Abra Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Abra is a collision repair and auto body franchise handling dent repair, painting, and insurance-based restoration. Franchisees run the body shops, managing technicians, insurer relationships, and repair workflow.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Abra franchise requires a total initial investment of $264K – $4.6M, including a $35K franchise fee and an ongoing 5.0% royalty[2]. The 2025 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). FranchiseVerdict grade: B (Above average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $264K – $4.6M
- 37th pct Automotive
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- 9th pct Automotive
- Units
- 55
- 22nd pct Automotive
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Automotive · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Automotive avg · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $264K – $4.6M including a $35K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSItem 21 attaches audited consolidated financial statements of Driven Systems LLC and Subsidiaries (the parent/guarantor of Abra Franchisor SPV LLC; Driven Systems guarantees Abra's performance), audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Charlotte, NC), in thousands. Balance-sheet figures shown are the audited fiscal-year-end position as of Dec 28, 2024 (Total assets $561,290K; Total liabilities $30,599K (deferred franchise revenue); Members' equity $530,691K; reconciles), scaled x1000 to whole dollars. Annual statement-of-operations figures (total revenue, net income) and the standalone Abra franchisor financials were not legibly recoverable from the OCR text (the audited annual statements rendered with an obfuscated/shifted font, leaving the operations figures blank), so franchisor revenue and net income are left null. The only clean income figures in the text are the UNAUDITED three-month (Q1 2025) Driven Systems statement (Total revenue $63,575K, Net income $55,614K for the quarter), which are not used as annual figures. Note: Abra's own franchisor total revenue for FY2024 was disclosed in Item 6 as $8,380,464.
- RISKVerdict B (Above average), verdict score 50/100 (higher is better).
- DATANo Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- ABRA Franchisor SPV LLC
- Parent company
- Driven Systems LLC
- Ultimate parent
- Driven Brands Holdings Inc.
- Predecessor
- ABRA Automotive Systems LP
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Daniel Rivera
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- HQ
- 440 South Church Street, Suite 700, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $261.3M
- vs $289.7M prior year
Affiliated brands
- Spire Supply
- Driven Brands Shared Services
- Driven Product Sourcing
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
- CEO
- Daniel Rivera
- Headquarters
- NC
- Founded
- 2019
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 16
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 158% above the typical automotive franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $35K | $35K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $45K | $75K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $184K | $4.5M |
| Total initial investment | $264K | $4.6M |
Source: Abra 2025 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $264K – $4.6M
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $45K – $75K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $35K – $35K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- formula · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 0.7%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 5.7%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 5.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 0.7% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $399 |
| Transfer fee | $5K |
| Renewal fee | $8K |
| Inventory (initial) | $10K – $15K |
| Total fee load | 5.7% of rev |
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
Abra did not disclose financial performance in FDD Item 19. The ROIC and return models require Item 19 revenue. Without it all inputs are estimates. You can still run the calculator with your own assumptions by entering an expected revenue figure.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Abra unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
6%
Below the 30–60% attractive-franchise band
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2025 FDD
Financial Performance
Item 21 attaches audited consolidated financial statements of Driven Systems LLC and Subsidiaries (the parent/guarantor of Abra Franchisor SPV LLC; Driven Systems guarantees Abra's performance), audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Charlotte, NC), in thousands. Balance-sheet figures shown are the audited fiscal-year-end position as of Dec 28, 2024 (Total assets $561,290K; Total liabilities $30,599K (deferred franchise revenue); Members' equity $530,691K; reconciles), scaled x1000 to whole dollars. Annual statement-of-operations figures (total revenue, net income) and the standalone Abra franchisor financials were not legibly recoverable from the OCR text (the audited annual statements rendered with an obfuscated/shifted font, leaving the operations figures blank), so franchisor revenue and net income are left null. The only clean income figures in the text are the UNAUDITED three-month (Q1 2025) Driven Systems statement (Total revenue $63,575K, Net income $55,614K for the quarter), which are not used as annual figures. Note: Abra's own franchisor total revenue for FY2024 was disclosed in Item 6 as $8,380,464.
