CFPB Consumer Complaint Profile

United Auto Acceptance

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

Data updated 2026-08-14

110
Total complaints
Mid-range
34
Last 12 months
64.5%
Timely response
Bottom decile
13
States affected

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The verdict

Among 3,843 financial companies tracked by CFPB complaint volume, United Auto Acceptance sits at #1272, with 110 complaints logged. It posts a 64.5% on-time response rate, the 5th percentile among companies with 100+ complaints.

#1272
of 3,843 companies by volume
64.5%
on time (5th pctile)
Vehicle loan or lease
most-complained product
13
states with 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
32/100
United Auto Acceptance · 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 64.5%
Share of complaints answered within the CFPB response window
Dispute Rate D 20.0%
Share of responses the consumer disputed (lower is better)
Relief Rate D 0.9%
Share of complaints closed with monetary or non-monetary relief

United Auto Acceptance vs. all companies by on-time response rate

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

64.5% Among the lowest higher than 5% 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 16 in 2024 to 26 in 2025 (2024 → 2025).

See the full year-over-year release diff

United Auto Acceptance timely response rate 64.5%
Industry benchmark

Percent of CFPB complaints answered within the regulator's expected window. Industry benchmark sits at 95%.

Reading this profile

Complaints by Product

Vehicle loan or lease - Loan 21
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports - Credit reporting 21
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports - Credit reporting 18
Debt collection - Auto debt 18
Debt collection - I do not know 15
Consumer Loan - Vehicle loan 7
Vehicle loan or lease - Lease 5
Debt collection - Auto 2
Credit card or prepaid card - General-purpose credit card or charge card 1
Credit reporting 1

Top Issues

1.Incorrect information on your report 28
2.Took or threatened to take negative or legal action 14
3.Attempts to collect debt not owed 9
4.Repossession 8
5.Improper use of your report 7
6.Written notification about debt 6
7.Struggling to pay your loan 5
8.Getting a loan or lease 5
9.Problems when you are unable to pay 4
10.Managing the loan or lease 4

Complaints by Year

Year Complaints
2013 1
2014 2
2015 2
2016 5
2017 7
2018 6
2019 1
2020 9
2021 8
2022 13
2023 4
2024 16
2025 26
2026year in progress 10

Complaints by State (Top 15)

Georgia 88
Florida 6
North Carolina 4
Oklahoma 2
Texas 1
Alabama 1
Maryland 1
Missouri 1
Iowa 1
Mississippi 1
Virginia 1
Minnesota 1
Nevada 1

Company Responses

Closed with explanation 99
Untimely response 9
Closed 1
Closed with non-monetary relief 1

What the CFPB Complaint Record Shows for United Auto Acceptance

110 complaints against United Auto Acceptance appear in the CFPB record, including 34 from the trailing year. The 13 states and territories represented put this footprint in geographically concentrated territory. The single largest complaint category is "Vehicle loan or lease," 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.

CFPB-forwarded complaints against United Auto Acceptance draw a 64.5% reply rate inside the Bureau's 15-day window. That is well below the 95% industry benchmark and is a material red flag, late or missing responses are one of the strongest predictors of CFPB supervisory interest. Resolved cases drew a formal consumer-dispute rate of 20% - a rough measure of how often the first resolution missed the mark. Resolved complaints closed with monetary or non-monetary relief for the consumer at a 0.9% rate.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many CFPB complaints does United Auto Acceptance have?

110 complaints have been filed against United Auto Acceptance with the CFPB overall - 34 of them in the past year.

Does United Auto Acceptance respond to complaints on time?

United Auto Acceptance has a 64.5% timely response rate to CFPB complaints. That falls well short of the 95% benchmark most companies clear.

What product generates the most complaints for United Auto Acceptance?

"Vehicle loan or lease" draws more CFPB complaints against United Auto Acceptance than any other product - see the full breakdown above.

What is the most common complaint issue with United Auto Acceptance?

Consumers most often cite "Incorrect information on your report" when complaining about United Auto Acceptance; the full issue list with counts is above.

How do I file a complaint against United Auto Acceptance?

You can file a complaint against United Auto Acceptance 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 United Auto Acceptance?

United Auto Acceptance has drawn CFPB complaints from 13 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.

Nationwide companies with similar complaint volume or dispute rates

Two CFPB peer sets for United Auto Acceptance: 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 (20% here).

Also handles Vehicle loan or lease

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How many CFPB complaints does United Auto Acceptance have?

110 complaints have been filed against United Auto Acceptance with the CFPB overall - 34 of them in the past year.

Does United Auto Acceptance respond to complaints on time?

United Auto Acceptance has a 64.5% timely response rate to CFPB complaints. That falls well short of the 95% benchmark most companies clear.

What product generates the most complaints for United Auto Acceptance?

"Vehicle loan or lease" draws more CFPB complaints against United Auto Acceptance than any other product - see the full breakdown above.

What is the most common complaint issue with United Auto Acceptance?

Consumers most often cite "Incorrect information on your report" when complaining about United Auto Acceptance; the full issue list with counts is above.

How do I file a complaint against United Auto Acceptance?

You can file a complaint against United Auto Acceptance 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 United Auto Acceptance?

United Auto Acceptance has drawn CFPB complaints from 13 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.

United Auto Acceptance's complaint figures come from the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database, data through March 2026. See our methodology for details.