Big Al's Muffler and Brake franchise
2025 filing · July 9, 2025
Big Al's Muffler and Brake at a glance
An auto repair shop for mufflers, exhaust, brakes, shocks and front-wheel-drive joints.
The business
- Industry
- Auto repair
- Franchisor
- Big Al's Franchising, Inc
- The company that sells the franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $100K–$1.09M
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $15,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 5.5%
- 5.5% of gross sales, paid weekly (5% if paid on time by mail), plus 4% to advertising
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- None
- No exclusive territory
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- Franchised, 2024
- 15
- As printed in the filing
From Big Al's Franchising, Inc’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Big Al's Muffler and Brake among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Big Al's Muffler and Brake | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $594,438 | Costs more than 70% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $15,000 | Lower than 93% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 5.5% | Lower than 66% of brands with a set rate |
How much a Big Al's Muffler and Brake franchise costs
Opening one Big Al's Muffler and Brake costs an estimated $99,875 to $1,089,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital. It is one of the low-cost franchises.
Source: Big Al's Franchising, Inc, 2025 filing, page 16
Big Al's Muffler and Brake franchise fee
The franchise fee is $15,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Big Al's Franchising, Inc, 2025 filing, page 11
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5.5% of gross sales, paid weekly (5% if paid on time by mail), plus 4% to advertising. |
|---|
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Big Al's Franchising, Inc, 2025 filing, page 12
Sales and earnings
No figures Big Al's Muffler and Brake does not share sales or profit figures for its locations. Talking to current and former franchise owners is the usual way to learn what a location earns.
Source: Big Al's Franchising, Inc, 2025 filing, page 36
How Big Al's Muffler and Brake compares
Of the 53 auto repair franchises on this site, Big Al's Muffler and Brake is the 12th cheapest to open.
| Figure | Big Al's Muffler and Brake | Typical auto repair brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $100K | $224K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $1.09M | $534K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $15K | $40K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5.5% | 6% | 6% |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 33 of 53 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 53 brands in auto repair franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15 (0) | 0 |
| 2023 | 15 (0) | 0 |
| 2024 | 15 (0) | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
These figures don't add up as printed: the 2024 counts come to 15, but the filing shows 14. Worth asking the franchisor.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: auto repair franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Source: Big Al's Franchising, Inc, 2025 filing, page 39
Where Big Al's Muffler and Brake locations are
At the end of 2024, Big Al's Muffler and Brake had franchised locations in 1 state. The most are in Virginia.
- Virginia15
| State | Franchised |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 15 |
Source: Big Al's Franchising, Inc, 2025 filing, page 40
Who owns Big Al's Muffler and Brake?
Big Al's Muffler and Brake franchises are sold by Big Al's Franchising, Inc.
From Big Al's Franchising, Inc’s 2025 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: Big Al's Franchising, Inc, 2025 filing, litigation on page 10, bankruptcy on page 10
Big Al's Muffler and Brake filings
The figures on this page come from Big Al's Franchising, Inc’s 2025 filing, issued July 9, 2025, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | July 9, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
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