Rent-A-Wreck
Formerly known as NPR Auto Group
Bottom line
- Total investment $190K – $2.6M including a $30K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $951/year (median $897).
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 69/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 4 loans (below the industry average).
- System contracting at -7.8% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
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 Rent-A-Wreck unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
0%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate budget car rental locations, managing fleet acquisition, maintenance, customer bookings, and daily rental operations. Revenue comes from per-day rental fees; profitability depends on fleet utilization, damage recovery, and cost control. Most franchisees compete against major national chains (Enterprise, Hertz) in price-sensitive markets.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 9 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
Rent-A-Wreck operates a shrinking franchise system with litigation-related reputation damage, opaque profitability metrics, and evidence of franchisor operational issues—presenting meaningful risk despite territorial protection.
Score breakdown · what drove the 69 / 100 rating
- 01MINORDeclining unit count (48 units, only 4.4% YoY growth) suggests market saturation or franchisee struggles in the car rental space
- 02MEDNo disclosed average net income despite $951.32k average revenue — lack of transparency on profitability is a major concern
- 03HIGHActive litigation history involving wrongful termination, reservation diversion (competitive harm), and contempt findings indicates operational/compliance issues with franchisor
- 04MINORWide investment range ($189.5k–$2.59M) suggests inconsistent unit economics and unclear scalability
- 05HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — while not a going concern issue, combined with slow growth and litigation, suggests systemic challenges
- 06MINORMonthly minimum royalty floor ($800–$2,400) may be burdensome for underperforming locations in a declining 4.4% growth environment
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
28 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Rent-A-Wreck · FDD (2025) PDF