generator Service and Rebuild time by make

MakeTypicalMost vehiclesVehicles
Cadillac13.7 hr11.4 to 13.7668
Jaguar13.7 hr11.4 to 15.798
Mercedes-Benz13.1 hr11.4 to 15.71,702
BMW13.1 hr11.4 to 15.71,167
Audi13.1 hr11.4 to 15.7712
Porsche13.1 hr11.4 to 13.7581
Volvo13.1 hr11.4 to 13.1463
Lincoln13.1 hr11.4 to 13.7314
Land Rover13.1 hr11.4 to 15.7177
Genesis13.1 hr3.0 to 13.148
Lexus11.4 hr11.4 to 13.7442
Acura11.4 hr11.4 to 13.1238
Infiniti11.4 hr11.4 to 13.7229
Alfa Romeo11.4 hr11.4 to 13.186
Chevrolet10.5 hr8.8 to 10.53,173
Dodge10.5 hr8.8 to 10.52,279
GMC10.5 hr1.8 to 10.51,526
Pontiac10.5 hr8.8 to 10.5811
Oldsmobile10.5 hr8.8 to 10.5557
Mercury10.5 hr8.8 to 10.5512
Studebaker10.5 hr8.8 to 10.567
Hummer10.5 hr8.8 to 10.517
Buick10.1 hr8.8 to 10.5775
Ram10.1 hr8.8 to 10.5326
Mini10.1 hr8.8 to 10.1133
Smart10.1 hr10.1 to 10.16
Ford8.8 hr2.4 to 10.53,028
Toyota8.8 hr8.8 to 10.11,404
Volkswagen8.8 hr8.8 to 10.11,049
Nissan8.8 hr8.8 to 10.1842
Jeep8.8 hr8.8 to 10.5733
Plymouth8.8 hr8.8 to 10.5702
Hyundai8.8 hr8.8 to 10.1640
Chrysler8.8 hr8.8 to 10.5620
Mazda8.8 hr8.8 to 10.1617
Honda8.8 hr8.8 to 10.1486
Subaru8.8 hr8.8 to 10.1468
Kia8.8 hr8.8 to 10.1459
Mitsubishi8.8 hr8.8 to 10.1413
Fiat8.8 hr8.8 to 10.1308
AMC8.8 hr8.8 to 10.5166
Isuzu8.8 hr8.8 to 8.8154
Suzuki8.8 hr8.8 to 10.1151
Saab8.8 hr8.8 to 10.1116
Saturn8.8 hr8.8 to 8.8108
MG8.8 hr8.8 to 8.868
Morgan8.8 hr8.8 to 8.867
Peugeot8.8 hr8.8 to 8.848
Scion8.8 hr8.8 to 8.843
Eagle8.8 hr8.8 to 8.841
Geo8.8 hr8.8 to 8.837
Daewoo8.8 hr8.8 to 8.830
Renault8.8 hr8.8 to 8.828
Opel8.8 hr8.8 to 8.820

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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.