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Carla has a rating of 1.1 stars from 130 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Carla most frequently mention customer service, credit card, and rental company problems. Carla ranks 206th among Car Rental sites.

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    93
  • Value
    86
  • Shipping
    54
  • Returns
    77
  • Quality
    77
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Top Positive Review

“I got 50 usd trial”

Dakota F.
4/27/23

I used carla to rent a ca however I ended up not getting my rental due to close branch. They closed early so didn't get my car. But carla clean the mess of supplier and refunded my amount and gave me 50 usd credits for free. I get very pleasant experience so far. I will use my credits in future

Date of experience: 4/25/23
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Top Critical Review

“If I could put negative stars I would”

Heather C.
8/27/24

I tried to rent a car through them. I showed up at the rental company at the airport They refused my voucher. I then had to figure out a way to get my daughter and I to my mom's house. She was in hospice care. Because I didn't honor my first voucher I was supposed to pick up a second rental in 3 days. I decided to cancel it Well beyond the 48 hour notice needed. They refuse to refund my money. Since they used Affirm, They had already been paid so they had no incentive to satisfy this customer. I never received a rental from them and I am still being chased by collection agency for $800. I tried to appeal through their non-existent customer service multiple times They kept closing my case because they said it had been a month since it had been opened and it had done nothing. I reopened diligently for almost a year. I escalated. No response.

Date of experience: 8/27/24
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Thumbnail of user gilbertor121
Florida
1 review
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November 27th, 2024
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My wife Only made a reservation and cancelled. She canceled with U Save Car rental without any problem. But when I cancel with you in less than 12 hours, they tell me that they cancel but they do not return 100% of my money. That's a scam. Since I didn't return my money, it was canceled with the company that was going to be used. You are just intermediaries. That's unfair. I take it as theft of my money. I need full refund. More for the 'hard time' they have given me. I'm not rich to give away my money. Thank you.

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My wife did cancel with the rental car company. They just cancelled with no problem, because I did cancel almost immediately and was ahead time.

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We never used anything from this company. They are only a intermediary company. They don't even sales anything.

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Date of experience: September 5, 2024

Thumbnail of user lunajofly
Oregon
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August 27th, 2024

I tried to rent a car through them. I showed up at the rental company at the airport They refused my voucher. I then had to figure out a way to get my daughter and I to my mom's house. She was in hospice care. Because I didn't honor my first voucher I was supposed to pick up a second rental in 3 days. I decided to cancel it Well beyond the 48 hour notice needed. They refuse to refund my money. Since they used Affirm,
They had already been paid so they had no incentive to satisfy this customer. I never received a rental from them and I am still being chased by collection agency for $800. I tried to appeal through their non-existent customer service multiple times They kept closing my case because they said it had been a month since it had been opened and it had done nothing. I reopened diligently for almost a year. I escalated. No response.

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I've read hundreds of similar reviews of Carla car rental . Why are they allowed to continue?

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None but was still.charged over$800.

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Date of experience: August 27, 2024

Thumbnail of user mazi.raz
Italy
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July 29th, 2024

There is no customer service phone number or a method to discuss a serious problem. They are a third party rental company (make reservations on behalf of others). When I showed up to pick up my car at GVA from Europcar, I was informed that the reservation was already cancelled by Europcar (they didn't have the car type requested). But Carla had never communication that to me. I had to start a new reservation afresh with 300% of what originally posted.

I have been exchanging emails with some reps who keep saying they can't refund the fees they placed on my CC only because it doesn't match their policy. This company is not real, nor it should exist. They need to be held accountable for all the charges they are placing without offering *any* services.

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People should avoid using this company

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I ended up not receiving car rental service they had promised

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Date of experience: July 29, 2024

Thumbnail of user roxanaw15
Florida
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August 30th, 2024

Tried to rent through this site. Kept saying transaction denied so we went elsewhere. THEN charges appeared on my card and they refused to refund even though we never got a confirmation or a car!

Date of experience: August 30, 2024

Thumbnail of user Reginaldwilliams505
Michigan
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October 29th, 2024

Absolutely worst customer service I ever experienced in my entire life, kept talking over me as I spoke and then when I addressed it and told her I need for you to listen so you can understand why I'm calling…( SHE WENT OFF) screaming, yelling voice on MAXIMUM.I never felt so disrespected EVER I been waiting on my refund since early June over $340 THEY NEED TO BE STOPPED…

Date of experience: October 29, 2024

Thumbnail of user mvasquez7896
Canada
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August 2nd, 2024

Carla is a scam, they do not disclose all fees until you get to the counter and then they charge you extra. Even though it's a third-party reservation it makes more sense to reserve directly with the company even if it's extra. Got charged an extra 70$ that wasn't disclosed on the Carla website, Alamo couldn't help and neither could Carla. Horrible customer service. They also charge you 30$ that goes straight to Carla to make the reservation not even to the car rental place.

