Fix AutoFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A FIX AUTO franchise requires a total initial investment of $55K – $3.1M, including a $10K franchise fee and an ongoing 3.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $3.2M[2]. SBA 7(a) loans show a 0.0% charge-off rate across 15 loans[1]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 21, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $55K – $3.1M
- 4th pct Automotive
- Avg gross sales
- $3.2M
- 22nd pct Automotive
- Royalty
- 3.0%
- 2nd pct Automotive
- Units
- 212
- 30th pct Automotive
- SBA default
- 0.0%
- system-wide median varies by category
Quick verdict · Automotive · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Automotive avg · No shading = within ±15% · Red = >15% below avg · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Only 0.0% of 15 SBA loans charged off, well below the 16% franchise average.
12 legal cases disclosed in the FDD. Read Item 3 before signing.
Bottom line
- Total investment $55K – $3.1M including a $10K franchise fee, 3.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $3.2M/year (median $2.7M).
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 5/100. SBA loan charge-off rate of 0.0% across 15 loans (well below the franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2024).
- 12 litigation matters disclosed in Item 3, higher than typical. Review the summary for patterns (franchisor-initiated vs. franchisee-initiated).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- FUSA Franchisor SPV LLC
- Parent company
- Driven Systems LLC
- Predecessor
- Our predecessor
- Prior franchisor entity
- Incorporated in
- DE
- HQ
- 440 South Church Street, Suite 700, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $289.7M
- vs $270.2M 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
FIX AUTO franchisees operate auto collision repair and restoration centers, managing technician teams, handling insurance claims, coordinating vehicle repairs, and managing customer service. Day-to-day operations include scheduling repairs, sourcing parts, quality control, billing/invoicing, and maintaining customer relationships in a location-dependent service business.
- CEO
- Daniel Rivera
- Headquarters
- NC
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 14
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing · 27 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $10K | $10K | |
| Integration Feenot refundable | $10K | $10K | |
| Initial Training Expensesnot refundable | $2K | $10K | |
| Signagenot refundable | $3K | $20K | |
| Office Equipment/Suppliesnot refundable | $2K | $5K | |
| Initial Inventorynot refundable | $1K | $55K | |
| Initial Local Advertisingnot refundable | $2K | $10K | |
| Uniformsnot refundable | $500 | $5K | |
| Equipment and Fixturesnot refundable | $0 | $400K | |
| Computer System and Softwarenot refundable | $20K | $75K | |
| Additional Funds - 3 monthsnot refundable | $5K | $250K | |
| Initial Franchise Fee (New Shop)not refundable | $10K | $10K | |
| Integration Fee (New Shop)not refundable | $10K | $10K | |
| Initial Training Expenses (New Shop)not refundable | $2K | $10K | |
| Signage (New Shop)not refundable | $3K | $20K | |
| Real Estatenot refundable | $10K | $300K | |
| Leasehold Improvementsnot refundable | $1K | $300K | |
| Insurancenot refundable | $3K | $25K | |
| Utilitiesnot refundable | $0 | $5K | |
| Licenses and Permitsnot refundable | $200 | $10K | |
| Total initial investment | $225K | $3.9M |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$677K
21.3% margin
Unlevered ROIC
40%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
30 mo
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $55K – $3.1M
- Better than avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $5K – $250K
- Better than avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $10K
- Better than avg vs category
- Royalty
- 3.0%
- Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 0.8%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 3.8%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 3.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 0.8% of gross sales |
| Training fee | $299 |
| Transfer fee | $8K |
| Renewal fee | $1K |
| Inventory (initial) | $17K – $55K |
| Total fee load | 3.8% of rev |
A 3.8% total fee load is unusually lean. More of each revenue dollar stays with the franchisee.
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $3.2M
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $2.7M
- Item 19 type
- gross_sales
- Sample size
- 170 units
- vs category median 70 · large
- Range (low → high)
- $257K→$22.2M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Quartile band
- $1.9M→$4.5M
- Bottom 25% → top 25%
- Transparency tier
- full
- Categorical assessment of disclosure depth
- Transparency
- 4 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · typical
Compared against 221 Automotive brands
vs Automotive averages
How Fix Auto Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 212
- Opened
- 18
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 8
- Turnover rate
- 3.8%
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (yr3)
- +5.0%
- Net unit change last year
- 3-yr CAGR
- +19.1%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 10
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 4
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 15
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Termination rate
- 2.0%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 14 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
- California
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- 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 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 15
- Loan volume
- $23.4M
- Median loan
- $1.2M
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- 0.0%
- rates vary by category · see methodology
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- 100.0%
- 5-yr charge-off
- N/A
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 8
- Defaults
- 0
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
Premium insight
SBA Lending Report
Deep-dive into Fix Auto's SBA lending history: lender network, geographic footprint, interest rates, and more.
SBA Lending Report
- Principal loss rate and NAICS industry benchmark
- 8 lenders with concentration factor
- Per-state charge-off rates across 5 states
- Startup risk premium and job creation velocity
- 10-year lending trend
- SBA 504 real estate/equipment data
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With a 0.0% charge-off rate across 15 loans, banks have historically viewed this brand favorably for lending.
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
FIX AUTO operates under significant legal and financial headwinds with undisclosed profitability, slow growth, and a litigious parent company; the absence of net income disclosure is a critical red flag masking true earning potential.
Litigation (Item 3)
4 case reference(s): 2 pending, 2 settled.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Must buy proprietary products: No
- Restricted to system-approved products: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 5 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHSignificant litigation portfolio: three franchisor-initiated breach actions, multiple shareholder class actions against parent company (Driven Brands), securities violations, and advertising fund misappropriation claims affecting affiliate brands
- 02MINORNo Item 19 (Average Net Income) disclosure despite $3.18M average revenue, making ROI calculation impossible and suggesting either poor profitability or franchisor unwillingness to disclose performance data
- 03HIGHSlow unit growth of only 5.0% YoY with 212 units indicates market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction; flat/declining growth combined with litigation raises sustainability concerns
- 04MINORParent company (Driven Brands) facing securities law violations and shareholder derivative complaints, indicating potential financial instability or mismanagement at corporate level that could affect franchise support
- 05MINORWide investment range ($55K-$3.09M) with no correlation to revenue/territory suggests inconsistent unit economics and potential for unprofitable locations
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 5 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 5 |
| Territory type | Radius |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 1 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 8 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | North Carolina |
| Litigation count | 12 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
4 case reference(s): 2 pending, 2 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 21 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 6 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and corporate
- Site selection
- joint
- POS system
- CCCOne Innovate Management System
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: CCCOne Innovate Management System
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
218 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
FIX AUTO · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a FIX AUTO franchise?
The total investment to open a FIX AUTO franchise ranges from $55K – $3.1M, with an initial franchise fee of $10K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do FIX AUTO franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the FIX AUTO FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $3.2M. The median is $2.7M. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is FIX AUTO's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, FIX AUTO has a charge-off rate of 0.0% across 15 loans, meaning 0.0% of franchise loans were charged off. Charge-off rates are one proxy for franchise risk, though they do not capture all closures. This data comes from FOIA-sourced SBA lending records.
How many FIX AUTO franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, FIX AUTO has 212 total units in the United States, including 178 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 18 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is FIX AUTO a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates FIX AUTO as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 5 out of 100, 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.