Antenna labor time

0.7 hrtypical

0.6 to 0.8hours on most vehicles

$105typical labor at $150/hr

Antenna takes about 0.7 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 31,045 vehicle and engine combinations from 63 makes, most fall between 0.6 and 0.8 hours, and the longest take up to 1.3 hours. Jeep, Isuzu and Toyota vehicles tend to take the longest; Smart, Studebaker and Mini 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 $90 to $120, about $105 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.

Antenna time on popular vehicles

2026 Ford F-150 2.7L V6 EcoBoost0.6 hr
2026 Ford Mustang 2.3L I4 EcoBoost0.6 hr
2026 Hyundai Santa Fe 2.5L I4 Turbo0.6 hr
2026 Toyota Camry 2.5L I4 Hybrid0.8 hr
2026 Ford Ranger 2.3L I4 EcoBoost0.6 hr
2026 Dodge Charger 3.0L twin-turbo Hurricane I6 (Standard Output), 420 hp – Charger Sixpack S.O.0.6 hr
2026 Ford F-250 6.7L V8 Power Stroke Diesel0.7 hr
2026 Hyundai Sonata 1.6L I4 Turbo0.6 hr
2024 Audi A4 2.0L I4 TFSI0.7 hr
2025 Subaru Legacy 2.4L Turbo H40.6 hr
2026 Audi A6 2.0L Turbo I40.7 hr
2025 Volvo S60 2.0L I4 Turbo+SC0.7 hr
2026 Porsche 911 3.0L Twin Turbo H60.7 hr
2025 Toyota 4Runner 2.4L Turbo I4 i-FORCE (T24A-FTS)1.0 hr
2026 Hyundai Elantra 1.6L I4 Turbo0.6 hr
2026 Ram 1500 5.7L V8 Hemi eTorque0.6 hr
2020 Ford Fusion 2.0L I4 EcoBoost0.6 hr
2026 Ford Explorer 2.3L I4 EcoBoost0.6 hr
2023 Chrysler 300 3.6L V6 Pentastar0.8 hr
2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.6L V6 Pentastar1.0 hr
2022 Volkswagen Passat 2.0L I4 TDI 1500.6 hr
2026 Subaru Outback 2.4L H4 Turbo0.6 hr
2020 Chevrolet Impala 3.6L LGX V6 (305 hp)0.8 hr
2026 Ford Escape 2.5L I4 Hybrid0.8 hr
2026 Dodge Durango 6.2L V8 Supercharged0.7 hr
2026 Honda Civic 1.5L I4 Turbo0.6 hr
2026 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 3.0L I6 Duramax LZ00.6 hr
2026 Toyota Tacoma 2.4L Turbo I4 (T24A-FTS)0.8 hr
2026 Honda Accord 1.5L I4 Turbo0.6 hr
2026 Toyota RAV4 2.5L I4 PHEV A25A-FXS0.8 hr
2026 Honda CR-V 1.5L I4 Turbo L15B0.6 hr
2026 Jeep Wrangler 3.0L V6 EcoDiesel0.6 hr
2026 Ford Bronco 2.3L I4 EcoBoost0.6 hr
2026 Chevrolet Tahoe 3.0L I6 Duramax0.6 hr
2025 Nissan Altima 2.5L I4 (PR25DD, 188 hp)0.6 hr

Antenna time by make

Make	Typical	Most vehicles	Vehicles
Jeep	1.0 hr	0.6 to 1.0	735
Isuzu	1.0 hr	0.8 to 1.0	154
Toyota	0.8 hr	0.6 to 0.8	1,446
Volkswagen	0.8 hr	0.6 to 0.8	1,085
Nissan	0.8 hr	0.6 to 0.8	880
Hyundai	0.8 hr	0.6 to 0.8	699
Cadillac	0.8 hr	0.7 to 0.8	687
Chrysler	0.8 hr	0.6 to 0.8	620
Mazda	0.8 hr	0.6 to 0.8	617
Kia	0.8 hr	0.6 to 0.8	515
Honda	0.8 hr	0.6 to 0.8	499
Subaru	0.8 hr	0.6 to 0.8	472
Mitsubishi	0.8 hr	0.6 to 0.8	416
Fiat	0.8 hr	0.6 to 0.8	315
AMC	0.8 hr	0.6 to 0.8	166
Suzuki	0.8 hr	0.6 to 1.0	151
Saab	0.8 hr	0.6 to 0.8	116
Saturn	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	108
Jaguar	0.8 hr	0.7 to 0.9	98
MG	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	68
Morgan	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	67
Peugeot	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	48
Rivian	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	46
Polestar	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	44
Scion	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	43
Eagle	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	41
Geo	0.8 hr	0.8 to 1.0	37
Daewoo	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	30
Renault	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	28
Lucid	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	24
Opel	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	20
Mercedes-Benz	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.9	1,804
BMW	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.9	1,232
Audi	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.8	777
Porsche	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.8	674
Volvo	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.7	480
Lexus	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.8	446
Lincoln	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.8	332
Acura	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.7	241
Infiniti	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.8	238
Land Rover	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.9	177
Tesla	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.7	131
Alfa Romeo	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.7	87
Genesis	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.7	53
Hummer	0.7 hr	0.6 to 1.0	21
Chevrolet	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.8	3,208
Ford	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.8	3,093
Dodge	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.8	2,279
GMC	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.8	1,547
Pontiac	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.8	848
Buick	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.8	775
Plymouth	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.8	702
Oldsmobile	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.8	557
Mercury	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.8	512
Ram	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.8	326
Mini	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.8	144
Studebaker	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.8	67
Smart	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.6	6

Other electrical repairs

Wiper Linkage1.5 hr typical
Wiper Motor - Front1.2 hr typical
Side Mirror Assembly0.8 hr typical
Wiper Switch0.8 hr typical
Headlight Assembly0.6 hr typical
Washer Reservoir0.8 hr typical
Tail Light Bulb0.3 hr typical
Radio/Head Unit1.2 hr typical
Combination Switch1.2 hr typical
Subwoofer1.5 hr typical
Battery Cable - Negative0.5 hr typical
Battery Cables - Both1.0 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.