Active Grille Shutter (AGS) Actuator labor time

1.2 hrtypical

0.8 to 1.6hours on most vehicles

$180typical labor at $150/hr

Active Grille Shutter (AGS) Actuator takes about 1.2 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 3,739 vehicle and engine combinations from 36 makes, most fall between 0.8 and 1.6 hours, and the longest take up to 2.0 hours. Porsche, Audi and BMW vehicles tend to take the longest; Ram, Chevrolet and Buick the least. The exact time depends on your car, so look yours up below or pick it on the home page.

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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 $240, about $180 on a typical vehicle. Parts are extra.

How long it takes across all vehicles

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Active Grille Shutter (AGS) Actuator time on popular vehicles

2026 Ford F-150 2.7L V6 EcoBoost0.8 hr
2026 Ford Mustang 2.3L I4 EcoBoost1.2 hr
2026 Hyundai Santa Fe 2.5L I4 Turbo1.2 hr
2026 Toyota Camry 2.5L I4 Hybrid1.2 hr
2026 Dodge Charger 3.0L I6 Twin Turbo Hurricane H.O. (Sixpack Scat Pack)1.2 hr
2026 Ford F-250 6.7L V8 Power Stroke Diesel0.9 hr
2024 Audi A4 2.0L I4 TFSI1.4 hr
2025 Subaru Legacy 2.4L Turbo H41.1 hr
2026 Audi A6 2.0L Turbo I41.4 hr
2025 Volvo S60 2.0L I4 Turbo+SC1.1 hr
2026 Porsche 911 3.0L Twin Turbo H61.8 hr
2025 Toyota 4Runner 2.4L Turbo I4 i-FORCE (T24A-FTS)1.1 hr
2026 Ram 1500 3.0L V6 EcoDiesel0.8 hr
2020 Ford Fusion 2.0L I4 EcoBoost1.1 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 Pentastar1.0 hr
2026 Ford Escape 2.5L I4 Hybrid0.8 hr
2026 Honda Civic 2.0L I4 Hybrid1.5 hr
2026 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 3.0L I6 Duramax LZ00.8 hr
2026 Toyota Tacoma 2.4L Turbo I4 (T24A-FTS)1.2 hr
2026 Honda CR-V 1.5L I4 Turbo L15B1.5 hr
2026 Chevrolet Tahoe 3.0L I6 Duramax0.8 hr
2025 Nissan Altima 2.5L I4 (PR25DD, 188 hp)1.3 hr

Active Grille Shutter (AGS) Actuator time by make

Make	Typical	Most vehicles	Vehicles
Porsche	1.7 hr	1.6 to 1.9	239
Audi	1.6 hr	1.3 to 1.8	166
BMW	1.4 hr	1.1 to 1.6	477
Mercedes-Benz	1.4 hr	1.2 to 1.7	423
Land Rover	1.4 hr	1.2 to 1.5	47
Volkswagen	1.3 hr	1.0 to 1.5	75
Genesis	1.3 hr	1.2 to 1.6	28
Lexus	1.3 hr	1.2 to 1.6	28
Polestar	1.3 hr	1.1 to 1.5	15
Jaguar	1.3 hr	1.1 to 1.3	12
Mitsubishi	1.3 hr	1.3 to 1.3	5
Hyundai	1.2 hr	1.0 to 1.4	121
Kia	1.2 hr	1.0 to 1.3	119
Honda	1.2 hr	0.9 to 1.2	70
Toyota	1.2 hr	1.0 to 1.3	65
Nissan	1.2 hr	1.1 to 1.3	54
Mini	1.2 hr	1.1 to 1.4	46
Dodge	1.2 hr	0.9 to 1.2	40
Rivian	1.2 hr	1.2 to 1.4	34
Alfa Romeo	1.2 hr	1.1 to 1.3	22
Acura	1.2 hr	1.1 to 1.2	19
Infiniti	1.2 hr	1.2 to 1.2	10
Volvo	1.1 hr	1.0 to 1.3	126
Mazda	1.1 hr	1.0 to 1.2	81
Subaru	1.1 hr	1.0 to 1.2	78
Jeep	1.1 hr	0.9 to 1.1	75
Cadillac	1.0 hr	0.8 to 1.2	148
Tesla	1.0 hr	0.8 to 1.2	103
Lincoln	1.0 hr	0.9 to 1.2	95
Chrysler	1.0 hr	0.8 to 1.2	48
Ford	0.9 hr	0.8 to 1.2	296
GMC	0.9 hr	0.8 to 1.1	138
Buick	0.9 hr	0.8 to 1.0	61
Chevrolet	0.8 hr	0.7 to 1.1	317
Ram	0.8 hr	0.6 to 0.9	54

Other cooling repairs

Radiator Removal and Service2.5 hr typical
Cooling Fan Motor1.2 hr typical
Cooling Fan Assembly1.4 hr typical
Cooling Fan Relay0.6 hr typical
Thermostat Housing1.2 hr typical
Water Pump3.0 hr typical
Coolant Flush1.0 hr typical
Coolant Temperature Sensor0.5 hr typical
Radiator Hose - Upper0.5 hr typical
Radiator Cap0.2 hr typical
Radiator Hose - Lower0.6 hr typical
Thermostat1.2 hr typical

Hours are flat-rate labor time: what a shop bills for the job when a professional technician does it. Figures come from the Open Labor Project database (how the data is built).