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Buy a Take 5 Oil Change Franchise

Take 5 Oil Change is a quick-lube automotive franchise built around a drive-thru, stay-in-your-car service model. Founded in 1984 in Metairie, Louisiana, the brand pioneered its stay-in-your-car concept in 1996 and now completes most oil changes in about ten minutes without customers leaving their vehicles. Alongside oil changes, centers handle air filter and wiper blade replacement, coolant exchanges, fluid top-offs and basic inspections.

The brand is part of Driven Brands, the largest automotive services company in North America, whose portfolio also includes Meineke, Maaco, CARSTAR and Take 5 Car Wash. Through Driven, franchisees tap into group purchasing power and an established automotive supplier network. Take 5 operates more than 1,100 company-owned and franchised centers across 40-plus US states and Canada.

The model is brick-and-mortar and territory-based, with protected territories and a focus on multi-unit ownership. Service is deliberately simple and high-volume: transparent pricing, no upselling and a hospitality-style customer experience. Take 5 began franchising in 2017 and has become one of the faster-growing names in the quick-lube category.

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Why buy a Take 5 Oil Change Franchise?

Buying a Take 5 Oil Change franchise means stepping into a focused, high-throughput service category that has proved resilient across economic cycles, since routine oil changes are non-discretionary maintenance. The concept is narrow by design, a short menu of services delivered fast, which keeps operations simpler than full-service auto repair.

The biggest structural advantage is Driven Brands backing. As part of North America’s largest automotive services company, franchisees access volume purchasing and supplier relationships through the DrivenAdvantage platform, plus proprietary analytics and KPI dashboards built for multi-unit oversight. The drive-thru format and recognised name give an operating unit consumer visibility that an independent quick-lube would have to build from scratch.

Take 5 Oil Change Franchise Costs & Information

  • Minimum Qualifications

    • Initial Franchise Fee

      $45,000

    • Initial Investment

      $232,794 - $2,033,733

  • Royalty

    • Royalty Fee

      7%

  • Training & Support

    • 120 hours on the job training

    • 55 hours classroom training

    • Ongoing support

    • Marketing support

Take 5 Oil Change – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Take 5 franchisees complete 55 hours of classroom training and 120 hours of on-the-job training, run through a three-week corporate program for the managing director and management team, with supplemental and refresher training afterward. Ongoing support covers operations, national and regional advertising and co-op marketing, plus proprietary analytics, KPI dashboards and a franchisee intranet for multi-unit oversight. Through the DrivenAdvantage platform, owners access Driven Brands' purchasing power and supplier network. Resale buyers should confirm what transfer training and system access carry over to incoming owners and existing crew.

  2. Ideal Owner

    Take 5 suits hands-on, operations-led owners rather than passive investors; the franchisor expects involvement in the day-to-day running of the center. Strong people-management skills matter most, since the model depends on coordinating hourly crews to move vehicles through quickly and consistently. Automotive experience helps but is not required, as training covers the technical side. The brand actively favors multi-unit operators, so candidates comfortable scaling to several locations and managing managers fit well. A customer-service mindset and comfort with high-volume, throughput-driven operations round out the profile.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    Take 5 Oil Change ranked #27 on Entrepreneur's Fastest-Growing Franchises list in 2025, reflecting rapid expansion across the quick-lube category. It has also climbed the Franchise Times Top 400, reaching #87 in 2023 (up from #134 the prior year), and appeared on Entrepreneur's Franchise 500. Added credibility comes from its parent, Driven Brands, the largest automotive services company in North America. For resale buyers, brand-level recognition should be weighed alongside the specific center's local reviews, ratings and reputation within its territory.

  4. Industry / Market

    The US oil change and quick-lube market is large and steady, supported by roughly 450 million oil changes performed each year and an industry valued at around $20 billion. Demand is essentially non-discretionary: vehicles need regular maintenance regardless of the economy. Two tailwinds favor the category, a growing US vehicle fleet and a rising average vehicle age, now over 12 years, which keeps more cars in the maintenance-heavy phase of their life. For resale buyers, local demand hinges on traffic patterns, nearby vehicle density and competition, making a center's site-specific drive-by volume a key thing to assess.

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