Tire Mount and Balance labor time

1.0 hrtypical
0.8 to 1.0hours on most vehicles
$150typical labor at $150/hr

Tire Mount and Balance takes about 1.0 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 31,218 vehicle and engine combinations from 63 makes, most fall between 0.8 and 1.0 hours, and the longest take up to 2.5 hours. Mini, Genesis and Smart vehicles tend to take the longest; Studebaker, Opel and Hummer 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 $120 to $150, about $150 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.

Tire Mount and Balance time on popular vehicles

Tire Mount and Balance time by make

MakeTypicalMost vehiclesVehicles
Mini1.2 hr0.9 to 1.2144
Genesis1.2 hr1.0 to 1.253
Smart1.2 hr1.2 to 1.26
Chevrolet1.0 hr0.8 to 1.03,208
Ford1.0 hr0.8 to 1.23,093
Dodge1.0 hr0.8 to 1.02,279
Mercedes-Benz1.0 hr1.0 to 1.21,804
GMC1.0 hr0.8 to 1.01,547
Toyota1.0 hr0.9 to 1.01,446
BMW1.0 hr1.0 to 1.21,232
Volkswagen1.0 hr0.8 to 1.01,085
Nissan1.0 hr0.9 to 1.0880
Pontiac1.0 hr0.5 to 1.0848
Audi1.0 hr1.0 to 1.0777
Buick1.0 hr0.8 to 1.0775
Jeep1.0 hr0.5 to 1.0735
Plymouth1.0 hr1.0 to 1.0702
Hyundai1.0 hr0.8 to 1.0699
Cadillac1.0 hr1.0 to 1.0687
Porsche1.0 hr1.0 to 1.2674
Chrysler1.0 hr1.0 to 1.0620
Mazda1.0 hr1.0 to 1.0617
Oldsmobile1.0 hr0.8 to 1.0557
Kia1.0 hr0.9 to 1.0515
Mercury1.0 hr0.8 to 1.0512
Honda1.0 hr0.9 to 1.0499
Volvo1.0 hr1.0 to 1.0480
Subaru1.0 hr1.0 to 1.0472
Lexus1.0 hr1.0 to 1.0446
Mitsubishi1.0 hr1.0 to 1.0416
Lincoln1.0 hr1.0 to 1.0332
Ram1.0 hr0.8 to 1.2326
Fiat1.0 hr0.9 to 1.0315
Jaguar1.0 hr1.0 to 1.0271
Acura1.0 hr1.0 to 1.0241
Infiniti1.0 hr1.0 to 1.0238
Land Rover1.0 hr1.0 to 1.0177
AMC1.0 hr1.0 to 1.0166
Isuzu1.0 hr1.0 to 1.0154
Suzuki1.0 hr1.0 to 1.0151
Tesla1.0 hr1.0 to 1.0131
Saab1.0 hr1.0 to 1.2116
Saturn1.0 hr1.0 to 1.0108
Alfa Romeo1.0 hr1.0 to 1.287
MG1.0 hr1.0 to 1.068
Morgan1.0 hr1.0 to 1.067
Peugeot1.0 hr1.0 to 1.048
Rivian1.0 hr1.0 to 1.046
Polestar1.0 hr1.0 to 1.044
Scion1.0 hr1.0 to 1.043
Eagle1.0 hr0.8 to 1.041
Geo1.0 hr1.0 to 1.037
Daewoo1.0 hr1.0 to 1.030
Renault1.0 hr1.0 to 1.028
Lucid1.0 hr1.0 to 1.024
Hummer1.0 hr1.0 to 1.021
Opel1.0 hr1.0 to 1.020
Studebaker0.8 hr0.8 to 1.067

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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.