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Transmission Fluid Change labor time

0.8 hrtypical
0.7 to 1.0hours on most vehicles
$120typical labor at $150/hr

Transmission Fluid Change takes about 0.8 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 29,968 vehicle and engine combinations from 60 makes, most fall between 0.7 and 1.0 hours, and the longest take up to 1.8 hours. Cadillac, Jaguar and Mercedes-Benz vehicles tend to take the longest; Opel, Renault and Daewoo 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 $105 to $150, about $120 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.

Transmission Fluid Change time on popular vehicles

Transmission Fluid Change time by make

MakeTypicalMost vehiclesVehicles
Cadillac1.1 hr0.9 to 1.1668
Jaguar1.1 hr0.9 to 1.398
Mercedes-Benz1.0 hr0.9 to 1.31,702
BMW1.0 hr0.9 to 1.31,167
Audi1.0 hr0.9 to 1.3712
Porsche1.0 hr0.9 to 1.3581
Volvo1.0 hr0.9 to 1.0463
Lincoln1.0 hr0.9 to 1.1314
Land Rover1.0 hr0.9 to 1.3177
Genesis1.0 hr0.9 to 1.048
Lexus0.9 hr0.9 to 1.1442
Acura0.9 hr0.9 to 1.0238
Infiniti0.9 hr0.9 to 1.1229
Alfa Romeo0.9 hr0.9 to 1.086
Chevrolet0.8 hr0.7 to 0.83,173
Ford0.8 hr0.7 to 0.83,028
Dodge0.8 hr0.7 to 0.82,279
GMC0.8 hr0.7 to 0.81,526
Pontiac0.8 hr0.7 to 0.8811
Buick0.8 hr0.7 to 0.8775
Oldsmobile0.8 hr0.7 to 0.8557
Mercury0.8 hr0.7 to 0.8512
Ram0.8 hr0.7 to 0.8326
Mini0.8 hr0.7 to 0.8133
Studebaker0.8 hr0.7 to 0.867
Hummer0.8 hr0.7 to 0.817
Smart0.8 hr0.8 to 0.86
Toyota0.7 hr0.7 to 0.81,404
Volkswagen0.7 hr0.7 to 0.81,049
Nissan0.7 hr0.7 to 0.8842
Jeep0.7 hr0.7 to 0.8733
Plymouth0.7 hr0.7 to 0.8702
Hyundai0.7 hr0.7 to 0.8640
Chrysler0.7 hr0.7 to 0.8620
Mazda0.7 hr0.7 to 0.8617
Honda0.7 hr0.7 to 0.8486
Subaru0.7 hr0.7 to 0.8468
Kia0.7 hr0.7 to 0.8459
Mitsubishi0.7 hr0.7 to 0.8413
Fiat0.7 hr0.7 to 0.8308
AMC0.7 hr0.7 to 0.8166
Isuzu0.7 hr0.7 to 0.7154
Suzuki0.7 hr0.7 to 0.8151
Saab0.7 hr0.7 to 0.8116
Saturn0.7 hr0.7 to 0.7108
MG0.7 hr0.7 to 0.768
Morgan0.7 hr0.7 to 0.767
Peugeot0.7 hr0.7 to 0.748
Scion0.7 hr0.7 to 0.743
Eagle0.7 hr0.7 to 0.741
Geo0.7 hr0.7 to 0.737
Daewoo0.7 hr0.7 to 0.730
Renault0.7 hr0.7 to 0.728
Opel0.7 hr0.7 to 0.720

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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.