Bottom line
- Total investment $161K – $270K including a $30K franchise fee, 4.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 56/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 15 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 20.4% CAGR over 3 years with 92 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Detail Garage unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
56%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Detail Garage franchisees operate mobile and/or fixed-location auto detailing services, providing exterior washing, interior cleaning, paint protection, ceramic coating, and related vehicle aesthetics services to consumer and commercial clients. Day-to-day operations include scheduling appointments, managing technician crews, sourcing chemical/equipment suppliers, and handling customer acquisition and retention in a local territory.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 12 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 phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Detail Garage presents elevated risk due to litigation history involving misrepresentation, regulatory consent orders, lack of financial transparency (no Item 19), and anemic unit growth—requiring deep validation of actual franchisee profitability and franchise support quality before investment.
Score breakdown · what drove the 56 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHLitigation history: settled class action for misrepresentation of franchise costs and pricing control, plus California DFPI consent order for disclosure failures and unlicensed financing schemes
- 02MEDNo Item 19 financial disclosure (Avg Revenue and Net Income not disclosed) prevents validation of ROI claims and unit profitability
- 03MINORSlow unit growth of only 5.4% YoY in a 92-unit system suggests market saturation, franchisee struggles, or refranchising challenges
- 04MINORMid-to-high initial investment ($160,975–$270,450) with opaque profitability creates high downside risk if unit economics are weak
- 05MINORConsent order indicates past regulatory violations around affiliate inventory financing and parent company disclosure—signals governance and transparency issues
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
15 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Detail Garage · FDD (2023) PDF