SHANE PIERSON · SBA DATA
SBA by Industry · Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance

SBA Loans for Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance

SBA has approved 10,281 7(a) loans worth $3.0B to Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 7% versus the prior decade.

10,281
7(a) loans
$3.0B
Approved dollars
$296,055
Average loan size
#25
Rank among industries
-7%
Annualized vs prior decade
4.6%
Active-status distress
7%
Franchise-branded

Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance is the #25 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 10,281 such loans worth $3.0B, averaging $296,055 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 7% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 1,582 active-status automotive body, paint, and interior repair and maintenance loans, 4.6% are delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.

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7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis, classified by borrower NAICS. Active-status distress counts DELINQ, PSTDUE, or LIQUID loans as a share of CURR, DELINQ, PSTDUE, LIQUID, or DEFERD loans. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026. Methodology.

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