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 5.7% — below the Automotive average of 9.3%.
Disclosure
Franchisor chose not to disclose financial performance representations. You will need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
Operator retention
System contracting at -3.5% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven consolidation or franchisee exits.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Automotive averages
How Abra Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 55
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 2
- Turnover rate
- 3.6%
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- -3.5%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- -3.5%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 0
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 2
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 2
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 16 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator. Not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
Available to sell in · Item 12
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Wisconsin
States where the franchisor is registered to sell new franchises (FDD registration filings).
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA loan disclosures. This brand has only 1 7(a) loan on file; statistical reliability is limited below 10 loans.
- Total loans
- 1
- Loan volume
- $3.1M
- Median loan
- $3.1M
- average
- Charge-off rate
- N/A
- limited sample (1 loan) — rate not shown below 10
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- N/A
- 5-yr charge-off
- N/A
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 0
- Defaults
- N/A
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
What could kill this investment?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Abra presents HIGH RISK due to a contracting franchise system, absent financial disclosures, multiple lawsuits against the parent company, and opaque unit economics masked by a wide investment range and mandatory $45K annual royalty floor.
Litigation (Item 3)
Item 3 discloses pending actions against franchisor parent Driven Brands Holdings and affiliates: Genesee County (securities class action), Terwilliger, Gaiman, Kalimon, Bushansky (derivative), and PJC Management/Maaco franchisee suit; plus one concluded predecessor arbitration (Anderson Ford-Mazda, settled $57,500). Separately disclosed affiliate regulatory settlements (Arby's, Dunkin' no-poaching/data breach) noted as not impacting Abra.
Largest disclosed settlement: $650,000
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
ⓘ These are the parent company's consolidated financials (the parent guarantees the franchisor), not this brand's standalone results — the figure reflects the whole corporate group, not this brand alone.
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 50 / 100 verdict
- 01MINORSystem contraction of 3.5% YoY with only 55 units suggests weak franchisee recruitment and retention
- 02MINORNo Item 19 financial disclosure (Avg Revenue and Net Income) prevents validation of ROI claims and raises transparency concerns
- 03MINORMultiple pending securities and class action lawsuits against parent company Driven Brands indicate potential financial instability and management credibility issues
- 04MINORHigh minimum royalty of $45,000/year creates fixed cost burden regardless of sales performance, problematic for underperforming locations
- 05MEDWide investment range ($263k-$4.6M) with no disclosed average revenue makes unit economics impossible to evaluate
- 06MINORAffiliate litigation involving advertising fund misuse and no-poaching agreements suggests corporate governance problems affecting franchisees
- 07MINORNo 'Going Concern' flag indicates potential solvency issues at corporate level, threatening franchise support and brand viability
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 5.7% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | protected |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory radius | 1 mi |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 1 year |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 10 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 90 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | NC |
| Litigation count | 7 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
Item 3 discloses pending actions against franchisor parent Driven Brands Holdings and affiliates: Genesee County (securities class action), Terwilliger, Gaiman, Kalimon, Bushansky (derivative), and PJC Management/Maaco franchisee suit; plus one concluded predecessor arbitration (Anderson Ford-Mazda, settled $57,500). Separately disclosed affiliate regulatory settlements (Arby's, Dunkin' no-poaching/data breach) noted as not impacting Abra.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 17 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 11 hrs
- Training location
- Franchisee's Repair Center and Online
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 9 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- franchisee with franchisor assistance/consent
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Network Computer System (CCC One)
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Network Computer System (CCC One)
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
53 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Abra · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Abra franchise?
The total investment to open a Abra franchise ranges from $264K – $4.6M, with an initial franchise fee of $35K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Abra franchise owners earn?
Abra does not disclose average franchise owner earnings in their FDD Item 19. Not all franchisors are required to make financial performance representations. We recommend asking existing franchisees directly about their financial experience.
What is Item 19 in the Abra FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Abra FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Abra's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Abra (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Abra franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Abra has 55 total units in the United States, including 55 franchised units and 0 company-owned units.
Is Abra a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Abra as a B-grade franchise with a verdict score of 50 out of 100 (higher is better), based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.