CFPB Consumer Complaint Profile

Automotive Credit Corporation

The CFPB complaints on file trace a pattern in how this company responds when customers push back on credit, billing, or collection problems.

Data updated 2026-08-14

364
Total complaints
Above average
107
Last 12 months
75.3%
Timely response
Bottom decile
35
States affected

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The verdict

Out of 3,843 financial companies in the CFPB database, Automotive Credit Corporation places #611 by volume. On response speed it sits at the 7th percentile among companies with 100+ complaints.

Credit reporting or …
most-complained product
FL
state with the most complaints

Raw complaint volume, not a rate: larger institutions naturally draw more CFPB complaints because they serve more customers, and a complaint is a consumer-filed record, not a proven finding of wrongdoing.

F
PlainCredit Trust Score
19/100
Automotive Credit Corporation · 3 of 3 dimensions reported

Based on this company's own CFPB response record -- timely response, dispute rate, and relief rate, each benchmarked against every tracked company with 10+ complaints. Not a measure of product quality, pricing, or company size.

Timely Response F 75.3%
Share of complaints answered within the CFPB response window
Dispute Rate F 47.4%
Share of responses the consumer disputed (lower is better)
Relief Rate F 0.5%
Share of complaints closed with monetary or non-monetary relief

Automotive Credit Corporation vs. all companies by on-time response rate

Every company with 100+ CFPB complaints on file (1,335 total)

75.3% Among the lowest higher than 7% of 1,335 companies

companies with 100+ CFPB complaints, bucketed by value

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Source Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Complaint Database · 2026-08-14

What changed

CFPB Consumer Complaint Database 2024 to 2025 complete years

  • Annual CFPB complaint volume moved from 50 in 2024 to 112 in 2025 (2024 → 2025).

See the full year-over-year release diff

Reading this profile

Complaints by Product

Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports - Credit reporting 122
Vehicle loan or lease - Loan 79
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports - Credit reporting 75
Debt collection - Auto debt 36
Debt collection - I do not know 25
Consumer Loan - Vehicle loan 10
Debt collection - Auto 5
Vehicle loan or lease - Lease 4
Credit reporting 3
Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan - Title loan 1

Top Issues

1.Incorrect information on your report 108
2.Improper use of your report 65
3.Managing the loan or lease 32
4.Attempts to collect debt not owed 20
5.Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem 19
6.Took or threatened to take negative or legal action 19
7.Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem 17
8.Repossession 15
9.Struggling to pay your loan 12
10.Getting a loan or lease 10

Complaints by Year

Year Complaints
2014 4
2015 5
2016 5
2017 19
2018 10
2019 13
2020 8
2021 24
2022 40
2023 50
2024 50
2025 112
2026year in progress 24

Complaints by State (Top 15)

Florida 91
California 48
Michigan 20
Nevada 19
Indiana 19
Ohio 17
Arizona 16
Illinois 15
Georgia 13
New York 12
Colorado 12
Texas 12
Pennsylvania 9
Tennessee 8
Virginia 5

Company Responses

Closed with explanation 352
Untimely response 7
Closed 3
Closed with non-monetary relief 2

What the CFPB Complaint Record Shows for Automotive Credit Corporation

The CFPB Consumer Complaint Database shows a multi-regional complaint footprint for Automotive Credit Corporation, with consumers across the country filing against it. The single largest complaint category is "Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports," which consistently leads the product-level breakdown and signals where consumer friction is most acute. Within that category, the most frequently cited specific issue is "Incorrect information on your report" - a useful starting point for anyone trying to understand what goes wrong most often in the company's consumer interactions.

Within the Bureau's 15-day response window, the timely-response measure shows how often forwarded complaints get a reply. This company's rate trails the 95% benchmark badly, a red flag given how strongly late or missing responses predict CFPB supervisory attention. A formal dispute means the consumer contested the company's response after a case was resolved, a rough measure of how often the first resolution missed the mark. Relief means the case closed with monetary or non-monetary help for the consumer. Both rates sit in the score card above.

How to read complaint counts

Complaint counts alone do not tell the full story: larger institutions with more customers will naturally generate more complaints in absolute terms. The more informative signals are the direction of the yearly trend shown above, the state-level concentration, and the ratio of monetary-relief closures to closed-without-relief outcomes. Together, these fields provide context for reading the published CFPB record; they do not establish wrongdoing or resolve an individual dispute.

Educational data summary, not financial or legal advice. Individual complaint outcomes vary. Consumers should consult a qualified attorney or financial advisor for guidance on a specific dispute.

Nationwide companies with similar complaint volume or dispute rates

Two CFPB peer sets for Automotive Credit Corporation: nearest financial companies by total complaint volume and by the share of complaints consumers mark as disputed. These are cross-firm neighborhoods, not the product-category list below.

Similar dispute rates

Nearest companies by share of complaints marked disputed (47.4% here).

Also handles Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports

Other companies with the same primary CFPB product category on file.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many CFPB complaints does Automotive Credit Corporation have?

The CFPB has logged 364 complaints against Automotive Credit Corporation to date, of which 107 came in over the last 12 months.

Does Automotive Credit Corporation respond to complaints on time?

Automotive Credit Corporation's CFPB timely-response rate is 75.3%. This is below the typical industry benchmark of 95%.

What product generates the most complaints for Automotive Credit Corporation?

The most complained-about product for Automotive Credit Corporation is "Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports." You can view the full product breakdown on this page.

What is the most common complaint issue with Automotive Credit Corporation?

The most common issue reported by consumers about Automotive Credit Corporation is "Incorrect information on your report." All complaint issues are listed above with their counts.

How do I file a complaint against Automotive Credit Corporation?

You can file a complaint against Automotive Credit Corporation directly with the CFPB at consumerfinance.gov/complaint. The CFPB will forward your complaint to the company and work to get you a response, typically within 15 days.

In how many states have consumers complained about Automotive Credit Corporation?

Automotive Credit Corporation has drawn CFPB complaints from 35 states and territories. That figure covers the 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, and smaller CFPB-tracked jurisdictions (Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, military postal codes), so it can run higher than the 52 states/territories with a dedicated page on this site.

Automotive Credit Corporation's complaint figures come from the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database, data through March 2026. See our methodology for details.