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    Fdd vs Fix Auto

    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.

    FFdd2026 FDDFix Auto2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Fdd

    $211,000 – $510,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Fix Auto

    $55,100 – $3,090,000

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Fdd

    Not available

    Fix Auto

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Fdd

    4%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 27

    Fix Auto

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Fdd figures come from its 2026 FDD and Fix Auto figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Fdd and Fix Auto 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 (Fdd: 91, Fix Auto: 9). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Fdd

    $211,000 – $510,000
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Fix Auto

    $55,100 – $3,090,000
    2025 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Fdd

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Fix Auto

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Fdd

    4%
    Royalty rate regular
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 27

    Fix Auto

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Fdd

    1.5%
    National Advertising Fund Contribution — 1.5%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 31

    Fix Auto

    $10,000
    Additional marketing campaigns annual cap
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 29

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Fdd

    2,083
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 81

    Fix Auto

    212
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 89
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Fdd

    +14
    Calculated: 2,069 at end of 2023 → 2,083 at end of 2025

    Fix Auto

    +34
    Calculated: 178 at end of 2022 → 212 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Fdd

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Fix Auto

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Fdd

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Fix Auto

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Fdd

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Fix Auto

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    FFdd
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Jiffy Lube franchised service centers in the Third Quartile, each open 12 full…
    $1,121,068
    other Comparative annual Net Adjusted Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 74
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Newly constructed, non-converted franchised service centers with first full yea…
    $348,749
    other Net Adjusted Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 76
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Jiffy Lube service centers in the First Quartile, open 12 full month…
    238 stores
    other Comparative annual vehicle count
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 75
    +88 more groups in the full report
    Fix Auto
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — FIX AUTO Shops open and operating at end of 2024 Fiscal Year
    $257,127
    other Bottom 50% lowest Gross Sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 84
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisee-operated FIX AUTO Shops converting existing repair businesses to the…
    44.4 percent
    other FY 2020 Openings Year 1
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 86
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisee-operated FIX AUTO Shops converting existing repair businesses to the…
    7 units
    other FY 2020 Openings Year 2
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 86
    +6 more groups in the full report

    Item 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.

    Fdd vs Fix Auto: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Fdd or Fix Auto?
    Fdd: $211,000 – $510,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Fix Auto: $55,100 – $3,090,000 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Fix Auto. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Fdd or Fix Auto?
    Fdd: 2,083 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 81); Fix Auto: 212 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 89). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Fdd and Fix Auto disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Fdd has reviewed Item 19 figures for 91 location groups; Fix Auto has reviewed Item 19 figures for 9 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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