Thrifty Car Rental

Ontario, CA · Car rental agency

Rating
2.9/5
★★★☆☆ 2.9
Reviews
20
Rank in Ontario
#230
of 489 shops
City Percentile
20%
rating percentile
Address
Thrifty Car Rental, 3450 E Airport Dr, Ontario, CA 91761
Phone
(877) 283-0898
Website
www.thrifty.com/us/en/location/unitedstates/california/ontario/ont
Status
Closed · Opens 5 AM

Thrifty Car Rental is an auto shop located in Ontario, CA. It is one of 489 auto shops listed in Ontario. Its 2.9-star rating is slightly below the Ontario city average of 4.2 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Thrifty Car Rental

Start your trip to Southern California with sensible savings when you rent a car from Thrifty car rental at Ontario International Airport. Whether you're heading out to explore the nearby city of Los Angeles or prefer to stay local in Ontario to soak... More

Hours

Saturday5 AM–11 PM

Customer Reviews

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Shannon O'Neil · Mar 2026

Heed the reviews, not a great place to rent a car. Likely it’s the same with Hertz which seems to be the same counter. We booked on Priceline for an Express Deal, their “manager special”. They insisted that the only thing they had to give us was a massive 2026 Ram 2500, but they could give us 50% off if we wanted to pay more to get another vehicle. It was me, my mom, and my 3 year old. Based on the girls bored attitude who was “helping” us, it was obviously rehearsed and a predatory tactic used regularly, as seen in other reviews. In the end, we treated it like an adventure and were fine with the vehicle. The fuel costs were a little tough to swallow but it about equaled out to the higher price we would’ve paid anyways.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 E · Feb 2026

Avoid this car rental company. The worst car rental place. I wish I could give them negative star. They are very unprofessional, unfriendly, unhelpful and has absolutely -100 customer service skills. The staff is awful and don’t tell you why or how much they are charging you. I rented a car from them and mentioned that I will drop off the car to early in the morning ing around 3:00 or 3:30 in the morning is there someone would be available he answered that all I need to do is to return the car to the car rental return parking spot and leave the keys in the car. At my traveling day I went and found the parking gate in close and when I called the help desk they customer service representative was very cold and unhelpful and when i asked him what I have to do so I return the car and don’t m

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Darien Schuh · Dec 2025

Avoid Thrifty at all costs. After our flight was delayed, we proactively called Thrifty at 12:00 p.m. to confirm our reservation. We were explicitly told: “Come anytime. Your car is held for 24 hours. We will be there at 12:00 a.m.” Relying on that information, we arrived to find the location closed, with no staff available. We later discovered that all Thrifty offices nationwide were closed at that hour. Because of Thrifty’s misinformation, we were forced to pay $85 for an Uber to our hotel in Marietta, CA. The next day, Thrifty wanted us to spend another $105 just to return and pick up the car we had already reserved and paid for. Despite this clear failure to deliver the contracted service—and despite the fact that we would have canceled within the allowable window had accurate infor

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Yinzheng li · Jan 2025

Extremely Disappointing Return Experience – Unprofessional and Rude Staff! I recently rented a car from Dollar / thrifty Car Rental, and my experience during the return process was absolutely terrible. It made me seriously question the professionalism and customer service standards of this company. On the day of return, I arrived on time, but there was no staff available to assist me. I had to wait for a long time before someone finally showed up. However, this employee sat inside a car playing on his phone, with his feet resting on the passenger-side airbag area—not only extremely unprofessional but also a serious safety concern. I knocked on the window multiple times to get his attention, but he ignored me completely and even told me he was on a break. Frustrated, I went to speak with

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Kirby · Sep 2025

0 stars! Do not use this company if you have an early morning flight. At my 3:30 AM scheduled return there was no one there, the gate was locked, and the sign said it didn’t open until 4. I tried looking for anybody that worked there to help, called the number on my reservation receipt, they didn’t open until 3:30 and I was a little early, but when they opened I was still on hold for 15 minutes and they kept telling me they do have after hours drop off, which I told them didn’t open until 4, which was not acceptable for my flight that boarded at 4:30. I left my car in the neighboring return lot (connected but there was a fence so you couldn’t access or get back out). When I called to tell them what I did so I could make my flight they told me I would still be responsible for the car if a

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot

Services

Car rental agency

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