Carstar franchise research

Investment by format

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

Investment sourceFDD p.38 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$10,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

Monthly Franchise Fee = Base fee (greater of $1,000 or 1.5% of Monthly Base Volume, i.e. the facility's pre-signing average sales/12) plus Growth fee (4% of monthly Gross Sales above the Monthly Base Volume); paid monthly on the 15th

Marketing contribution

1% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

CCC One Innovate $1,545/month plus tax (if chosen) or CCC One Perform $1,295/month; Training/web platform fee $299/year (cap $600/year)

Other fees

Insurance and Marketing Fund Fee: greater of $500 or 1% of monthly Gross Sales (1.5% if non-compliant); Central Review Fee 0.5% of Gross Sales from CMIPs (can rise to 2%); Call Center Fee $399/month (optional program)

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

Conversion: $0 to $75,000; New facility: $10,000 to $84,000 (operating expenses for the first 3 months of operation)

Fees sourceFDD p.31 ↗

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

Investment sourceFDD p.38 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Part A: average and median annual Gross Sales (plus KPIs: PBAs and DRPs counts) for franchised facilities; Part B: Gross Sales ramp (Month 1 run rate and Years 1-4) for 158 conversion facilities opened FY2020-FY2023

Reporting period

FY2024 (Dec 31, 2023 - Dec 28, 2024) for Part A; Dec 29, 2019 - Dec 30, 2023 openings for Part B

Sample

397 of 471 franchised facilities (excluded 48 opened in FY2024, 26 with missing sales months, and 32 that closed in FY2024); average age 9.7 years

Reported average

$3,205,928

Reported median

$2,579,601

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.78 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2024

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

455

Year-end outlets

471

Net change

+16

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

48

Terminations

31

Non-renewals

1

Other closures

0

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

16

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.

Unit growth sourceFDD p.82 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

35 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$845,750

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

12 loans

Historical charge-off share

0.00%

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 29

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 Carstar franchise cost?

Conversion CARSTAR Facility (existing body shop; no facility cost): $23,500 to $165,300; New CARSTAR Facility (includes $50,000-$200,000 facility line: lease costs at low end, 20% down on a $1,000,000 purchase at high end): $298,200 to $804,300 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $10,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.38 ↗

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How much do Carstar owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Part A: average and median annual Gross Sales (plus KPIs: PBAs and DRPs counts) for franchised facilities; Part B: Gross Sales ramp (Month 1 run rate and Years 1-4) for 158 conversion facilities opened FY2020-FY2023. Sample: 397 of 471 franchised facilities (excluded 48 opened in FY2024, 26 with missing sales months, and 32 that closed in FY2024); average age 9.7 years. Period: FY2024 (Dec 31, 2023 - Dec 28, 2024) for Part A; Dec 29, 2019 - Dec 30, 2023 openings for Part B.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.78 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Carstar?

0.00%; numerator / denominator: 0 / 29. 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: $845,750; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 12 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