Active Grille Shutter (AGS) Assembly labor time
Active Grille Shutter (AGS) Assembly takes about 1.8 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 3,739 vehicle and engine combinations from 36 makes, most fall between 1.5 and 2.4 hours, and the longest take up to 2.8 hours. Porsche, Audi and Rivian vehicles tend to take the longest; Ram, Infiniti and Acura the least. The exact time depends on your car, so look yours up below or pick it on the home page.
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 $225 to $360, about $270 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.
Active Grille Shutter (AGS) Assembly time on popular vehicles
- 2026 Ford F-150 2.7L V6 EcoBoost1.4 hr
- 2026 Ford Mustang 2.3L I4 EcoBoost1.8 hr
- 2026 Hyundai Santa Fe 2.5L I4 Turbo1.8 hr
- 2026 Toyota Camry 2.5L I4 Hybrid1.5 hr
- 2026 Dodge Charger 3.0L I6 Twin Turbo Hurricane H.O. (Sixpack Scat Pack)1.8 hr
- 2026 Ford F-250 6.7L V8 Power Stroke Diesel1.9 hr
- 2024 Audi A4 2.0L I4 TFSI1.9 hr
- 2025 Subaru Legacy 2.4L Turbo H41.8 hr
- 2026 Audi A6 2.0L Turbo I42.4 hr
- 2025 Volvo S60 2.0L I4 Turbo+SC1.6 hr
- 2026 Porsche 911 3.0L Twin Turbo H62.4 hr
- 2025 Toyota 4Runner 2.4L Turbo I4 i-FORCE (T24A-FTS)1.8 hr
- 2026 Ram 1500 3.0L V6 EcoDiesel1.5 hr
- 2020 Ford Fusion 2.0L I4 EcoBoost1.6 hr
- 2026 Ford Explorer 2.3L I4 EcoBoost1.7 hr
- 2023 Chrysler 300 3.6L V6 Pentastar1.7 hr
- 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.6L V6 Pentastar1.8 hr
- 2026 Ford Escape 2.5L I4 Hybrid1.6 hr
- 2026 Honda Civic 2.0L I4 Hybrid1.5 hr
- 2026 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 3.0L I6 Duramax LZ01.6 hr
- 2026 Toyota Tacoma 2.4L Turbo I4 (T24A-FTS)1.7 hr
- 2026 Honda CR-V 1.5L I4 Turbo L15B1.5 hr
- 2026 Chevrolet Tahoe 3.0L I6 Duramax1.8 hr
- 2025 Nissan Altima 2.5L I4 (PR25DD, 188 hp)1.7 hr
Active Grille Shutter (AGS) Assembly time by make
| Make | Typical | Most vehicles | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porsche | 2.4 hr | 2.2 to 2.7 | 239 |
| Audi | 2.3 hr | 1.7 to 2.6 | 166 |
| Rivian | 2.3 hr | 2.0 to 2.3 | 34 |
| Mercedes-Benz | 2.2 hr | 1.9 to 2.6 | 423 |
| Polestar | 2.1 hr | 1.9 to 2.1 | 15 |
| Land Rover | 2.0 hr | 1.8 to 2.2 | 47 |
| Lexus | 2.0 hr | 1.7 to 2.0 | 28 |
| BMW | 1.9 hr | 1.6 to 2.3 | 477 |
| Jaguar | 1.9 hr | 1.9 to 2.0 | 12 |
| Cadillac | 1.8 hr | 1.7 to 1.9 | 148 |
| Volvo | 1.8 hr | 1.6 to 1.9 | 126 |
| Volkswagen | 1.8 hr | 1.7 to 2.0 | 75 |
| Mini | 1.8 hr | 1.6 to 2.0 | 46 |
| Dodge | 1.8 hr | 1.5 to 1.8 | 40 |
| Genesis | 1.8 hr | 1.7 to 2.1 | 28 |
| Alfa Romeo | 1.8 hr | 1.8 to 2.0 | 22 |
| GMC | 1.7 hr | 1.5 to 1.9 | 138 |
| Hyundai | 1.7 hr | 1.6 to 1.9 | 121 |
| Kia | 1.7 hr | 1.6 to 1.9 | 119 |
| Tesla | 1.7 hr | 1.2 to 2.0 | 103 |
| Lincoln | 1.7 hr | 1.6 to 1.9 | 95 |
| Jeep | 1.7 hr | 1.6 to 1.9 | 75 |
| Buick | 1.7 hr | 1.5 to 1.8 | 61 |
| Nissan | 1.7 hr | 1.6 to 1.9 | 54 |
| Mitsubishi | 1.7 hr | 1.7 to 1.7 | 5 |
| Chevrolet | 1.6 hr | 1.5 to 1.9 | 317 |
| Ford | 1.6 hr | 1.4 to 1.7 | 296 |
| Mazda | 1.6 hr | 1.4 to 1.8 | 81 |
| Subaru | 1.6 hr | 1.5 to 1.8 | 78 |
| Honda | 1.6 hr | 1.5 to 1.8 | 70 |
| Toyota | 1.6 hr | 1.5 to 2.0 | 65 |
| Chrysler | 1.6 hr | 1.6 to 1.7 | 48 |
| Acura | 1.6 hr | 1.4 to 1.7 | 19 |
| Infiniti | 1.6 hr | 1.6 to 1.8 | 10 |
| Ram | 1.5 hr | 1.2 to 1.7 | 54 |
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- Thermostat Housing
- Water Pump
- Coolant Flush
- Coolant Temperature Sensor
- Radiator Hose - Upper
- Radiator Cap
- Radiator Hose - Lower
- Thermostat
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).