Power Steering Service labor time

0.6 hrtypical

0.5 to 0.7hours on most vehicles

$90typical labor at $150/hr

Power Steering Service takes about 0.6 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 21,339 vehicle and engine combinations from 55 makes, most fall between 0.5 and 0.7 hours, and the longest take up to 1.3 hours. Cadillac, Lincoln and Lexus vehicles tend to take the longest; Mini, Renault and Opel 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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At $150 an hour, labor for this job is usually $75 to $105, about $90 on a typical vehicle. Parts are extra.

How long it takes across all vehicles

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Hours, in half hour steps. Each bar is how many vehicle and engine combinations fall in that range.

Power Steering Service time on popular vehicles

Power Steering Service time by make

Make	Typical	Most vehicles	Vehicles
Cadillac	0.8 hr	0.7 to 0.8	492
Lincoln	0.8 hr	0.7 to 0.8	190
Lexus	0.8 hr	0.7 to 0.8	167
Jaguar	0.8 hr	0.7 to 0.9	94
Land Rover	0.8 hr	0.7 to 0.8	86
Mercedes-Benz	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.8	958
BMW	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.8	552
Volvo	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.7	307
Porsche	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.8	286
Audi	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.8	275
Infiniti	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.8	169
Acura	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.7	122
Alfa Romeo	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.7	20
Chevrolet	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	2,573
Ford	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	2,465
Dodge	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	2,165
GMC	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	1,341
Pontiac	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	789
Buick	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	672
Oldsmobile	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	555
Mercury	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	506
Ram	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.6	255
Studebaker	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	67
Hummer	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	17
Toyota	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	791
Plymouth	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	701
Nissan	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	668
Jeep	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	574
Chrysler	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	548
Mazda	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	456
Volkswagen	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	451
Mitsubishi	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	338
Subaru	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	293
Honda	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	245
Hyundai	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	215
AMC	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	166
Isuzu	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	154
Kia	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	135
Saab	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	109
Suzuki	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	78
Saturn	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	71
Peugeot	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	46
Eagle	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	41
Geo	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	37
Fiat	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	27
Daewoo	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	17
Opel	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	15
Renault	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	14
Mini	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	12

Other maintenance repairs

Electrical Diagnosis1.0 hr typical
Tire Rotation0.5 hr typical
Wheel Alignment1.0 hr typical
Noise Diagnosis1.0 hr typical
Tire Mount and Balance1.0 hr typical
Wiper Blade Replacement0.2 hr typical
State Inspection0.5 hr typical
Charging System Test0.5 hr typical
Cooling System Pressure Test0.5 hr typical
AC System Diagnosis1.0 hr typical
Diagnostic Scan1.0 hr typical
Tire Balance0.6 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.