1
1997NissanPickup
$5,081
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,016
Per year
DIY-Friendly Trucks
Pickup trucks ranked by lowest median labor hours — the easiest trucks to wrench on yourself.
Pickup trucks where shop time stays short across routine jobs. Domestic full-size trucks with simple naturally-aspirated V8s tend to lead.
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2
1989FordRanger
$5,081
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,016
Per year
3
1989VolkswagenPickup
$4,855
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$971
Per year
4
1989NissanPickup
$5,081
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,016
Per year
5
2026HondaRidgeline
$4,940
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$988
Per year
6
2012GMCCanyon
$5,081
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,016
Per year
7
1989DodgeDakota
$4,629
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$926
Per year
8
1986NissanPickup
$5,144
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,029
Per year
9
1986NissanPickup
$5,081
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,016
Per year
10
1995IsuzuPickup
$4,679
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$936
Per year
11
1989NissanPickup
$5,081
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,016
Per year
12
1987IsuzuPickup
$4,505
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$901
Per year
13
2018ChevroletSilverado 1500
$4,781
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$956
Per year
14
2012ChevroletColorado
$9,563
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,913
Per year
15
1964StudebakerChamp Pickup
$4,781
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$956
Per year
16
1986NissanPickup
$4,686
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$937
Per year
17
2012GMCCanyon
$4,781
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$956
Per year
18
2012GMCCanyon
$4,781
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$956
Per year
19
1974ToyotaHilux
$4,781
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$956
Per year
20
2014FordF-150
$4,781
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$956
Per year
21
2026FordF-150
$4,781
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$956
Per year
22
1974JeepJ-Series Pickup
$4,788
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$958
Per year
23
2001DodgeRam 1500
$4,781
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$956
Per year
24
1989FordF-250
$4,781
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$956
Per year
25
2012ChevroletColorado
$9,563
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,913
Per year
26
1992FordRanger
$4,781
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$956
Per year
27
2008FordF-150
$4,781
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$956
Per year
28
2011FordRanger
$4,781
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$956
Per year
29
1964JeepPickup
$4,560
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$912
Per year
30
2011FordRanger
$4,781
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$956
Per year
31
1964JeepGladiator
$4,781
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$956
Per year
32
1989FordF-150
$4,781
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$956
Per year
33
2012ChevroletColorado
$4,781
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$956
Per year
34
1989FordF-350
$4,781
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$956
Per year
35
2022ChevroletColorado
$4,781
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$956
Per year
36
1972FordF-100
$4,781
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$956
Per year
37
1964FordF-100
$4,781
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$956
Per year
38
2026ChevroletSilverado 1500
$4,781
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$956
Per year
39
2012ChevroletColorado
$9,563
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$1,913
Per year
40
2011DodgeDakota
$4,781
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$956
Per year
41
1989FordRanger
$4,781
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$956
Per year
42
2004DodgeDakota
$4,781
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$956
Per year
43
2026FordMaverick
$4,781
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$956
Per year
44
2012GMCCanyon
$4,781
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$956
Per year
45
2017FordF-150
$4,781
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$956
Per year
46
2008DodgeRam 1500
$4,781
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$956
Per year
47
1974JeepJ-Series Pickup
$4,781
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$956
Per year
48
2022ChevroletColorado ZR2
$4,781
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$956
Per year
49
1996FordF-150
$4,853
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$971
Per year
50
2004NissanFrontier
$4,544
5-yr total
0.80 h
Median hrs
$909
Per year