Integrity 1st Car Pros Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Integrity 1st Car Pros franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Integrity 1st Car Pros discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Discloses 2023-2025 corporate unit revenues, COGS, gross profit/margin for full-year operating units only. Excludes franchisee-specific fees (royalties, marketing, transfers). Cherry-picks: no franchisee data despite 3 franchised outlets in 2025; omits owner net income after all expenses.
What a Integrity 1st Car Pros franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $45,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 9% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 3% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 12% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $166,496 – $750,196 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty 9% minimum $5,000/month; Brand Dev 0% (up to 2%); Local Ad 3%; Software $599/month; IT $250-500/month; Financial Ops $850/month optional.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Integrity 1st Car Pros system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 14 |
| Ceased operations | 2 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 0 |
| Closure rate | 14.3% of outlets |
2 company outlets closed in 2025; zero franchisee terminations/transfers (only 3 franchised units exist).
From Item 20 of the FDD 2026. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Integrity 1st Car Pros worth it? — how it compares to 18 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 12% of sales | steeper than 79% of automotive services franchises |
| Startup cost | from $166,496 | cheaper than most (median $267,500) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | typical for the category |
| Closure rate | 14.3% of outlets | worse than 88% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
Benchmarked against every automotive services franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Integrity 1st Car Pros
The franchisor's framing: Discloses 2023-2025 corporate unit revenues, COGS, gross profit/margin for full-year opera… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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Integrity 1st Car Pros franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Integrity 1st Car Pros franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $166,496–$750,196, including a $45,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Integrity 1st Car Pros franchise owners make?
- Discloses 2023-2025 corporate unit revenues, COGS, gross profit/margin for full-year operating units only. Excludes franchisee-specific fees (royalties, marketing, transfers). Cherry-picks: no franchisee data despite 3 franchised outlets in 2025; omits owner net income after all expenses. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Integrity 1st Car Pros franchise fees?
- Integrity 1st Car Pros' FDD discloses a $45,000 initial franchise fee, a 9% royalty on gross sales, a 3% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 12% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Royalty 9% minimum $5,000/month; Brand Dev 0% (up to 2%); Local Ad 3%; Software $599/month; IT $250-500/month; Financial Ops $850/month optional.
- What is the Integrity 1st Car Pros franchise profit margin?
- Integrity 1st Car Pros does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Discloses 2023-2025 corporate unit revenues, COGS, gross profit/margin for full-year operating units only. Excludes franchisee-specific fees (royalties, marketing, transfers). Cherry-picks: no franchisee data despite 3 franchised outlets in 2025; omits owner net income after all expenses. Recurring fees alone take about 12% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the Integrity 1st Car Pros franchise failure rate?
- 2 company outlets closed in 2025; zero franchisee terminations/transfers (only 3 franchised units exist).
- How many Integrity 1st Car Pros locations are there?
- Integrity 1st Car Pros' FDD reports 14 total outlets, with 2 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 0 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Integrity 1st Car Pros have complaints or lawsuits?
- Integrity 1st Car Pros discloses no material litigation in Item 3 of the filing we reviewed. That's a positive signal, though it covers only what the franchisor is required to report.
- Is a Integrity 1st Car Pros franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Integrity 1st Car Pros scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 12% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Integrity 1st Car Pros or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.