Electric Motor Inspection labor time
Electric Motor Inspection takes about 2.0 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 1,075 vehicle and engine combinations from 32 makes, most fall between 1.5 and 2.0 hours, and the longest take up to 2.2 hours. Tesla, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche vehicles tend to take the longest; Fiat, Mini and Honda the least. The exact time depends on your car, so look yours up below or pick it on the home page.
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 $225 to $300, about $300 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.
Electric Motor Inspection time by make
| Make | Typical | Most vehicles | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla | 2.0 hr | 2.0 to 2.0 | 131 |
| Mercedes-Benz | 2.0 hr | 2.0 to 2.0 | 102 |
| Porsche | 2.0 hr | 2.0 to 2.2 | 93 |
| Audi | 2.0 hr | 2.0 to 2.0 | 65 |
| BMW | 2.0 hr | 2.0 to 2.0 | 65 |
| Cadillac | 2.0 hr | 2.0 to 2.0 | 19 |
| Lincoln | 2.0 hr | 2.0 to 2.2 | 18 |
| Volvo | 2.0 hr | 2.0 to 2.0 | 17 |
| Infiniti | 2.0 hr | 2.0 to 2.0 | 9 |
| Genesis | 2.0 hr | 2.0 to 2.0 | 5 |
| Ford | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 2.1 | 65 |
| Hyundai | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.5 | 59 |
| Kia | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.5 | 56 |
| Rivian | 1.5 hr | 1.0 to 1.5 | 46 |
| Polestar | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.5 | 42 |
| Toyota | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.5 | 42 |
| Nissan | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.5 | 38 |
| Pontiac | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.7 | 37 |
| Chevrolet | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.5 | 35 |
| Volkswagen | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.5 | 34 |
| Lucid | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.5 | 24 |
| GMC | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.5 | 21 |
| Honda | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.5 | 13 |
| Mini | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.5 | 11 |
| Fiat | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.5 | 7 |
Other ev motor repairs
- Power Electronics Module
- Electric Drive Motor R&R
- Reduction Gear Service
- Motor Mount - Electric
- Inverter R&R
- Drive Unit Fluid Change
- Inverter Coolant Service
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.