Mode Door Actuator labor time

2.4 hrtypical
2.0 to 2.8hours on most vehicles
$360typical labor at $150/hr

Mode Door Actuator takes about 2.4 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 31,157 vehicle and engine combinations from 63 makes, most fall between 2.0 and 2.8 hours, and the longest take up to 4.5 hours. Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Genesis vehicles tend to take the longest; Opel, Lucid and Renault 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 $300 to $420, about $360 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.

Mode Door Actuator time on popular vehicles

Mode Door Actuator time by make

MakeTypicalMost vehiclesVehicles
Mercedes-Benz3.0 hr2.5 to 3.51,804
Porsche3.0 hr2.6 to 3.5674
Genesis3.0 hr2.6 to 3.053
BMW2.6 hr2.5 to 3.51,232
Alfa Romeo2.6 hr2.6 to 3.087
Audi2.5 hr2.5 to 3.1777
Cadillac2.5 hr2.5 to 3.1687
Mazda2.5 hr2.0 to 2.5617
Kia2.5 hr2.0 to 2.5515
Volvo2.5 hr2.5 to 2.6480
Subaru2.5 hr2.0 to 2.5472
Lexus2.5 hr2.5 to 3.0446
Mitsubishi2.5 hr2.0 to 2.5416
Lincoln2.5 hr2.5 to 3.1332
Acura2.5 hr2.5 to 2.5241
Infiniti2.5 hr2.5 to 2.5238
Jaguar2.5 hr2.5 to 3.5210
Land Rover2.5 hr2.5 to 3.2177
Isuzu2.5 hr2.0 to 2.5154
Suzuki2.5 hr2.0 to 2.5151
Tesla2.5 hr2.5 to 2.6131
Chevrolet2.4 hr2.0 to 2.53,208
Ford2.4 hr1.7 to 2.53,093
Dodge2.4 hr2.0 to 2.52,279
GMC2.4 hr2.0 to 2.51,547
Toyota2.4 hr2.0 to 2.51,446
Pontiac2.4 hr2.0 to 2.5848
Buick2.4 hr2.0 to 2.5775
Jeep2.4 hr2.0 to 2.5735
Plymouth2.4 hr2.0 to 2.5702
Chrysler2.4 hr2.0 to 2.5620
Oldsmobile2.4 hr2.0 to 2.5557
Mercury2.4 hr2.0 to 2.5512
Studebaker2.4 hr2.0 to 2.467
Hummer2.4 hr2.0 to 2.421
Volkswagen2.3 hr2.0 to 2.51,085
Nissan2.3 hr2.0 to 2.5880
Hyundai2.3 hr1.8 to 2.5699
Honda2.3 hr2.0 to 2.5499
Ram2.3 hr2.0 to 2.4326
Fiat2.3 hr2.0 to 2.5315
Mini2.3 hr2.0 to 2.3144
Smart2.3 hr2.3 to 2.36
AMC2.0 hr2.0 to 2.4166
Saab2.0 hr2.0 to 2.3116
Saturn2.0 hr2.0 to 2.0108
MG2.0 hr2.0 to 2.568
Morgan2.0 hr2.0 to 2.067
Peugeot2.0 hr2.0 to 2.548
Rivian2.0 hr2.0 to 2.046
Polestar2.0 hr2.0 to 2.044
Scion2.0 hr2.0 to 2.043
Eagle2.0 hr2.0 to 2.041
Geo2.0 hr2.0 to 2.037
Daewoo2.0 hr2.0 to 2.030
Renault2.0 hr2.0 to 2.028
Lucid2.0 hr2.0 to 2.024
Opel2.0 hr2.0 to 2.020

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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.