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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 |
| ALSET Auto | $102,744 – $178,994 | — | 50% | High |
| Auto Appraisal Network | $16,700 – $44,275 | — | 0% | Medium |
| Avis | Avis Rent A Car | Avis Rent A Car System | $605,500 – $1,568,400 | — | 6% | High |
| Bandag | $83,500 – $1,873,000 | — | — | Medium |
| Black Optix Tint | $173,100 – $309,000 | ✓ | — | Low |
| BMCC Franchise System | $111,683 – $339,815 | ✓ | 0% | Low |
| Budget | Budget Rent A Car | Budget Rent A Car System | $605,500 – $1,568,400 | — | 0.5% | High |
| Bumper Man® | $73,025 – $104,800 | — | 3.1% | Medium |
| CarLove | Colors on Parade | $21,450 – $97,500 | ✓ | — | Low |
| Dealer Specialties | $17,400 – $44,900 | — | 21.2% | High |
| Dentsmart | — | — | 0% | Medium |
| Detail Garage | — | ✓ | — | Low |
| DPF Alternatives | $86,000 – $289,000 | — | 7.7% | Medium |
| EzLane Auto Auctions | $118,425 – $248,825 | ✓ | — | Medium |
| Fix Auto | $55,100 – $850,000 | ✓ | — | Medium |
| 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 |
| KAL Partz | $395,533 – $979,333 | ✓ | — | Medium |
| Kennedy Transmission Brake & Auto Service | $88,500 – $162,500 | — | — | Medium |
| Kwik Kar | $254,816 – $821,052 | ✓ | — | Medium |
| Line-X | — | — | 52.9% | High |
| Lubemaxx Lube and Oil | West Coast Tires & Auto Center | West Coast Tires and Truck Center | Wheelmaxx Offroad and Auto Repair | Wheelmaxx Wheels and Tires | $268,700 – $596,500 | — | — | Medium |
| Mac Tools Division | $121,320 – $344,275 | ✓ | 1.6% | Medium |
| Meineke | $224,898 – $1,200,818 | ✓ | 2% | Medium |
| Milex/ Mr. Transmission | $267,300 – $362,700 | ✓ | 1.8% | Medium |
| NextCar | $314,255 – $1,589,483 | ✓ | 0% | Low |
| NextCar NextCar All Vehicle Rentals | $315,384 – $1,592,533 | ✓ | 14.3% | High |
| Novus and Novus Glass | $69,500 – $284,590 | ✓ | 3.4% | Medium |
| Orozco's Franchise, LLC (Unit) | $24,950 – $224,800 | — | — | Medium |
| Payless | Payless Car Rental | Payless Car Rental System, Inc. | Payless Truck Rental | $605,500 – $1,588,400 | — | 45.8% | High |
| Priceless | Priceless Car and Truck Rental | Priceless Car and Van Rental | $214,255 – $1,826,483 | ✓ | 2.7% | Medium |
| Priceless Car and Truck Rental Priceless Priceless Car and Van Rental | $214,255 – $1,826,483 | ✓ | 2.7% | Medium |
| ProColor Collision | $38,300 – $199,500 | — | — | Medium |
| Quality Tune-Up Shops | — | — | — | Medium |
| Rent-n-Roll | RNR Custom Wheels & Tires | RNR TIRE EXPRESS | RNR Tire Express | $703,561 – $1,687,275 | ✓ | — | Low |
| Rivali | $219,900 – $380,800 | — | — | Medium |
| Strickland Brothers 10 Minute Oil Change | $816,900 – $2,228,400 | ✓ | — | Medium |
| Superglass Windshield Repair | $37,602 – $112,522 | — | — | Medium |
| The Doan Group | $14,050 – $68,000 | ✓ | 0% | Medium |
| Tint World | $289,950 – $469,950 | ✓ | 1.2% | Medium |
| Tire Pros | $11,995 – $136,745 | — | 17.5% | Medium |
| Tommy's Express | $25,406 – $902,291 | ✓ | 0% | Low |
| Total Car Franchising Corporation (Area Representative) | $52,600 – $421,500 | — | — | Medium |
| U-Save Car & Truck Rental | $167,900 – $1,547,250 | — | 2.9% | Medium |
| Velofix | — | — | 4.3% | Medium |
| Veron | $149,250 – $377,650 | — | — | High |
| Vizta Tint | $52,050 – $68,400 | — | — | Medium |
| Ziebart | — | ✓ | 1.2% | 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; 13 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 53 automotive franchises we track is $284,579 (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?
24 of 53 automotive franchises (45%) 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 29 automotive brands with parsed outlet tables, the median franchised-outlet closure rate is 2.7% (FDD Item 20 — closures, terminations and non-renewals, the closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate). 13 of the 40 with net-change data shrank in the latest reported year.
The full report on any automotive brand: risk level, actual Item 19 earnings (where disclosed), every figure ranked against automotive peers, litigation and churn detail.
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: [email protected].