Ignition Coils - All labor time

Ignition Coils - All takes about 2.3 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 28,472 vehicle and engine combinations from 59 makes, most fall between 2.0 and 2.9 hours, and the longest take up to 4.0 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.

At $150 an hour, labor for this job is usually $300 to $435, about $345 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.

Ignition Coils - All time on popular vehicles

Ignition Coils - All time by make

Other ignition repairs

• Ignition Control Module1.4 hr typical
• Ignition Switch1.4 hr typical
• Ignition Lock Cylinder1.4 hr typical
• Ignition Timing Adjustment0.6 hr typical
• Spark Plugs1.0 hr typical
• Ignition Coil - Single0.5 hr typical
• Spark Plug Wires0.6 hr typical
• Distributor1.8 hr typical
• Distributor Rebuild3.0 hr typical
• Distributor Cap and Rotor1.2 hr typical
• Ignition Points and Condenser Replacement1.8 hr typical
• Coil Pack0.8 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.