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Brake Lines - Complete Set labor time

6.6 hrtypical
2.5 to 8.2hours on most vehicles
$990typical labor at $150/hr

Brake Lines - Complete Set takes about 6.6 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 31,045 vehicle and engine combinations from 63 makes, most fall between 2.5 and 8.2 hours, and the longest take up to 10.8 hours. Cadillac, Jaguar and Mercedes-Benz vehicles tend to take the longest; Opel, Lucid and Renault 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 $375 to $1,230, about $990 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.

Brake Lines - Complete Set time on popular vehicles

Brake Lines - Complete Set time by make

MakeTypicalMost vehiclesVehicles
Cadillac8.6 hr7.2 to 8.6687
Jaguar8.6 hr7.2 to 9.998
Mercedes-Benz8.2 hr7.2 to 9.91,804
BMW8.2 hr7.2 to 9.91,232
Audi8.2 hr7.2 to 8.6777
Porsche8.2 hr7.2 to 8.6674
Volvo8.2 hr7.2 to 8.2480
Lincoln8.2 hr7.2 to 8.6332
Land Rover8.2 hr7.2 to 9.9177
Genesis8.2 hr7.2 to 8.253
Lexus7.2 hr7.2 to 8.6446
Acura7.2 hr7.2 to 8.2241
Infiniti7.2 hr7.2 to 8.6238
Tesla7.2 hr7.2 to 7.2131
Alfa Romeo7.2 hr7.2 to 8.287
Chevrolet6.6 hr2.5 to 6.63,208
Ford6.6 hr2.5 to 7.63,093
Dodge6.6 hr2.5 to 6.62,279
GMC6.6 hr2.5 to 6.61,547
Pontiac6.6 hr2.5 to 6.6848
Oldsmobile6.6 hr2.5 to 6.6557
Mercury6.6 hr2.5 to 6.6512
Ram6.6 hr3.5 to 6.6326
Studebaker6.6 hr2.5 to 6.667
Hummer6.6 hr3.5 to 6.621
Buick6.3 hr2.5 to 6.6775
Mini6.3 hr2.5 to 6.3144
Smart6.3 hr6.3 to 6.36
Jeep3.5 hr2.5 to 6.6735
Plymouth3.5 hr2.5 to 6.6702
Isuzu3.5 hr2.5 to 3.5154
Toyota2.5 hr2.5 to 6.31,446
Volkswagen2.5 hr2.5 to 6.31,085
Nissan2.5 hr2.5 to 6.3880
Hyundai2.5 hr2.5 to 6.3699
Chrysler2.5 hr2.5 to 6.6620
Mazda2.5 hr2.5 to 6.3617
Kia2.5 hr2.5 to 6.3515
Honda2.5 hr2.5 to 6.3499
Subaru2.5 hr2.5 to 6.3472
Mitsubishi2.5 hr2.5 to 6.3416
Fiat2.5 hr2.5 to 6.3315
AMC2.5 hr2.5 to 6.6166
Suzuki2.5 hr2.5 to 6.3151
Saab2.5 hr2.5 to 6.3116
Saturn2.5 hr2.5 to 2.5108
MG2.5 hr2.5 to 2.568
Morgan2.5 hr2.5 to 2.567
Peugeot2.5 hr2.5 to 2.548
Rivian2.5 hr2.5 to 9.046
Polestar2.5 hr2.5 to 2.544
Scion2.5 hr2.5 to 2.543
Eagle2.5 hr2.5 to 2.541
Geo2.5 hr2.5 to 3.537
Daewoo2.5 hr2.5 to 2.530
Renault2.5 hr2.5 to 2.528
Lucid2.5 hr2.5 to 2.524
Opel2.5 hr2.5 to 2.520

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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.