Franchise opportunities compared
CARSTAR vs MAACO COLLISION REPAIR
Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.
Initial investment · Item 7
CARSTAR
$23,500 – $804,300
2025 FDD · Item 7MAACO COLLISION REPAIR
$196,000 – $728,500
2025 FDD · Item 7Initial franchise fee · Item 5
CARSTAR
Not available
MAACO COLLISION REPAIR
Not available
Royalty · Item 6
CARSTAR
Not available
MAACO COLLISION REPAIR
8% · percentage of gross receipts
2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 33Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2025 FDDs.
- CARSTAR and MAACO COLLISION REPAIR disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (CARSTAR: 19, MAACO COLLISION REPAIR: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.
Financial commitment
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System scale & health
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
CARSTARMAACO COLLISION REPAIRItem 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.
CARSTAR vs MAACO COLLISION REPAIR: common questions
- Which costs less to open, CARSTAR or MAACO COLLISION REPAIR?
- CARSTAR: $23,500 – $804,300 (2025 FDD · Item 7); MAACO COLLISION REPAIR: $196,000 – $728,500 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for CARSTAR. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- Do CARSTAR and MAACO COLLISION REPAIR disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- CARSTAR has reviewed Item 19 figures for 19 location groups; MAACO COLLISION REPAIR has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.
Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.
Keep researching
Full CARSTAR report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
Full MAACO COLLISION REPAIR report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
