Dollar Rent A Car
The total investment to open a Dollar Rent A Car franchise ranges from $426,735 to $2.3M. The initial franchise fee is $25,000. Ongoing royalties are 15% plus a 3.25% advertising fee.
What is the Dollar Rent A Car franchise?
Dollar Rent A Car rents passenger cars to people who need a car. Its initial franchise fee is $25,000, according to the 2023 Franchise Disclosure Document.
Dollar Rent A Car was founded in 1965.
Loan Activity Score
22/100
SBA Default Rate
33.3%
Active Lenders
5
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Dollar Rent A Car has 4 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 5 lenders made 6 loans to franchisees of Dollar Rent A Car. PeerSense calculates Dollar Rent A Car's score as 22 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity. Cost figures are based on the 2023 Franchise Disclosure Document. To correct a figure, email the current FDD and the differing item numbers to info@peersense.com, and this page will be updated.
Franchising since 1965 · 4 locations
$426,735 to $2.3M
$25,000
4
4 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
LimitedDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Dollar Rent A Car
6
Total SBA loans
$417K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Dollar Rent A Car
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
Emerging (3 to 9 loans)
Are lenders increasingly or decreasingly funding this brand? Growing trends score highest.
Blended default rate (recent + all time) compared to NAICS sector peers.
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Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
33.3%
vs 8.9% peer avg
SBA Loans
6
Total Volume
$2.5M
Active Lenders
5
States
4
vs. SBA Sector Average
SBA loan default rate vs. all franchises in the same NAICS sector, not limited to direct competitors
Key Highlights
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Data Insights
Key performance metrics for Dollar Rent A Car based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
33.3%
24.4% above peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
6 loans
Across 5 lenders
Lender Diversity
5 lenders
Avg 1.2 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Premium investment
$426,735 to $2,339,525 total
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$4,417
Principal & Interest only
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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
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- Edward L. Freeman founded PeerSense in January 2020.
- He is a Registered Franchise Consultant with Business Alliance, Inc., a credential issued in March 2022, and worked as a franchise consultant there from March 2022 to May 2023.
- His recorded experience includes a $22 million SBA construction loan, with about $16 million funded on the deal.
- In the 12 months through September 30, 2026, PeerSense tracked 912 publicly announced financings with a disclosed size of $361.32 billion. PeerSense Capital Data Report · Methodology page
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