SHANE PIERSON · SBA DATA
SBA by Industry · General Automotive Repair

SBA Loans for General Automotive Repair

SBA has approved 26,606 7(a) loans worth $6.4B to General Automotive Repair businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 3% versus the prior decade.

26,606
7(a) loans
$6.4B
Approved dollars
$241,319
Average loan size
#3
Rank among industries
-3%
Annualized vs prior decade
4.3%
Active-status distress
7%
Franchise-branded

General Automotive Repair is the #3 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 26,606 such loans worth $6.4B, averaging $241,319 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 3% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 4,788 active-status general automotive repair loans, 4.3% 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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