Budget Car Rental

Hickory, NC · Car rental agency

Rating
2.3/5
★★☆☆☆ 2.3
Reviews
20
Rank in Hickory
#161
of 291 shops
City Percentile
9%
rating percentile
Address
Budget Car Rental, 1960 US Hwy 70 SE Suite 2100, Hickory, NC 28602
Phone
(828) 322-4206
Website
www.budget.com/en/locations/us/nc/hickory/hc4?utm_source=google&utm_medium=gbp&utm_campaign=budget_gbp

Budget Car Rental is an auto shop located in Hickory, NC. It is one of 291 auto shops listed in Hickory. Its 2.3-star rating is slightly below the Hickory city average of 4.5 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Budget Car Rental

Save on your next car rental with Budget Car Rental in Hickory. From compact cars to spacious SUVs and vans, we have options to fit your plans and your budget. Whether you need a car while yours is in the shop or you are heading out for a weekend... More

Customer Reviews

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Kris Can · Sep 2025

We made a reservation and on the day we were supposed to pick it up we were told there was nothing available. How is this possible? The lady working the desk said that no one has turned in the rentals and that's why nothing's available. We had reservations for a Toyota RAV4 or similar. We were offered a Toyota Corolla. What's the point of a reservation if your just giving me what's left on the lot? Just our luck. A gentleman came in to drop a vehicle off and it was a Chevy Blazer. He even stated that it drop great. Great news! We took the vehicle and waited for them to clean it up and get it ready for us. When I started the SUV there was a warning light on the dash (see picture). It left rear tire was low, 22 psi. I thought no big deal. That guy said nothing about it, it's just a little lo

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Seth Rhyne · Oct 2024

The rental I got here was almost bad enough to make me spend extra money to go with a different rental company when I travel. The only work done to the car when I picked it up was a half-hearted vacuum job. My wife and I spent at least 20 minutes wiping down the inside of this vehicle before driving it. We also had to put air in 3 of the 4 tires. Exterior was also untouched with a crack in the windshield. Terrible experience and I’ll never rent from here again and hope no one else does either.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Samantha Phillips · Oct 2025

The entire company is a scam. They make you pay for a reservation fee and THEN when you get there they run the credit report, just to tell you to “refer to equifax”. Ok well, if I don’t pass the credit check then why doesn’t Budget automatically cancel the reservation?? Do they think equifax is going to magically approve me to rent a car? My credit won’t be magically better in 10 minutes. THEY SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY CANCEL YOUR RESERVATION IF YOU DON’T PASS THE CREDIT CHECK. Actually what they should do is RUN YOUR CREDIT BEFORE YOU PAY TO RESERE THE CAR ONLINE!!! When my credit check wasn’t approved, I asked the lady at the counter how to get the money back and she handed me some packet that doesn’t look like anything to do with what I need. The website is saying it’s now too late to cancel

★★★★★ 5.0 Tom G (lastofthefive0s) · Dec 2023

Easy rental car pickup and when I noticed previous damage to it, the helpful woman behind the counter swapped me into another car & I was on my way. First time driving a hybrid car. I was very happy with the experience and the fuel mileage for my 900 mile trip was 55MPG.

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 Amber Bolick · Aug 2025

They came through for our family in a pinch, but never again. I prepaid for the rental online with fuel service. When I went to pick up the rental, my dad had to put the rental in his name so we could make it to our out of state family reunion. To beat it all the fuel service I prepaid for isn't available at this location, so now I have to fight with customer service to have my $44.32 refunded. As if that wasn't enough, when I dropped the car back off today - on time, I get a receipt saying we will be charged an additional $49.12 for "services not covered". I'm quite sure I have no idea what this means. Anyway, aside from all that, our rental was a Hybrid with 0% charge and no windshield washer fluid. Washer fluid was $4.99 and the vehicle held a whole gallon. Like I said, I'm gratefu

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Onsite Services ✓ Active Military Discounts ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Debit Cards ✓ Nfc Mobile Payments

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