Tire Rotation labor time

0.5 hrtypical

0.4 to 0.5hours on most vehicles

$75typical labor at $150/hr

Tire Rotation takes about 0.5 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 31,218 vehicle and engine combinations from 63 makes, most fall between 0.4 and 0.5 hours, and the longest take up to 1.5 hours. Genesis, Chevrolet and Ford vehicles tend to take the longest; Lucid, 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

per hour

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 $60 to $75, about $75 on a typical vehicle. Parts are extra.

How long it takes across all vehicles

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

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

Tire Rotation time on popular vehicles

2026 Ford F-150 2.7L V6 EcoBoost0.5 hr
2026 Ford Mustang 2.3L I4 EcoBoost0.5 hr
2026 Hyundai Santa Fe 2.5L I4 Turbo0.5 hr
2026 Toyota Camry 2.5L I4 Hybrid0.5 hr
2026 Ford Ranger 2.3L I4 EcoBoost0.5 hr
2026 Dodge Charger 3.0L twin-turbo Hurricane I6 (Standard Output), 420 hp – Charger Sixpack S.O.0.5 hr
2026 Ford F-250 6.7L V8 Power Stroke Diesel0.6 hr
2026 Hyundai Sonata 1.6L I4 Turbo0.4 hr
2024 Audi A4 2.0L I4 TFSI0.5 hr
2025 Subaru Legacy 2.4L Turbo H40.4 hr
2026 Audi A6 2.0L Turbo I40.5 hr
2025 Volvo S60 2.0L I4 Turbo+SC0.5 hr
2026 Porsche 911 3.0L Twin Turbo H60.6 hr
2025 Toyota 4Runner 2.4L Turbo I4 i-FORCE (T24A-FTS)0.4 hr
2026 Hyundai Elantra 1.6L I4 Turbo0.4 hr
2026 Ram 1500 5.7L V8 Hemi eTorque0.5 hr
2020 Ford Fusion 2.0L I4 EcoBoost0.5 hr
2026 Ford Explorer 2.3L I4 EcoBoost0.5 hr
2023 Chrysler 300 3.6L V6 Pentastar0.5 hr
2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.6L V6 Pentastar0.5 hr
2022 Volkswagen Passat 2.0L I4 TDI 1500.5 hr
2026 Subaru Outback 2.4L H4 Turbo0.4 hr
2020 Chevrolet Impala 3.6L LGX V6 (305 hp)0.4 hr
2026 Ford Escape 2.5L I4 Hybrid0.4 hr
2026 Dodge Durango 6.2L V8 Supercharged0.6 hr
2026 Honda Civic 1.5L I4 Turbo0.5 hr
2026 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 3.0L I6 Duramax LZ00.5 hr
2026 Toyota Tacoma 2.4L Turbo I4 (T24A-FTS)0.5 hr
2026 Honda Accord 1.5L I4 Turbo0.5 hr
2026 Toyota RAV4 2.5L I4 PHEV A25A-FXS0.4 hr
2026 Honda CR-V 1.5L I4 Turbo L15B0.5 hr
2026 Jeep Wrangler 3.0L V6 EcoDiesel0.5 hr
2026 Ford Bronco 2.3L I4 EcoBoost0.5 hr
2026 Chevrolet Tahoe 3.0L I6 Duramax0.5 hr
2025 Nissan Altima 2.5L I4 (PR25DD, 188 hp)0.5 hr

Tire Rotation time by make

Make	Typical	Most vehicles	Vehicles
Genesis	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	53
Chevrolet	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.5	3,208
Ford	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.5	3,093
Dodge	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.5	2,279
Mercedes-Benz	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	1,804
GMC	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.5	1,547
Toyota	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.5	1,446
BMW	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	1,232
Volkswagen	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.5	1,085
Nissan	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.5	880
Pontiac	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.5	848
Audi	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	777
Buick	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.5	775
Jeep	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.5	735
Plymouth	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.5	702
Hyundai	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.5	699
Cadillac	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	687
Porsche	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	674
Chrysler	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.5	620
Mazda	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.5	617
Oldsmobile	0.5 hr	0.3 to 0.5	557
Kia	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.5	515
Mercury	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.5	512
Volvo	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	480
Lexus	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	446
Mitsubishi	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.5	416
Lincoln	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.6	332
Ram	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.5	326
Jaguar	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	271
Acura	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.5	241
Infiniti	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.5	238
Land Rover	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	177
AMC	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.5	166
Mini	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.5	144
Tesla	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	131
Alfa Romeo	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	87
Studebaker	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.5	67
Peugeot	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.5	48
Hummer	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.5	21
Opel	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.5	20
Smart	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	6
Honda	0.4 hr	0.4 to 0.5	499
Subaru	0.4 hr	0.4 to 0.5	472
Fiat	0.4 hr	0.3 to 0.5	315
Isuzu	0.4 hr	0.4 to 0.5	154
Suzuki	0.4 hr	0.4 to 0.5	151
Saab	0.4 hr	0.4 to 0.5	116
Saturn	0.4 hr	0.4 to 0.4	108
MG	0.4 hr	0.4 to 0.5	68
Morgan	0.4 hr	0.4 to 0.4	67
Rivian	0.4 hr	0.4 to 0.4	46
Polestar	0.4 hr	0.4 to 0.4	44
Scion	0.4 hr	0.4 to 0.4	43
Eagle	0.4 hr	0.4 to 0.4	41
Geo	0.4 hr	0.4 to 0.4	37
Daewoo	0.4 hr	0.4 to 0.4	30
Renault	0.4 hr	0.4 to 0.5	28
Lucid	0.4 hr	0.4 to 0.4	24

Other maintenance repairs

Electrical Diagnosis1.0 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
Battery Test0.4 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.