Thrifty Car Rental

Thrifty Car Rental

🚙 Rental Cars · 1501 8th Ave · Seattle

NeverAbsolutely not. I’d never go back, buy again, or use them again.
22

total experiences

59%

replied on google

Most reported issues

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Experiences

NeverCustomer ServiceFrom Google Reviews
Jul 28, 2026

rental location had no vehicles available and failed to provide service

Business reply on Google

Hi, Jason. We’re extremely sorry to read about your experience at our Seattle Thrifty Car Rental location. We do appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review and providing us with this feedback. We're always striving to improve and truly appreciate your review.

NeverWait & DelaysFrom Google Reviews
May 23, 2026

customer waited two hours only to be denied a rental car

Business reply on Google

Hi, Ayman. We’re extremely sorry to read about your experience at our Seattle Thrifty Car Rental location. We do appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review and providing us with this feedback. We're always striving to improve and truly appreciate your review.

NeverBilling & ChargesFrom Google Reviews
Apr 17, 2026

Staff misled customer into unauthorized charges significantly exceeding the original…

Business reply on Google

Hi, David. We’re extremely sorry to read about your experience at our Seattle Thrifty Car Rental location. We do appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review and providing us with this feedback. We're always striving to improve and truly appreciate your review.

NeverWait & DelaysFrom Google Reviews
Mar 16, 2026

Excessive wait times for car rental pickup

Business reply on Google

Hello, Rahul. We sincerely apologize for the wait time you experienced at our Seattle Thrifty Car Rental location. Management does make every attempt to staff accordingly. Please know we will be in contact with the appropriate management regarding this delay so we can prevent this from happening again. We truly hope this doesn't deter you from choosing us again in the future for all of your rental needs.

NeverCustomer ServiceFrom Google Reviews
Jul 11, 2025

Store schedule changes result in charges while locations are closed.

Business reply on Google

Hi, Manuel. We're very sorry to read that you didn’t have a 5-Star experience with us at our Seattle Thrifty Car Rental location. We would like to be given the chance to review your concerns. Please copy and paste the following link to your browser https://www.thrifty.com/us/en/support to see if we can be of further assistance in regards to your experience. Thank you!

NeverBilling & ChargesFrom Google Reviews
Jun 10, 2025

Company failed to process damage documentation and issued erroneous charges

NeverBilling & ChargesFrom Google Reviews
Mar 17, 2025

customer was double charged and overcharged for a car rental

Business reply on Google

Hi, Vicki. We’re extremely sorry to read about your experience at our Seattle Washington Thrifty Car Rental location. We do appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review and providing us with this feedback. We're always striving to improve and truly appreciate your review.

NeverWait & DelaysFrom Google Reviews
Dec 4, 2024

Long wait times and poor service despite having a reservation.

Business reply on Google

Hi, Anika. We’re extremely sorry to read about your experience at our Seattle Car Rental location. We do appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review and providing us with this feedback. We're always striving to improve and truly appreciate your review.

NeverMisleading & FraudFrom Google Reviews
Aug 20, 2024

Unauthorized charges totaling over five thousand dollars after vehicle return.

Business reply on Google

Hi, B. We're very sorry to read that you didn’t have a 5-Star experience with us at our Thrifty Car Rental location. We would like to be given the chance to review your concerns. Please copy and paste the following link to your browser m.me/hertz to message us directly in regards to your experience so we can further assist you. Thank you!

NeverBilling & ChargesFrom Google Reviews
Jul 31, 2024

Customer charged an unauthorized four hundred dollar cleaning fee

Business reply on Google

Hi, we’re extremely sorry to read about your experience. We do appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review and providing us with this feedback. We're always striving to improve and as a result, we will forward this to local management for review.

NeverBilling & ChargesFrom Google Reviews
Jun 27, 2024

Customer was charged for unauthorized insurance additions at rental pickup.

Business reply on Google

Hi, Paul. We’re extremely sorry to read about your experience at our Seattle Car Rental location. We do appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review and providing us with this feedback. We're always striving to improve and as a result, we will forward this to local management for review.

NeverOtherFrom Google Reviews
May 14, 2024

Employee refused to return personal property left in rental vehicle

Business reply on Google

We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience with us regarding our Seattle Thrifty Car Rental location Savid. We're always striving to improve and can only do so with the helpful feedback that customers like you provide. We truly hope this doesn't deter you from choosing us again for your future rental needs.

NeverBilling & ChargesFrom Google Reviews
Mar 29, 2024

Agent added unauthorized insurance charges to the rental agreement.

Business reply on Google

Hi, Erin. We’re extremely sorry to read about your experience at our Seattle Thrifty Car Rental location. We do appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review and providing us with this feedback. We're always striving to improve and as a result, we will forward this to local management for review.

NeverBilling & ChargesFrom Google Reviews
Aug 14, 2023

unauthorized charges and poor vehicle cleanliness

NeverCustomer ServiceFrom Google Reviews
Aug 5, 2023

Rental location closed early and failed to provide reserved vehicle

Business reply on Google

Hi Marcus,. We're very sorry to read that you didn’t have a 5-Star experience with us at our Seattle Car Rental location. We would like to be given the chance to review your concerns. Please copy and paste the following link to your browser m.me/hertz to message us directly in regards to your experience so we can further assist you. Thank you!

NeverCustomer ServiceFrom Google Reviews
Jun 18, 2023

Rental reservation not honored due to lack of available vehicles

NeverCustomer ServiceFrom Google Reviews
Jun 11, 2023

Pre-paid rental car was unavailable and refund was denied

NeverCustomer ServiceFrom Google Reviews
Feb 4, 2023

branch accepts reservations despite having no available vehicles

NeverBilling & ChargesFrom Google Reviews
Jan 24, 2023

Customer was charged for unauthorized insurance coverage despite declining it.

NeverCustomer ServiceFrom Google Reviews
Jan 3, 2022

Rental car was unavailable despite prior confirmation and long wait