franchised light-vehicle dealers
NADA reported this count of U.S. franchised light-vehicle dealerships in its 2025 industry data.
Source: NADA Data 2025, 2025 ↗U.S. Dealership Service Statistics: 10 Figures for 2026
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Last updated September 9, 2026The short version
Service remains one of the largest recurring dealership relationships.
Franchised dealerships wrote more than 276 million repair orders and generated more than $164 billion in service and parts sales in the latest NADA industry data. The long-range federal outlook also projects continued growth in vehicle travel, which keeps the service relationship commercially important long after the vehicle sale.
Reported dealership activity
The scale of the dealership service opportunity
These are reported U.S. franchised light-vehicle dealership figures from NADA's 2025 data.
light-duty vehicles sold
Those dealerships sold 16.2 million light-duty vehicles, creating a large base of owners who will need future maintenance and repair.
Source: NADA Data 2025, 2025 ↗repair orders written
NADA reported more than 276 million repair orders across franchised dealerships.
Source: NADA Data 2025, 2025 ↗service and parts sales
Service and parts sales exceeded $164 billion at franchised dealerships.
Source: NADA Data 2025, 2025 ↗Road-use outlook
Vehicle travel is expected to keep rising
These figures are federal baseline projections, not reported dealership results. They show the travel outlook that shapes future maintenance, repair and service demand.
projected annual growth in total vehicle travel
The FHWA baseline outlook projects average annual growth from 2023 through 2053.
Source: Federal Highway Administration, 2025 Vehicle Miles Traveled Forecasts, September 2025 ↗projected annual growth in light-duty travel
The baseline outlook projects this average annual light-duty vehicle travel growth from 2023 through 2053.
Source: Federal Highway Administration, 2025 Vehicle Miles Traveled Forecasts, September 2025 ↗projected annual total travel growth through 2043
The FHWA baseline outlook is higher over its nearer 20-year planning period.
Source: Federal Highway Administration, 2025 Vehicle Miles Traveled Forecasts, September 2025 ↗projected annual single-unit truck travel growth
The FHWA baseline forecast covers 2023 through 2053.
Source: Federal Highway Administration, 2025 Vehicle Miles Traveled Forecasts, September 2025 ↗projected annual single-unit truck travel growth through 2043
The nearer 20-year baseline forecast is slightly higher than the longer-term outlook.
Source: Federal Highway Administration, 2025 Vehicle Miles Traveled Forecasts, September 2025 ↗projected annual combination truck travel growth
The FHWA baseline forecast covers 2023 through 2053.
Source: Federal Highway Administration, 2025 Vehicle Miles Traveled Forecasts, September 2025 ↗What these figures mean
More vehicle use makes the service relationship worth protecting.
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NADA Data 2025
Published data on U.S. franchised light-vehicle dealers, vehicle sales, repair orders, and service and parts sales.
Open NADA Data 2025 ↗Federal Highway Administration, 2025 Vehicle Miles Traveled Forecasts
Federal baseline projections for U.S. vehicle miles traveled by vehicle class through 2053.
Open the FHWA forecast ↗Suggested citation: DriveIQ Rewards, “U.S. Dealership Service Statistics: 10 Figures for 2026,” updated September 9, 2026. Cite the individual source linked with each figure when you need the underlying data.