Average repair order calculator
Your average repair order (ARO) is total sales divided by the number of repair orders. Enter a period's numbers and see what one more approved job per car would do.
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How it works
ARO tells you how much each car is worth to the shop. Car count gets the attention, but raising ARO with honest, well-explained recommendations is often the easier lever.
Inspections with photos and estimates customers can approve by text are two of the most direct ways to raise it without pressure.
Example: $96,000 of sales across 240 repair orders is an ARO of $400.00. Adding a $120 approved job to one car in four lifts ARO to $430.00.
Track this every month without a spreadsheet: Digital inspections in Gearboxly.
Questions shops ask
What counts as a repair order?
Use invoiced (closed) repair orders for the period. Leave out internal and warranty-only work if you want a clean customer-pay ARO.
How do I raise ARO?
Inspect every car, show photos, explain what's urgent versus what can wait, and follow up on declined work. Don't pad tickets: trust drives repeat visits.
Is a higher ARO always better?
Not by itself. Watch it alongside car count and comebacks. A higher ARO with fewer returning customers is not progress.
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