Date of experience: August 2, 2024

Thumbnail of user tyet19
Georgia
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December 6th, 2024

Could someone please start a class action lawsuit on this company because they are scamming people out their money they scam me for $480 and I didn't get a car and they won't refund my cash back

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Please someone find a way to stop them and added the people in Please

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Date of experience: November 27, 2024

Thumbnail of user badera102
Slovakia
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July 21st, 2024
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I payed for 30 days full insurance and I spouse to pick up my car from avis Bratislava air port.believe it or not they said to me it's scam.there is no carla even exist its all fake website.I lost my money and no car
Even I try to call the number it's fake.I did email them no answer.I call the bank to stop my card they told me it's in Istanbul...mother Tucker the ribme off

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I ask my god to bring my money from them

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Date of experience: July 21, 2024

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Canada
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September 5th, 2024

Terrible Customer Service: From start to finish, the customer service was exceptionally poor. Despite multiple attempts to reach out with concerns, responses were either delayed or non-existent. The lack of support was incredibly disappointing.

Fraudulent Oversell of Insurance: I was charged for insurance coverage even though I already had insurance from a third party. This seemed like a blatant attempt to upsell unnecessary coverage. I felt pressured into paying for something I didn't need, which felt downright fraudulent.

Misleading Vehicle Assignment: Although my car agreement clearly specified a Toyota Corolla or a similar model, the sales agent provided me with a Kia Soul. To add insult to injury, a Toyota Corolla was available, but I was still given a different vehicle. This lack of adherence to the agreement was unacceptable.

Failure to Address Complaints: After expressing my dissatisfaction and raising concerns about the insurance oversell, I never received a follow-up call or resolution. The disregard for addressing these issues only compounded my frustration.

Given these problems, I am requesting a refund for the insurance charges, which I believe were applied fraudulently. I would not recommend this company based on my experience, and I hope they will take steps to address these significant issues.

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Terrible Customer Service: From start to finish, the customer service was exceptionally poor. Despite multiple attempts to reach out with concerns, responses were either delayed or non-existent. The lack of support was incredibly disappointing.

Fraudulent Oversell of Insurance: I was charged for insurance coverage even though I already had insurance from a third party. This seemed like a blatant attempt to upsell unnecessary coverage. I felt pressured into paying for something I didn't need,

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Date of experience: September 5, 2024

Thumbnail of user ingausa2022
Florida
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July 16th, 2024

Scammers! I will try to report this scam company as widely as possible because what they are doing is illegal and I don't want others to suffer like me. I found a lot of negative information about them just after I booked the car, and I wish I had done it sooner, because I was simply tempted by the better price. I rented a car for 880; when I arrived at Thrifty to pick up the car, I had to pay another 600. They don't answer emails, they don't take calls; the line is either not working, or they don't take calls because it's too busy. Then, the only phone number that could be reached was disconnected. I called them every day for 10 days—no answer! Scammers!

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Date of experience: July 16, 2024

Thumbnail of user kateb726
Australia
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October 4th, 2024

SCAM SCAM SCAM Carla is a scam company. The price advertised is not what you pay at the car hire location. Free cancellation is a lie, they refuse to take responsibility for returning refunded money. DO NOT USE AT ANY COST

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Refused to reimburse refund, so such thing as free cancellation. Blamed my bank for refund not being accepted

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Date of experience: October 4, 2024

Thumbnail of user deeder671
New York
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July 9th, 2024
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I booked a car that needed to be dropped off at a different location than pick up. I was very careful about putting the details in because of this. After booking the car on my confirmation email it had switched the drop off location to the same as pickup. I called and emailed and did all I could to contact them and ask them to change it back. It is impossible to contact anyone. I even went through the process of setting up a new booking to make sure I did it correctly and each time Carla changed my drop off location (I included photos of it changing) Both locations were airports and viable locations. In the end I had to cancel my reservation and lose my money. They are fraudulent beware.

Date of experience: July 9, 2024

Thumbnail of user rashilbhansali
AE
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September 5th, 2024

Absolute SCAM of a company.

This booking company took my deposit and never returned for a booking canceled by the Car Rent supplier. Even though the supplier said there will no cancellation charges, they stole my deposit and keep it for themself. NEVER USING THIS COMPANY AGAIN. Absolute scam

Date of experience: September 5, 2024

Thumbnail of user safouhr
Tunisia
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August 10th, 2024

Bead company guys no trust this company because no confirmation number I rented a car from them and then they canceled for me at the end and everything Was payed

Date of experience: August 10, 2024

Thumbnail of user jeellis267
Nevada
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July 4th, 2024

Booked a car for our trip to Costa Rica. The website showed a lot of cheap prices, and we chose one. In the booking process, other prices came up and we discovered those low prices were for prepaid bookings. So we did. Then plans changed and I had to cancel. THEN discovered that the prepaid prices were NON-REFUNDABLE. This is not made clear during the booking process. Only by diving deep into the Terms and Conditions document did I discover this policy. This is an underhanded and predatory practice, to not state the non-refundable nature of the cheapest prices. Watch out for this company!

