Total complaints
428
Filed since 2014
428 consumer complaints recorded in the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database, with breakdowns by product, state, and complaint year.
428 consumer complaints filed with the CFPB
This profile shows Americas Car-Mart, Inc.'s complaint history from CFPB public records. 428 consumers have filed complaints since 2014. The company has a 99.8% timely response rate and has provided relief in 0.5% of cases.
Total complaints
428
Filed since 2014
Timely response
99.8%
CFPB-tracked response window
Relief rate
0.5%
Closed with monetary or non-monetary relief
CFPB benchmark: response within 15 calendar days of filing.
Share closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
How Americas Car-Mart, Inc.'s 428 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
| Product | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Vehicle loan or lease | 154 |
| Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | 131 |
| Debt collection | 91 |
| Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports | 36 |
| Consumer Loan | 11 |
| Credit card | 2 |
| Debt or credit management | 1 |
| Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan | 1 |
| Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service | 1 |
| State | Complaints |
|---|---|
| AR | 72 |
| GA | 61 |
| TX | 47 |
| AL | 43 |
| MS | 30 |
| OK | 28 |
| MO | 28 |
| TN | 24 |
| KY | 22 |
| FL | 14 |
| IL | 9 |
| KS | 7 |
| CO | 5 |
| NV | 4 |
| IN | 4 |
| LA | 3 |
| IA | 3 |
| VA | 3 |
| MN | 2 |
| SC | 2 |
| Issue | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Incorrect information on your report | 87 |
| Repossession | 63 |
| Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem | 44 |
| Managing the loan or lease | 34 |
| Improper use of your report | 34 |
| Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | 22 |
| Written notification about debt | 22 |
| Attempts to collect debt not owed | 21 |
| Struggling to pay your loan | 20 |
| False statements or representation | 17 |
| Getting a loan or lease | 16 |
| Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem | 13 |
| Problems at the end of the loan or lease | 10 |
| Communication tactics | 7 |
| Credit monitoring or identity theft protection services | 5 |
| Taking out the loan or lease | 3 |
| Problems when you are unable to pay | 2 |
| Problem when making payments | 2 |
| Didn't provide services promised | 1 |
| Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed | 1 |
| Year | Complaints | Timely |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | 100% |
| 2015 | 2 | 100% |
| 2016 | 7 | 100% |
| 2017 | 6 | 100% |
| 2018 | 19 | 100% |
| 2019 | 11 | 100% |
| 2020 | 10 | 100% |
| 2021 | 11 | 100% |
| 2022 | 37 | 100% |
| 2023 | 33 | 100% |
| 2024 | 78 | 100% |
| 2025 | 158 | 99.4% |
| 2026 | 54 | 100% |
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
Americas Car-Mart, Inc. has accumulated 428 consumer complaints in the CFPB public database, with filings active across 30 U.S. states. Of those submissions, 177 include a consumer narrative — the verbatim description of the reported problem that the CFPB collects alongside each filing. The earliest complaint on file dates back to 2014, and the most recent logged activity is 2026-03-29, giving this record a multi-year window of observable consumer sentiment.
Looking at response behavior, Americas Car-Mart, Inc. reports a 99.8% timely-response rate and has closed 99.3% of cases with a written explanation to the consumer. 0.5% of complaints were closed with monetary or non-monetary relief — an outcome signal that tracks how often consumers walked away with some form of remediation. A further 0% of responses were formally disputed by the consumer after the company replied, a useful marker of resolution quality independent of sheer volume. The most-reported product category for this record is "Vehicle loan or lease", and the single most common underlying issue is "Incorrect information on your report".
Complaint volume is heavily influenced by company size, customer base, and market footprint — larger financial institutions routinely carry more filings purely because they serve more consumers. A complaint is a consumer-reported allegation, not proven wrongdoing, and a timely or relief-flagged closure does not by itself confirm fault. Use this page as one input among many when evaluating Americas Car-Mart, Inc.: cross-check against the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database directly, review your own contract terms, and consult a licensed professional for financial, legal, or regulatory advice. This page is informational only.
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Americas Car-Mart, Inc. has received 428 consumer complaints filed with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Americas Car-Mart, Inc. has a 99.8% timely response rate to CFPB complaints.
The most common issue reported against Americas Car-Mart, Inc. is "Incorrect information on your report" in the "Vehicle loan or lease" product category.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.