Ideal Automotive Services Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Ideal Automotive Services is an automotive franchise providing maintenance, repair, and diagnostics. Franchisees run the service centers, managing technicians, scheduling, and customer service.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Ideal Automotive Services franchise requires a total initial investment of $438K – $1.1M, including a $45K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. The 2024 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). FranchiseVerdict grade: D (Below average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2024 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $438K – $1.1M
- 45th pct Automotive
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 13th pct Automotive
- Units
- 3
- 4th 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 $438K – $1.1M including a $45K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSNewly formed entity (organized Jan 4, 2024). Item 21 contains only an audited balance sheet as of September 30, 2024 (cash $45,000 contributed capital); no income statement, so no revenue or net income figures are reported.
- RISKVerdict D (Below average), verdict score 31/100 (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
- Ideal Automotive Services Franchising, LLC
- Parent company
- Ideal Automotive Holdings, LLC
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Jian "Jeff" Li
- Incorporated in
- NY
- HQ
- 1517 132nd St, College Point, NY 11356
- Auditor
- DA Advisory Group PLLC
- Unaudited
Affiliated brands
- does
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
- CEO
- Jian "Jeff" Li
- Headquarters
- NY
- Founded
- 2024
- FDD year
- 2024
- States available
- 1
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 19% below the typical automotive franchise.
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown19 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $45K | $45K | |
| Your Training Expenses | $5K | $20K | |
| On-Site Trainer's Travel Expensesnot refundable | $4K | $8K | |
| Premises Deposits | $20K | $100K | |
| Utilities Deposits | $500 | $3K | |
| Professional Design | $3K | $30K | |
| Leasehold Improvements, Construction and/or Remodeling | $100K | $300K | |
| Signage | $10K | $50K | |
| Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment | $200K | $400K | |
| Computer Systems (1 month) | $1K | $2K | |
| Initial Inventory | $10K | $30K | |
| Office Equipment and Supplies | $2K | $15K | |
| Grand Opening Marketing | $10K | $30K | |
| Professional Fees | $2K | $20K | |
| Licenses and Permits | $160 | $2K | |
| Insurance | $2K | $30K | |
| Additional Funds - 3 months | $50K | $100K | |
| Development Fee (for 3 outlets) - Multi-Unit | $135K | $135K | |
| Additional Funds - 3 months (Multi-Unit) | $50K | $100K | |
| Total initial investment | $650K | $1.4M |
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.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $438K – $1.1M
- Middle of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $50K – $100K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $45K – $45K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- percentage · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 48.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $400 |
| Transfer fee | $5K |
| Renewal fee | $23K |
| Inventory (initial) | $10K – $30K |
| Total fee load | 48.0% of rev |
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
Ideal Automotive Services 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 Ideal Automotive Services unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
15%
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: 2024 FDD
Financial Performance
Newly formed entity (organized Jan 4, 2024). Item 21 contains only an audited balance sheet as of September 30, 2024 (cash $45,000 contributed capital); no income statement, so no revenue or net income figures are reported.
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 48.0% — above 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.
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 Ideal Automotive Services Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2024 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 3
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Turnover rate
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 3
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 0%
- vs corporate-owned
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 0
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 1 state reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
1
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
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
Ideal Automotive Services is a micro-scale franchise with critical financial opacity, no performance benchmarks, and franchisor viability concerns—avoid until Item 19 is disclosed and unit growth is demonstrated.
Litigation (Item 3)
0 case reference(s): 2 pending, 0 settled.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
No audited financials on file
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 31 / 100 verdict
- 01MINOROnly 3 units in system with unknown/likely stagnant growth trajectory
- 02MEDNo Item 19 financial performance disclosure (avg revenue and net income not disclosed)
- 03HIGHGoing Concern status is False, indicating potential franchisor financial instability
- 04MINORHigh investment range ($437.5K-$1.085M) relative to tiny 3-unit system limits due diligence
- 05MINORWide investment spread suggests unclear cost structure or territory-dependent pricing
- 06MED6% royalty on undisclosed revenue makes ROI projections impossible to validate
- 07MINOR10-year term with minimal system scale creates long-term partnership risk
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 48.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2024 · 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 | 3 mi |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Granted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 15 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 5 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 1 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | New York |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | NY |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
0 case reference(s): 2 pending, 0 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 98 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 107 hrs
- Training location
- Central Office / On-Site repair shops / Online
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 7 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- Franchisee with franchisor approval
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Syndicate System (CCC ONE)
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Syndicate System (CCC ONE)
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
1 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Ideal Automotive Services · FDD (2024) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Ideal Automotive Services franchise?
The total investment to open a Ideal Automotive Services franchise ranges from $438K – $1.1M, with an initial franchise fee of $45K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Ideal Automotive Services franchise owners earn?
Ideal Automotive Services 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 Ideal Automotive Services 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 Ideal Automotive Services FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Ideal Automotive Services's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Ideal Automotive Services (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 Ideal Automotive Services franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Ideal Automotive Services has 3 total units in the United States, including 0 franchised units and 3 company-owned units.
Is Ideal Automotive Services a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Ideal Automotive Services as a D-grade franchise with a verdict score of 31 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.