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Automotive franchises — the FDD facts
Every automotive franchise in our corpus, on the numbers their own FDDs put on record — what it costs to open, whether the franchisor discloses earnings, how many outlets close, and the risk signals. Not marketing copy.
| Franchise | Total investment | Item 19 | Closure rate | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-800-Radiator & A/C | $463,500 – $1,314,000 | ✓ | 0.5% | Medium |
| 10-4 Tow | $4,250 – $17,400 | — | — | Medium |
| Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists | $99,000 – $273,500 | ✓ | — | Medium |
| ALSET Auto | $102,744 – $178,994 | — | 50% | High |
| APLUS Area Representative | $20,000 – $38,500 | — | 0.4% | Medium |
| Auto Appraisal Network | $16,700 – $44,275 | — | 0% | Medium |
| Auto Select | $117,900 – $174,200 | — | — | Medium |
| Auto-Lab Complete Care Care Centers (Unit) | $296,750 – $746,000 | ✓ | — | Low |
| Avis Rent A Car and | $625,500 – $1,588,400 | — | 1.6% | Medium |
| Bandag | $83,500 – $1,873,000 | — | — | Medium |
| BMCC Franchise System | $111,683 – $339,815 | ✓ | 0% | Low |
| Budget | $605,500 – $1,568,400 | — | 0.5% | High |
| Bumper Man | $73,025 – $114,800 | — | 2.3% | Medium |
| Byrider and CNAC | $947,000 – $1,577,500 | ✓ | 4.4% | High |
| CAR-X | $396,200 – $582,000 | ✓ | — | Medium |
| CarLove | $21,450 – $97,500 | ✓ | — | Low |
| Cornwell | $174,380 – $320,680 | ✓ | — | Medium |
| Dealer Specialties | $17,400 – $44,900 | — | 21.2% | High |
| Dentsmart | — | — | 0% | Medium |
| Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car | $879,300 – $16,249,000 | — | 2.9% | High |
| DPF Alternatives | $86,000 – $289,000 | — | 7.7% | Medium |
| Durafleet | $111,300 – $153,950 | ✓ | — | Medium |
| EzLane Auto Auctions | $118,425 – $248,825 | ✓ | — | Medium |
| Fix Auto | $55,100 – $850,000 | ✓ | — | Medium |
| Fleet Clean | $188,350 – $459,000 | ✓ | — | Medium |
| Grease Monkey | $708,057 – $2,284,321 | ✓ | 1% | Medium |
| Green Motion Car and Van Rental | $167,900 – $1,547,250 | — | — | Medium |
| Hertz | $25,000 – $75,000 | — | 1.8% | High |
| HHO | $108,380 – $185,330 | — | 30% | Medium |
| Honest-1 | $2,500 – $5,000 | ✓ | 1.6% | Medium |
| Ideal Automotive Broker Franchising, LLC (Broker) | $164,109 – $405,049 | — | — | Medium |
| Ideal Automotive Dealer | $514,450 – $2,636,200 | — | — | Medium |
| Ideal Automotive Services | $437,500 – $1,085,000 | — | — | Medium |
| Integrity 1st Car Pros | $166,496 – $750,196 | ✓ | — | Medium |
| Interstate All Battery Center | $179,200 – $438,000 | — | 2.5% | High |
| Jiffy Lube | $211,000 – $510,000 | ✓ | — | Medium |
| Juiced Fuel | $92,700 – $132,000 | ✓ | — | Medium |
| KAL Partz | $395,533 – $979,333 | ✓ | — | Low |
| Kennedy Transmission Brake & Auto Service | $88,500 – $162,500 | — | — | Medium |
| Kwik Kar | $254,816 – $821,052 | ✓ | — | Medium |
| Lubemaxx Lube and Oil | $268,700 – $596,500 | — | — | Medium |
| Mac Tools | $137,885 – $418,385 | ✓ | 1.9% | Medium |
| Meineke | $224,898 – $1,200,818 | ✓ | 2% | Medium |
| Michelin Commercial Service Network | $189,000 – $4,252,500 | — | 2.9% | Medium |
| Michelin Retread Technologies | $2,315,000 – $12,391,000 | — | 4.5% | Medium |
| Michelin Retread Technologies (michelin Commercial Service Network) | $189,000 – $4,252,500 | — | 2.9% | Medium |
| Michelin Retread Technologies (michelin Retread Shop) | $2,315,000 – $12,391,000 | — | 4.5% | Medium |
| Midas | $170,150 – $1,365,750 | ✓ | — | Medium |
| NextCar | $314,255 – $1,589,483 | ✓ | 0% | Low |
| Novus, Novus Glass | $69,500 – $284,690 | ✓ | 6.3% | Medium |
| Orozco's (Unit) | $24,950 – $224,800 | — | — | Medium |
| PACCAR Leasing Company, a division of | $554,250 – $904,250 | — | 1.4% | Medium |
| PacLease | $554,250 – $904,250 | — | 0.7% | Medium |