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Date of experience: July 4, 2024

Thumbnail of user neila252
Australia
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September 12th, 2024

Do not book with these people they will take your money and you will get nothing back total fraud, do not use them for anything

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Date of experience: September 12, 2024

Thumbnail of user fredl440
Australia
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August 30th, 2024
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It is essentialy a scam, and shame on those car hire companies, in my case NU that allow themselves to be associated with it. AVOID, AVOID, AVOID.

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AVOID, AVOID, AVOID

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Date of experience: August 30, 2024

Thumbnail of user blandinep1
Canada
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October 1st, 2024
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J'ai réservé une voiture en mai 2024 pour Sept. 2024. 900$ de dépôt. Lors de mon arriver à destination il on canceller ma réservation car supposément j'était en $#*!. Mon vol est arriver a 12h30 et je me suis présentée a 15hr. Il n'avait aucune voiture de disponible. Je suis retournée le lendemain toujours pas de voiture. Il ne veulent pas me rembourser. Il me demande d'écrire au courriel ou j'ai fait la réservation. 2 discours différent.
Aucun service il n'on pas respecter le contrat de location.
Tenez vous loins de cette compagnie. Une arnaque pur et simple.

Date de l'expérience: 07 septembre 2024

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Date of experience: October 1, 2024

Thumbnail of user kak17
Washington
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May 31st, 2024

Vehicles are randomly available. I check app and 10+ cars are available for the dates requested. An hour later, no cars are available. A few hours later, 10+ cars available again. In Addition to prior reviews I have read stating Carla is a scam-, customer requested to pay more money, car not available when customer went to pick up vehicle.

I was encouraged to try Carla for Personal use and GIG economy.

Skeptical. Risky. Please prove me wrong.

Date of experience: May 31, 2024

Thumbnail of user toumihakim178
France
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August 18th, 2024

Je suis extrêmement indigné par la situation. Carla m'a fourni des informations erronées concernant les tarifs de réservation. J'ai payé 50€, mais lorsque je suis arrivé chez l'agence partenaire de Carla, Goldcar, on m'a exigé un montant trois fois supérieur à celui convenu dans le contrat initial. Je n'ai pas pu annuler la réservation ni récupérer les 50€ versés. Leur méthode consiste à afficher des prix attractifs qui n'ont absolument aucun lien avec la réalité une fois la location réglée. Cette pratique est inacceptable et trompeuse.

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Date of experience: August 18, 2024

Thumbnail of user stewartcounsel
Utah
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May 24th, 2024

Defrauded over $220 by this company after already paying $135 to Avis. Customer service was nonexistent and no refund offered. Beware of this scam!

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Total fraud and scam

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Date of experience: May 24, 2024

Thumbnail of user jacka909
GB
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April 11th, 2024
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I used them for a recent trip. Without telling me, they added on a $192 extra fee for something called "Carla Plus." I contacted them within minutes, and they refused to refund me. They also told me that all fees were paid in full, yet when I picked up my car, I was charged almost double the total price of the car. Carla tells me that they would "let their escalation team know" and that they would be getting back to me. It's been almost a month with no contact. Would not recommend.

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Date of experience: April 11, 2024

Thumbnail of user cashandrad
Kansas
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March 2nd, 2024

I was charged, even though the rental company called and told me they had no cars available. I didn't think I would be charged, but low and behold I was definitely charged. I have been getting the run around. Please do not use this service.

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I didn’t use any product I made the reservation for the next day. I was then called that morning and told by an employee at the Enterprise that they had no vehicles. I didn’t expect to be charged anything.

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Date of experience: March 2, 2024

Thumbnail of user nassera143
Florida
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February 14th, 2024

Title: Carla App Review: Unprofessional and Unresponsive

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My experience with the Carla app has been extremely disappointing. Despite reserving a car at a specific price, I ended up paying a higher amount when I picked up the car on the scheduled date. This inconsistency is unacceptable.

When I contacted customer care for assistance, they proved to be utterly unhelpful. Their responses felt robotic and lacked any real attention to my case or effort to resolve the issue.

I expect transparency and professionalism from the services I use. Unfortunately, Carla failed to deliver on both counts. Until they improve their customer service and pricing practices, I cannot recommend this app to anyone.

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Date of experience: February 14, 2024

Thumbnail of user dakotacferytell
Turkey
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April 27th, 2023

I used carla to rent a ca however I ended up not getting my rental due to close branch. They closed early so didn't get my car. But carla clean the mess of supplier and refunded my amount and gave me 50 usd credits for free. I get very pleasant experience so far. I will use my credits in future

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I rented car with insurance

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Date of experience: April 25, 2023

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