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F80/100FDD 2022
No-H2o — Litigation & Risk
Automotive - Repair & Service · FDD Items 3, 4 & 5
Lower Risk
No litigation cases disclosed in FDD Items 3 and 4.
Source: FDD Items 3–5
FDD Items 3 & 4
Litigation Metrics
Cases disclosed
0
Total from FDD Items 3 and 4
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
—
Franchisor or officer bankruptcy
Overall risk score
80 / 100
FranchiseVerdict composite
Rating
AVOID
STRONG / MODERATE / CAUTION / AVOID
7(a) FOIA data · FY2020–present
SBA Loan Performance
Aggregated from public SBA 7(a) loan disclosures. Default rate is the share of loans that were charged off or settled for less than the full balance.
Total 7(a) loans
4
Government-backed loans issued
Default rate
—
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default rate
—
Defaults
0 loans
Loans charged off or defaulted
Total loan volume
$636K
Avg loan size
$159K
Participating lenders
4
FDD Items 5, 6 & 17 — what you give up
Contract Risk Indicators
Mandatory arbitration
Required
Disputes resolved outside court — limits your legal options
Jury trial waiver
Waived
You give up the right to a jury trial
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction on similar businesses
Franchisor can compete
No
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can match any purchase offer when you try to sell
Governing law
Florida
State whose law governs disputes — relevant if you're not based there
What drove the 80/100 rating
Risk Score Breakdown
- 01HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — franchisor may have material financial or operational instability
- 02MINOROnly 6 units in system with unknown growth trajectory — extremely small/stagnant franchise with no demonstrated scalability
- 03MINORNo Item 19 financial performance disclosures — impossible to validate ROI claims or typical unit economics
- 04MINORHigh initial investment ($134.5K-$162.5K) with 8% royalty burden but zero revenue benchmarks to assess payback period
- 05MINOR10-year term locks franchisees into long commitment with unproven business model and minimal peer network for support
Severity inferred from FDD text — not a regulatory or legal classification
Litigation data from FDD Items 3, 4, and 5. SBA data from public 7(a) FOIA records (FY2020–present). Not legal advice — consult a franchise attorney before signing any franchise agreement.