Liftgate Strut labor time

0.6 hrtypical

0.5 to 0.7hours on most vehicles

$90typical labor at $150/hr

Liftgate Strut takes about 0.6 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 13,891 vehicle and engine combinations from 57 makes, most fall between 0.5 and 0.7 hours, and the longest take up to 0.9 hours. Cadillac, Mercedes-Benz and Audi 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

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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 $75 to $105, about $90 on a typical vehicle. Parts are extra.

How long it takes across all vehicles

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Liftgate Strut time on popular vehicles

2026 Hyundai Santa Fe 2.5L I4 Turbo0.6 hr
2026 Toyota Camry 2.5L I4 Hybrid0.5 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 Toyota 4Runner 2.4L Turbo I4 i-FORCE (T24A-FTS)0.5 hr
2026 Hyundai Elantra 1.6L I4 Turbo0.6 hr
2026 Ford Explorer 2.3L I4 EcoBoost0.6 hr
2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.6L V6 Pentastar0.5 hr
2022 Volkswagen Passat 2.0L I4 TDI 1500.6 hr
2026 Subaru Outback 2.4L H4 Turbo0.6 hr
2026 Ford Escape 2.5L I4 Hybrid0.5 hr
2026 Dodge Durango 6.2L V8 Supercharged0.7 hr
2026 Honda Civic 1.5L I4 Turbo0.6 hr
2026 Honda Accord 1.5L I4 Turbo0.6 hr
2026 Toyota RAV4 2.5L I4 PHEV A25A-FXS0.5 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

Liftgate Strut time by make

Make	Typical	Most vehicles	Vehicles
Cadillac	0.8 hr	0.7 to 0.8	212
Mercedes-Benz	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.9	779
Audi	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.8	439
BMW	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.9	430
Volvo	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.7	272
Porsche	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.9	181
Land Rover	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.9	177
Lexus	0.7 hr	0.3 to 0.8	177
Lincoln	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.8	122
Infiniti	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.8	94
Acura	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.7	59
Tesla	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.7	43
Genesis	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.7	22
Alfa Romeo	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.7	19
Ford	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	1,385
Chevrolet	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	1,153
GMC	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	707
Volkswagen	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	601
Oldsmobile	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	273
Pontiac	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	258
Mini	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	111
Saab	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	81
Studebaker	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	23
Hummer	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	21
Smart	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.6	6
Toyota	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	853
Dodge	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	746
Jeep	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	612
Hyundai	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	491
Plymouth	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	460
Honda	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	395
Subaru	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	364
Nissan	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	325
Kia	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	322
Buick	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	287
Mazda	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	247
Mercury	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	192
Chrysler	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	180
Mitsubishi	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	170
Fiat	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	161
Suzuki	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	119
Saturn	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	69
Isuzu	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	65
AMC	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	31
Rivian	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	28
Scion	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	26
Ram	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	25
Geo	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	19
Polestar	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	17
Daewoo	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	13
Renault	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	12
Lucid	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	5

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.