Rear Differential labor time

3.3 hrtypical
2.5 to 4.5hours on most vehicles
$495typical labor at $150/hr

Rear Differential takes about 3.3 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 14,756 vehicle and engine combinations from 53 makes, most fall between 2.5 and 4.5 hours, and the longest take up to 9.3 hours. Tesla, Land Rover and Jaguar vehicles tend to take the longest; Geo, Studebaker and Lucid 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 $675, about $495 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.

Rear Differential time on popular vehicles

Rear Differential time by make

MakeTypicalMost vehiclesVehicles
Tesla6.5 hr3.3 to 8.5107
Land Rover4.5 hr3.3 to 6.5177
Jaguar4.5 hr3.9 to 4.548
Mercedes-Benz3.7 hr3.3 to 6.21,075
Audi3.7 hr3.3 to 4.5725
BMW3.7 hr3.3 to 4.5666
Porsche3.7 hr3.3 to 8.5418
Volvo3.7 hr3.3 to 3.7269
Infiniti3.7 hr3.3 to 4.5169
Lincoln3.7 hr3.3 to 3.7145
Genesis3.7 hr3.3 to 3.744
Alfa Romeo3.7 hr3.3 to 3.728
GMC3.5 hr2.5 to 4.51,173
Jeep3.5 hr2.5 to 3.5712
Cadillac3.5 hr3.3 to 3.9198
AMC3.5 hr2.5 to 3.511
Lexus3.3 hr3.3 to 4.5283
Acura3.3 hr3.3 to 3.7111
Ford3.0 hr2.5 to 6.41,803
Chevrolet3.0 hr2.5 to 4.51,101
Dodge3.0 hr2.5 to 3.51,023
Ram3.0 hr2.9 to 3.0170
Hummer3.0 hr2.5 to 3.021
Volkswagen2.9 hr2.5 to 2.9451
Fiat2.9 hr2.5 to 2.952
Mini2.9 hr2.5 to 2.952
Saab2.9 hr2.5 to 3.035
Toyota2.5 hr2.5 to 3.5842
Subaru2.5 hr2.5 to 2.9447
Nissan2.5 hr2.5 to 3.5394
Mazda2.5 hr2.5 to 2.9301
Hyundai2.5 hr2.5 to 2.9217
Mitsubishi2.5 hr2.5 to 2.9215
Chrysler2.5 hr2.5 to 4.5185
Kia2.5 hr2.5 to 2.9162
Honda2.5 hr2.5 to 2.5146
Suzuki2.5 hr2.5 to 2.9136
Buick2.5 hr2.5 to 2.9113
Isuzu2.5 hr2.5 to 3.5113
Plymouth2.5 hr2.5 to 3.592
Mercury2.5 hr2.5 to 3.073
Pontiac2.5 hr2.5 to 2.556
Rivian2.5 hr2.5 to 7.843
Polestar2.5 hr2.5 to 2.532
Eagle2.5 hr2.5 to 2.528
Oldsmobile2.5 hr2.5 to 2.526
Saturn2.5 hr2.5 to 2.524
Lucid2.5 hr2.5 to 2.520
Studebaker2.5 hr2.5 to 3.010
Geo2.5 hr2.5 to 2.58

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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.