AAMCO Transmissions and Total Car Care franchise research

Investment by format

Format-specific estimates only. Do not combine one format's minimum with another format's maximum.

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Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$39,500 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

7.5% · 7.5% of Gross Receipts (standard 'Franchise Fee', paid weekly via EFT); 5% of Gross Receipts for first term for qualifying Existing Franchisee additional centers

Marketing contribution

Not captured

Technology fee

POS software support $149/month; POS initial license $2,499 (one-time); reputation management $50/month

Other fees

National Creative Advertising Fund $150/month; 1-800-GO-AAMCO $125 initial connection plus per-minute call fees; Express Cash processing fee 1.38% of approved fleet repair orders (optional program)

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

Additional Funds (Item 7 note 14): $40,000 - $60,000; table also lists 13 weeks advertising costs $4,700 - $13,500 and 3 months POS access/support $500

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Working capital is drawn from Item 7. The Investment source below locates the investment section, not an independently verified working-capital scalar.

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Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Average and median annual gross sales of full-year Operating Centers, by quartile; plus revenue/expense/center profit for 54 Responsive Centers (2022)

Reporting period

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 (gross sales); 2022 for the Responsive Centers profit table

Sample

498 Operating Centers of 540 franchised Centers (US and Canada) open at end of 2023; 54 Responsive Centers for the 2022 profit table

Reported average

$1,001,878

Reported median

$938,379

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Results depend on the disclosed metric, sample and period; consult the full filing.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.53 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2023

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

547

Year-end outlets

540

Net change

-7

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

11

Terminations

Not captured

Non-renewals

Not captured

Other closures

Not captured

Reacquisitions

Not captured

Transfers

Not captured

Transfers are not closures. Net change is ending minus starting outlets for the stated scope and year, or complete openings less terminations, non-renewals, other closures and reacquisitions. Missing inputs stay unknown.

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SBA loan history

Loan activity

75 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$370,000

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

50 loans

Historical charge-off share

14.29%

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

3 / 21

Formula

CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100

This is a historical loan-level share, not a franchise failure probability or location survival rate. Loan size is not total investment. Other loan statuses are excluded from the seasoned denominator. Activity combines 7(a) and 504 approvals, excluding canceled and not-funded records; this is not a rolling five-year count. FY2024-25 franchise tags are sparse after directory suspension; fewer tagged loans do not establish brand decline. Recent charge-off cohorts are immature.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median loan amounts are financing context, not startup cost. The median window is separate from the seasoned charge-off cohort.

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does AAMCO Transmissions and Total Car Care franchise cost?

New AAMCO Center (New Franchisee), total estimated initial investment incl. additional funds: $236,800 to $361,200 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $39,500 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

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How much do AAMCO Transmissions and Total Car Care owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Average and median annual gross sales of full-year Operating Centers, by quartile; plus revenue/expense/center profit for 54 Responsive Centers (2022). Sample: 498 Operating Centers of 540 franchised Centers (US and Canada) open at end of 2023; 54 Responsive Centers for the 2022 profit table. Period: Fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 (gross sales); 2022 for the Responsive Centers profit table.

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What's the SBA charge-off rate for AAMCO Transmissions and Total Car Care?

14.29%; numerator / denominator: 3 / 21. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability. Median SBA loan: $370,000; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 50 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