| Payless Car Rental System | $625,500 – $1,588,400 | — | 8.3% | Medium |
| Petro Stopping Centers | — | — | — | Medium |
| Priceless Car and Truck Rental | $214,255 – $1,826,483 | ✓ | 2.7% | Low |
| Quality Tune-Up Shops | — | — | — | Medium |
| Rent-n-Roll | $703,561 – $1,687,275 | ✓ | — | Low |
| Rivali | $219,900 – $380,800 | — | — | Medium |
| Snap-on Tools | $223,439 – $509,283 | ✓ | 63.2% | Medium |
| SpeeDee Oil Change & Auto Service | $708,057 – $2,284,321 | ✓ | 1.5% | Low |
| Strickland Brothers 10 Minute Oil Change | $816,900 – $2,228,400 | ✓ | — | Medium |
| Summit Auto Calibration | $160,550 – $1,086,500 | ✓ | — | Medium |
| Superglass Windshield Repair | $37,602 – $112,522 | — | — | Medium |
| Tank Rangers | $23,280 – $26,000 | — | 10.5% | Medium |
| Tint World | $249,950 – $479,950 | ✓ | 5.1% | Low |
| Total Car (Area Representative) | $52,600 – $421,500 | — | — | Medium |
| TravelCenters of America (TA Center) | — | ✓ | — | Medium |
| TravelCenters of America (TA Express Center) | $1,174,000 – $9,032,000 | — | — | Medium |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv | $227,700 – $938,500 | ✓ | 0% | Medium |
| Turbo Tint | $299,510 – $432,600 | ✓ | 17.4% | Low |
| Valvoline Instant Oil Change; Instant Oil Change | $192,375 – $3,483,550 | ✓ | 0.1% | Medium |
| Velofix | — | — | 4.3% | Medium |
| Veron | $149,250 – $377,650 | — | — | High |
| Victory Lane Center | $235,400 – $785,500 | ✓ | — | Medium |
| Vizta Tint | $52,050 – $68,400 | — | — | Medium |
| WetFuel | $172,000 – $490,500 | ✓ | — | Medium |
| Ziebart | $450,100 – $924,000 | ✓ | 9.4% | Medium |
Figures as disclosed in each brand's most recent registered FDD. “—” means the FDD does not disclose it or the table did not parse cleanly — never an estimate. Tap any brand for the full breakdown. New to the term? What is Item 19? — the earnings disclosure, in plain English.
Automotive franchise rankings
Automotive franchises — frequently asked
What is the best automotive franchise?
"Best" is a claim the FDD numbers have to back: we rank automotive brands that disclose Item 19 earnings AND beat the category's median closure rate. BMCC Franchise System currently tops that list with a 0% franchised-outlet closure rate; 10 automotive brands qualify. See Best Automotive franchises by the FDD numbers.
How much does a automotive franchise cost?
The median total initial investment across the 78 automotive franchises we track is $432,600 (FDD Item 7); individual brands range widely — the table on this page shows each one. The lowest-cost brands are ranked in Cheapest Automotive franchises to open.
Which automotive franchises disclose earnings?
38 of 78 automotive franchises (49%) make an Item 19 financial performance representation in their most recent FDD — franchisor-disclosed unit earnings, not estimates. See Automotive franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.
What is the failure rate of automotive franchises?
Across the 39 automotive brands with parsed outlet tables, the median franchised-outlet closure rate is 2.5% (FDD Item 20 — closures, terminations and non-renewals, the closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate). 20 of the 59 with net-change data shrank in the latest reported year.
Which automotive franchise fits your budget?
78 automotive franchises is a long list. Tell us your budget and state and we'll send you the 5–10 that fit, ranked by earnings disclosure, growth and closure rate from their own FDDs.
One sponsored slot per category, and it's data-gated: a brand must disclose Item 19 earnings and beat the category's median closure rate to hold it. Sponsorship is always labeled and never changes a ranking, a risk read, or a report — the data on this site is not for sale. Franchisor inquiries: ryan@franchisefactsreport.com.