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Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car franchise — is it worth it?
High risk Shrinking network
What Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car's most recent Franchise Disclosure Document says about the money, the litigation, and the franchisee churn — before you wire a five- or six-figure franchise fee.
Everything below is free, read straight off Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car's registered filing, with where the numbers land against automotive peers. Weighing Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car's most recent FDD (registered 2026). Source: Wisconsin Dept. of Financial Institutions — Franchise Registration · filing 640589 — check it yourself. See every other Wisconsin-registered franchise.
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Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car franchise profit — what the FDD discloses
Plainly: Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car does not disclose franchise profit or revenue. Its most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-backed earnings figure for Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car — any number quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure. The absence is itself worth weighing (49% of automotive franchisors in our corpus do disclose); the fees, litigation and outlet churn Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car's FDD does contain are on this page. For brands that put earnings on paper, see Automotive franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.
Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026) does disclose 7 legal proceedings in Item 3 . Item 3 is the item where a franchisor must put its material legal history on the record. Two things it is not: it covers the franchisor and its predecessors, parents and affiliates, so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car itself; and a disclosure is a fact, not a finding of wrongdoing — most entries are contract disputes with former franchisees, which every large system accumulates. 6 of those proceedings were brought by franchisees against the franchisor — the split that actually matters, because franchisees suing their franchisor is the signal a buyer is looking for. Item 3 of the source FDD describes each case.
Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a automotive of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car's latest tables show a shrinking franchised network — more units left than opened. Its franchised-outlet closure rate — closures, terminations and non-renewals against outlets — is 2.9%, against a automotive median of 2.5% — worse than the category. Net franchised outlets moved -2 to 66 in the latest reported year.
Who owns Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car?
Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car's franchise is offered by DOLLAR RENT A CAR INC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at WI DFI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Automotive franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car — who is the franchisor?
Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car's most recently filed FDD (2026) names DOLLAR RENT A CAR INC as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car franchise cost?
Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $879,300 – $16,249,000, with an initial franchise fee of $25,000 and a 6% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against automotive peers it sits in the bottom quartile (median $432,600).
How much profit does a Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car franchise make?
Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car at all — and profit would never be disclosed even where earnings are, because it depends on your rent, labor and how you operate. Any profit figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
Does Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
No — Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car's most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Its absence is worth weighing: 49% of automotive franchisors in our corpus do disclose.
Are there lawsuits against Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car?
Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car's most recently filed FDD (2026) discloses 7 legal proceedings in Item 3. Item 3 covers the franchisor, its predecessors, parents and affiliates — so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car itself, and a disclosure is not a finding of wrongdoing. 6 of the disclosed proceedings were brought by franchisees against the franchisor.
Is Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Dollar; Dollar Rent A Car's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against automotive peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is high risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.
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