Franchise opportunities compared
CARSTAR vs Valvoline Instant Oil Change
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 7Valvoline Instant Oil Change
$192,375 – $3,483,550
2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 1Initial franchise fee · Item 5
CARSTAR
Not available
Valvoline Instant Oil Change
Not available
Royalty · Item 6
CARSTAR
Not available
Valvoline Instant Oil Change
2%
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17Before you compare
- CARSTAR figures come from its 2025 FDD and Valvoline Instant Oil Change figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
- CARSTAR discloses 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, Valvoline Instant Oil Change: 31). 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
CARSTARValvoline Instant Oil ChangeItem 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 Valvoline Instant Oil Change: common questions
- Which costs less to open, CARSTAR or Valvoline Instant Oil Change?
- CARSTAR: $23,500 – $804,300 (2025 FDD · Item 7); Valvoline Instant Oil Change: $192,375 – $3,483,550 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 1). 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 Valvoline Instant Oil Change disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- CARSTAR has reviewed Item 19 figures for 19 location groups; Valvoline Instant Oil Change has reviewed Item 19 figures for 31 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.
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Full CARSTAR report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
Full Valvoline Instant Oil Change report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
