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VALVOLINE INSTANT OIL CHANGE: how its 21 SBA loans actually performed

Automotive Oil Change and Lubrication Shops · 21 units financed with SBA 7(a) loans since 2010 · 15 lenders have funded this brand.

No defaults on record

None of the 21 seasoned SBA loans to VALVOLINE INSTANT OIL CHANGE charged off within seven years — a 0.0% rate, against 5.7% across all SBA 7(a) loans.

Units financed
21
SBA 7(a), 2010 onward
Old enough to judge
21
loans at least 7 years old
Defaulted
0
charged off in 7 yrs
Default rate
0.0%
all 7(a) avg 5.7%
Typical loan
$810,000
median approved

How this brand compares

share of owners who defaulted within seven years
VALVOLINE INSTANT OIL CHANGE
0.0%
Typical franchise brand
3.0%
All SBA 7(a) loans
5.7%

Who lends on it

most active lenders, 2010 onward
LenderUnits funded
Wells Fargo Bank National Association5
PNC Bank, National Association2
TD Bank, National Association2
Truist Bank1
Old National Bank1
Evolve Bank and Trust1

15 lenders have funded VALVOLINE INSTANT OIL CHANGE since 2010. Fewer active lenders means less competition on your rate.

A note on sample size

VALVOLINE INSTANT OIL CHANGE is a smaller-sample brand: 21 of its SBA loans are old enough to judge (our flagship brands have 60+). The default rate above is a real count, but read it as a signal rather than a verdict — with 21 loans, a handful of outcomes moves the number. We omit the year-by-year breakdowns shown on larger brands, which would be noisy at this size.

Common questions

How many VALVOLINE INSTANT OIL CHANGE SBA loans have defaulted?

0 of 21 seasoned VALVOLINE INSTANT OIL CHANGE SBA 7(a) loans charged off within seven years — a 0.0% default rate, against 5.7% across all SBA 7(a) loans.

Is a VALVOLINE INSTANT OIL CHANGE franchise a safe SBA loan bet?

By the numbers its default rate is below the SBA-wide 5.7% average. That is a financing signal, not a verdict on the business — and with 21 loans it is a smaller sample than our flagship brands.

Which lenders fund VALVOLINE INSTANT OIL CHANGE franchises?

15 lenders have made SBA loans to VALVOLINE INSTANT OIL CHANGE since 2010, led by Wells Fargo Bank National Association.

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