Take 5 Oil Change franchise: what it costs
Opening a newly built oil change center under the Take 5 Oil Change franchise runs $912,248 to $2,053,642, based on its 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
Take 5 Oil Change franchise cost, item by item
- Full cost of opening
- $912,248 to $2,053,642 Item 7, 2025 FDD
- Franchise fee you pay one time at the start
- $45,000 Item 5, 2025 FDD
- Royalty, your ongoing payments to the brand
- 7% out of gross sales Item 6, 2025 FDD
- Marketing fund, which covers shared advertising
- 5% out of gross sales Item 6, 2025 FDD
- Figures on sales or earnings
- $1,235,518 a year on average across 323 locations it counts, before costs Item 19, 2025 FDD
- Locations open at the close of 2024
- Franchise owners run 432 of them and the company runs 710 Item 20, 2025 FDD
Each figure above comes out of the 2025 Take 5 Oil Change Franchise Disclosure Document. Take 5 Franchisor SPV LLC filed it at the Minnesota Department of Commerce. Its date is June 13, 2025, and it was amended December 29, 2025. Each small label points to the numbered part of the FDD where that figure sits.
Take 5 Oil Change FDD: sales and earnings
Item 19 is the FDD section where a brand may state how much its locations sell or earn, and Take 5 Oil Change includes figures there. For 2024, 323 franchised centers open a full year or more averaged $1,235,518 in yearly sales, and that's the main figure. It is money the store takes in, not profit, because rent, wages and every other cost get paid from it.
Before you rely on any figure, see the guide on reading an Item 19.
Take 5 Oil Change beside other automotive franchises
Most automotive franchises on this site cost less to open than Take 5 Oil Change; the middle one starts at $562K.
| Brand | Total cost to opentotal, lowest to highest | Upfront feeone-time fee | Royaltyongoing, usually a % of sales | Year filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valvoline Instant Oil Change | $192K to $640K | $30,000 | 6% from year three | 2026 |
| Jiffy Lube | $211K to $510K | $35,000 | 4% | 2026 |
| Take 5 Oil Change | $912K to $2.05M | $45,000 | 7% | 2025 |
| Tommy's Express Car Wash | $3.48M to $11.8M | $50,000 | 4% | 2026 |
Before you buy, a brand has to hand over its Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD); the brand's latest one is where every figure comes from. Once you open, you keep paying the brand a royalty: a share of sales or a set amount. A K stands for thousand, an M for million. All 4 brands give sales or earnings numbers in their FDD (open one to see them). The filing year is the year that FDD was listed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
Take 5 Oil Change location count
At the end of 2024, 1,142 Take 5 Oil Change locations operated in the United States, with 38% of them run by franchise owners (Item 20). In that same part of the FDD, you get phone numbers for owners still running stores and ones who left. Your best way to learn how these costs play out in real life is to call a few of them.
Get the Take 5 Oil Change FDD read by a franchise attorney
Before you sign, one franchise attorney can go through the Take 5 Oil Change FDD and franchise agreement with you.