Turbo Tint
The total investment to open a Turbo Tint franchise ranges from $295,510 to $415,400. The initial franchise fee is $400,000. Ongoing royalties are 7% plus a 1% advertising fee.
What is the Turbo Tint franchise?
Turbo Tint franchises shops that replace automotive glass for vehicle owners. The estimated total initial investment is $295,510 to $415,400, and the initial franchise fee is $400,000.
The royalty is 7 percent of sales, and the advertising or brand fund fee is 1 percent. The liquid capital requirement is $75,000. The net worth requirement matches the initial franchise fee.
Turbo Tint is headquartered in Midlothian, IL, and was founded in 2005.
Loan Activity Score
81/100
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
Active Lenders
4
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Turbo Tint has 12 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 4 lenders made 16 loans to franchisees of Turbo Tint. PeerSense calculates Turbo Tint's score as 81 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
Franchising since 2005 · 12 locations
$295,510 to $415,400
$400,000
12
12 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
ExcellentDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Turbo Tint
16
Total SBA loans
$240K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Turbo Tint
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
Growing (10 to 24 loans)
Are lenders increasingly or decreasingly funding this brand? Growing trends score highest.
Blended default rate (recent + all time) compared to NAICS sector peers.
Quality lenders actively backing this brand, with penalty for lender pullback.
FDD availability, Item 19 disclosure, and overall data completeness.
Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
vs 10.8% peer avg
SBA Loans
16
Total Volume
$3.8M
Active Lenders
4
3 selective
States
9
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 Turbo Tint based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
10.8% below peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
16 loans
Across 4 lenders
Lender Diversity
4 lenders
Avg 4.0 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Significant investment
$295,510 to $415,400 total
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$3,059
Principal & Interest only
Indicative only, as of October 1, 2026. Not a quote, commitment or offer of credit. Final pricing, leverage and terms are determined by the lender at underwriting, after full transaction materials are reviewed. PeerSense sources the file. The lender sets pricing. What these terms mean.
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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.
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