Liftgate labor time

3.5 hrtypical

2.5 to 4.2hours on most vehicles

$525typical labor at $150/hr

Liftgate takes about 3.5 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 13,944 vehicle and engine combinations from 58 makes, most fall between 2.5 and 4.2 hours, and the longest take up to 6.3 hours. Porsche, Genesis and Alfa Romeo vehicles tend to take the longest; Ram, Renault and Daewoo 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 $375 to $630, about $525 on a typical vehicle. Parts are extra.

How long it takes across all vehicles

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Liftgate time on popular vehicles

2026 Hyundai Santa Fe 2.5L I4 Turbo4.0 hr
2026 Toyota Camry 2.5L I4 Hybrid2.5 hr
2024 Audi A4 2.0L I4 TFSI2.5 hr
2025 Subaru Legacy 2.4L Turbo H42.5 hr
2026 Audi A6 2.0L Turbo I45.2 hr
2025 Toyota 4Runner 2.4L Turbo I4 i-FORCE (T24A-FTS)2.5 hr
2026 Hyundai Elantra 1.6L I4 Turbo2.5 hr
2026 Ford Explorer 2.3L I4 EcoBoost2.5 hr
2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.6L V6 Pentastar2.5 hr
2022 Volkswagen Passat 2.0L I4 TDI 1504.0 hr
2026 Subaru Outback 2.4L H4 Turbo2.5 hr
2026 Ford Escape 2.5L I4 Hybrid3.5 hr
2026 Dodge Durango 6.2L V8 Supercharged4.8 hr
2026 Honda Civic 1.5L I4 Turbo2.5 hr
2026 Honda Accord 1.5L I4 Turbo2.5 hr
2026 Toyota RAV4 2.5L I4 PHEV A25A-FXS3.5 hr
2026 Honda CR-V 1.5L I4 Turbo L15B4.0 hr
2026 Jeep Wrangler 3.0L V6 EcoDiesel4.0 hr
2026 Ford Bronco 2.3L I4 EcoBoost2.5 hr
2026 Chevrolet Tahoe 3.0L I6 Duramax4.0 hr

Liftgate time by make

Make	Typical	Most vehicles	Vehicles
Porsche	5.2 hr	2.2 to 6.3	181
Genesis	5.2 hr	4.6 to 5.2	22
Alfa Romeo	5.2 hr	4.6 to 5.2	19
Audi	4.6 hr	2.5 to 5.5	439
Studebaker	4.2 hr	3.5 to 4.2	23
Hummer	4.2 hr	3.5 to 4.2	21
Mini	4.0 hr	3.5 to 4.0	111
Saab	4.0 hr	3.5 to 4.0	81
Smart	4.0 hr	4.0 to 4.0	6
Ford	3.5 hr	2.5 to 4.2	1,385
Chevrolet	3.5 hr	1.6 to 4.2	1,153
Dodge	3.5 hr	3.5 to 4.2	746
GMC	3.5 hr	2.5 to 4.2	707
Jeep	3.5 hr	2.5 to 4.2	612
Hyundai	3.5 hr	2.5 to 4.0	491
Plymouth	3.5 hr	3.5 to 4.2	460
Honda	3.5 hr	2.5 to 4.0	395
Buick	3.5 hr	3.5 to 4.2	287
Oldsmobile	3.5 hr	2.5 to 4.2	273
Pontiac	3.5 hr	2.0 to 4.2	258
Mercury	3.5 hr	2.0 to 4.2	192
Chrysler	3.5 hr	1.8 to 4.2	180
Saturn	3.5 hr	2.0 to 3.5	69
Isuzu	3.5 hr	2.0 to 3.5	65
AMC	3.5 hr	2.0 to 4.2	31
Rivian	3.5 hr	2.4 to 3.5	28
Scion	3.5 hr	3.5 to 3.5	26
Geo	3.5 hr	2.0 to 3.5	19
Polestar	3.5 hr	2.9 to 5.0	17
Lucid	3.5 hr	3.5 to 3.5	5
Volkswagen	2.8 hr	2.0 to 4.0	601
Toyota	2.5 hr	2.5 to 3.5	853
Mercedes-Benz	2.5 hr	2.5 to 5.2	779
BMW	2.5 hr	2.5 to 5.5	430
Subaru	2.5 hr	2.5 to 3.5	364
Nissan	2.5 hr	2.5 to 3.5	325
Kia	2.5 hr	2.5 to 4.0	322
Volvo	2.5 hr	2.5 to 4.6	272
Mazda	2.5 hr	2.0 to 4.0	247
Cadillac	2.5 hr	2.5 to 5.5	212
Land Rover	2.5 hr	2.5 to 5.5	177
Lexus	2.5 hr	2.5 to 5.2	177
Mitsubishi	2.5 hr	2.5 to 3.5	170
Fiat	2.5 hr	2.0 to 3.5	161
Lincoln	2.5 hr	2.5 to 5.5	122
Suzuki	2.5 hr	2.0 to 4.0	119
Infiniti	2.5 hr	1.8 to 5.5	94
Acura	2.5 hr	2.5 to 4.6	59
Jaguar	2.5 hr	2.5 to 2.8	53
Tesla	2.5 hr	2.5 to 2.5	43
Daewoo	2.5 hr	2.5 to 2.5	13
Renault	2.0 hr	2.0 to 2.0	12
Ram	1.8 hr	1.8 to 4.5	25

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.