Trunk Strut labor time

0.5 hrtypical

0.3 to 0.5hours on most vehicles

$75typical labor at $150/hr

Trunk Strut takes about 0.5 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 16,075 vehicle and engine combinations from 55 makes, most fall between 0.3 and 0.5 hours, and the longest take up to 0.9 hours. Genesis, GMC and Chevrolet vehicles tend to take the longest; Daewoo, Suzuki and Subaru 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 $45 to $75, about $75 on a typical vehicle. Parts are extra.

How long it takes across all vehicles

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Trunk Strut time on popular vehicles

2026 Ford Mustang 2.3L I4 EcoBoost0.5 hr
2026 Toyota Camry 2.5L I4 Hybrid0.5 hr
2026 Dodge Charger 3.0L twin-turbo Hurricane I6 (Standard Output), 420 hp – Charger Sixpack S.O.0.5 hr
2026 Hyundai Sonata 1.6L I4 Turbo0.5 hr
2024 Audi A4 2.0L I4 TFSI0.5 hr
2025 Subaru Legacy 2.4L Turbo H40.3 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
2026 Hyundai Elantra 1.6L I4 Turbo0.5 hr
2020 Ford Fusion 2.0L I4 EcoBoost0.5 hr
2023 Chrysler 300 3.6L V6 Pentastar0.4 hr
2022 Volkswagen Passat 2.0L I4 TDI 1500.6 hr
2020 Chevrolet Impala 3.6L LGX V6 (305 hp)0.4 hr
2026 Honda Civic 1.5L I4 Turbo0.3 hr
2026 Honda Accord 1.5L I4 Turbo0.3 hr
2025 Nissan Altima 2.5L I4 (PR25DD, 188 hp)0.5 hr

Trunk Strut time by make

Make	Typical	Most vehicles	Vehicles
Genesis	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	31
GMC	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	5
Chevrolet	0.5 hr	0.3 to 0.5	1,412
Mercedes-Benz	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	1,206
Ford	0.5 hr	0.3 to 0.5	985
BMW	0.5 hr	0.3 to 0.6	869
Dodge	0.5 hr	0.3 to 0.5	834
Pontiac	0.5 hr	0.3 to 0.5	795
Buick	0.5 hr	0.3 to 0.5	689
Toyota	0.5 hr	0.3 to 0.5	672
Volkswagen	0.5 hr	0.3 to 0.6	623
Plymouth	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.5	565
Cadillac	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	555
Audi	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	554
Porsche	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	512
Oldsmobile	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	502
Chrysler	0.5 hr	0.3 to 0.5	440
Mercury	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	432
Nissan	0.5 hr	0.3 to 0.5	424
Hyundai	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.5	318
Honda	0.5 hr	0.3 to 0.5	309
Mazda	0.5 hr	0.3 to 0.5	289
Volvo	0.5 hr	0.3 to 0.5	277
Jaguar	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	232
Mitsubishi	0.5 hr	0.3 to 0.5	230
Lincoln	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	206
Kia	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	193
Acura	0.5 hr	0.3 to 0.5	182
AMC	0.5 hr	0.3 to 0.5	148
Infiniti	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	144
Saab	0.5 hr	0.3 to 0.6	101
Fiat	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.6	96
Tesla	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	74
Saturn	0.5 hr	0.3 to 0.5	73
Alfa Romeo	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	68
MG	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.5	68
Morgan	0.5 hr	0.3 to 0.5	67
Studebaker	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	53
Peugeot	0.5 hr	0.3 to 0.5	48
Eagle	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	41
Isuzu	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.5	34
Mini	0.5 hr	0.3 to 0.6	33
Polestar	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	29
Lucid	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	19
Geo	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	18
Scion	0.5 hr	0.3 to 0.5	17
Opel	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	16
Renault	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	14
Lexus	0.3 hr	0.3 to 0.5	269
Subaru	0.3 hr	0.3 to 0.6	255
Suzuki	0.3 hr	0.3 to 0.5	24
Daewoo	0.3 hr	0.3 to 0.5	17

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.