Serpentine Belt labor time

0.6 hrtypical

0.5 to 0.8hours on most vehicles

$90typical labor at $150/hr

Serpentine Belt takes about 0.6 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 23,749 vehicle and engine combinations from 59 makes, most fall between 0.5 and 0.8 hours, and the longest take up to 2.5 hours. Porsche, Alfa Romeo and Genesis vehicles tend to take the longest; Suzuki, Isuzu and Infiniti 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 $120, about $90 on a typical vehicle. Parts are extra.

How long it takes across all vehicles

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Serpentine Belt time on popular vehicles

2026 Ford F-150 2.7L V6 EcoBoost0.7 hr
2026 Ford Mustang 2.3L I4 EcoBoost0.5 hr
2026 Hyundai Santa Fe 2.5L I4 Turbo0.7 hr
2026 Toyota Camry 2.5L I4 Hybrid0.5 hr
2026 Ford Ranger 2.3L I4 EcoBoost0.5 hr
2026 Dodge Charger 3.0L twin-turbo Hurricane I6 (Standard Output), 420 hp – Charger Sixpack S.O.0.7 hr
2026 Ford F-250 6.7L V8 Power Stroke Diesel0.8 hr
2026 Hyundai Sonata 1.6L I4 Turbo0.5 hr
2024 Audi A4 2.0L I4 TFSI0.6 hr
2025 Subaru Legacy 2.4L Turbo H40.5 hr
2026 Audi A6 2.0L Turbo I40.8 hr
2025 Volvo S60 2.0L I4 Turbo+SC0.5 hr
2026 Porsche 911 3.0L Twin Turbo H60.9 hr
2025 Toyota 4Runner 2.4L Turbo I4 i-FORCE (T24A-FTS)0.5 hr
2026 Hyundai Elantra 1.6L I4 Turbo0.5 hr
2026 Ram 1500 5.7L V8 Hemi eTorque0.7 hr
2020 Ford Fusion 2.0L I4 EcoBoost0.5 hr
2026 Ford Explorer 2.3L I4 EcoBoost0.5 hr
2023 Chrysler 300 3.6L V6 Pentastar0.5 hr
2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.6L V6 Pentastar0.5 hr
2022 Volkswagen Passat 2.0L I4 TDI 1500.7 hr
2026 Subaru Outback 2.4L H4 Turbo0.5 hr
2020 Chevrolet Impala 3.6L LGX V6 (305 hp)0.6 hr
2026 Ford Escape 2.5L I4 Hybrid0.6 hr
2026 Dodge Durango 6.2L V8 Supercharged0.8 hr
2026 Honda Civic 1.5L I4 Turbo0.5 hr
2026 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 3.0L I6 Duramax LZ00.7 hr
2026 Toyota Tacoma 2.4L Turbo I4 (T24A-FTS)0.5 hr
2026 Honda Accord 1.5L I4 Turbo0.5 hr
2026 Toyota RAV4 2.5L I4 PHEV A25A-FXS0.6 hr
2026 Honda CR-V 1.5L I4 Turbo L15B0.7 hr
2026 Jeep Wrangler 3.0L V6 EcoDiesel0.7 hr
2026 Ford Bronco 2.3L I4 EcoBoost0.5 hr
2026 Chevrolet Tahoe 3.0L I6 Duramax0.7 hr
2025 Nissan Altima 2.5L I4 (PR25DD, 188 hp)0.7 hr

Serpentine Belt time by make

Make	Typical	Most vehicles	Vehicles
Porsche	1.1 hr	0.8 to 1.2	521
Alfa Romeo	0.9 hr	0.8 to 0.9	62
Genesis	0.9 hr	0.8 to 0.9	48
Mercedes-Benz	0.8 hr	0.8 to 1.2	1,596
BMW	0.8 hr	0.5 to 1.1	1,136
Audi	0.8 hr	0.6 to 1.2	702
Cadillac	0.8 hr	0.5 to 0.9	515
Jaguar	0.8 hr	0.5 to 0.9	189
Ram	0.7 hr	0.6 to 0.7	326
Mini	0.7 hr	0.6 to 0.7	133
Hummer	0.7 hr	0.6 to 0.7	17
Smart	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.7	6
Ford	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.7	2,134
Chevrolet	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.7	2,109
Toyota	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.7	1,359
Volkswagen	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.8	938
Oldsmobile	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.7	302
Fiat	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.7	284
Land Rover	0.6 hr	0.5 to 1.2	174
Saturn	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.6	108
Saab	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.7	100
Morgan	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.6	66
Scion	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.6	43
Eagle	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.6	41
Geo	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.6	37
Peugeot	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.6	35
Daewoo	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.6	30
AMC	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.6	29
Renault	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.6	21
Dodge	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.7	1,536
GMC	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.7	1,021
Nissan	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.7	808
Hyundai	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.7	640
Mazda	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	594
Buick	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.7	513
Jeep	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.7	476
Honda	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	475
Pontiac	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.7	467
Kia	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.7	459
Chrysler	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.7	455
Subaru	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.7	454
Lexus	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.9	442
Mitsubishi	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	413
Volvo	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.8	398
Lincoln	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.9	267
Mercury	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.7	239
Plymouth	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	239
Acura	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	238
Infiniti	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.8	229
Isuzu	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	154
Suzuki	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.6	151

Other engine repairs

Head Gasket - Single12.5 hr typical
Intake Manifold Gasket4.1 hr typical
Oil Change0.4 hr typical
Valve Cover Gasket - Single1.7 hr typical
PCV Valve0.4 hr typical
Engine Mount - Rear1.8 hr typical
Fan Belt Replacement1.1 hr typical
Transmission Mount1.8 hr typical
Idler Pulley1.0 hr typical
Connecting Rod Bearings16.1 hr typical
Oil Separator/PCV1.7 hr typical
Camshaft R&R11.7 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.