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Overview

Fair has a rating of 2.8 stars from 848 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Fair most frequently mention phone number, worst experience, and credit check problems. Fair ranks 53rd among Autos sites.

  • Service
    5
  • Value
    5
  • Shipping
    2
  • Returns
    2
  • Quality
    4
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Top Positive Review

“The Uber Way!”

Adam K.
7/1/19

I had lots of technical problems with the app. Background check took almost a month and already been approved months before this w both Uber and Lyft. Got my scheduled appointment and made deposit. Waited for appointment to pick up car

Top Critical Review

“Wait”

Michelle J.
10/27/19

Seemed like a good deal a month ago but after the 300%+ increase in start payments in the same way creditors sense red flags when one person applies and/or obtains multiple new accounts/debts in a short amount of time bc they could already know they're dying (for example LOL) so whatever I wonder what Fair is preparing for!?"

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Adam W.
California
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August 30th, 2019

I was able to book a car at 10:30 this morning and come right in on the same day to pick it up. Not only did KD go over and beyond to assist me

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Jack X.
California
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September 26th, 2019

I was looking confused wen I got to the Lawndale lot Mia came to the rescue n put her hand around my shoulder n took me to the perfect car for me very professional five stars

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Virginia J.
California
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September 4th, 2019

Pros: - very smooth process to sign up and browse vehicles - paperwork process very smooth -soft inquiry hit to browse vehicles is extremely helpful and will display your maximum allowed monthly payment -pickup process for vehicle is incredibly smooth as I was in and out in 15 minutes (plates already on vehicle and ready to go) - great alternative to purchasing vehicle and you won't have to worry about the very exhausting process of selling a vehicle when getting rid of it. With fair can simply return it when you are done Cons: - prices are ok but could be slightly better -a huge flaw is that you can only acquire a vehicle in the state you reside in. A massive customer base could be built if fair allows customers to get vehicles in neighboring states or in any state as I found many vehicles of interest in neghboring states but could not acquire any due to that policy. - a "make offer" option on monthly payments should be implemented -could use better inventory syncing as I booked two cars both which said available on app but a day later said car was not available. - vehicle had some issues such bad keyfob batteries and one low tread tire that I wasn't too happy about nnhand I feel should have been replaced. - a big issue is that a hard credit inquiry needs to done with every vehicle request. If customer is changing cars frequently this could have a major impact on their score. This should be addressed

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Jessica C.
California
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September 29th, 2018

I'm moving to Maine soon and would love to use this app to get a truck. Any update on new states that Fair will be available in?

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Sarah K.
California
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January 25th, 2019

You must be dreaming if you think I'll give out my license just to look at cars. Im glad there are better apps like cars or autotrader

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Eric F.
California
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December 30th, 2018

Totally wasting time. Whenever I chose a car but the process is totally not fair. Actually it's so POOR."

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James B.
California
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June 19th, 2019

I am a return customer and fair provides verified cars. Tim from Fair Nashville office is an excellent resource

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David I.
California
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November 23rd, 2019

You tripled your down payments out of nowhere. Who is your app appealing to anymore anyway. Such a shame!

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Shirley Q.
California
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September 8th, 2018

They seems like they're just advertising to hook fishes not make clients - it's their Get in business - and Get out of a business scheme. Great idea

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Janet J.
California
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June 6th, 2019

Rate should be disclosed on front page without credit check. Very similar like leasing new car. Using this app you paying more and leasing used car.

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Kimberly I.
California
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January 21st, 2018

Had a great experience leasing a car with Fair. You do it all right in the app - very easy and clear. And can't beat this deal

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Jack O.
California
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February 3rd, 2019

Needed a car and I was seeing fairs ad everywhere. Downloaded and can't get passed through the first step... never receiving a 6 digit code. Deleted.

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Jack B.
California
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February 7th, 2019

This experience with FAIR has been the absolute worst experience of my life with a car purchase/lease if I could give no stars I would; I int regret much in life but I regret ever attempting to deal with FAIR; Their customer support concierges read standard scripts don't waste your time with them you'd do better with FAQs. Regarding managers: if you can actually track one down they have limited access and only interested in kicking the can down the road not actually giving good customer service at all or not truly getting anything done! Hold times *******@minimum 1/2 hr and went up to 2hrs! I waited 2 hours yesterday on hold! I was looking for a short term lease while my brand new vehicle is being manufactured... found a few vehicles and went to the dealer lot and both vehicles were awful in-person. Canceled the initial order then found a vehicle on a dealer lot; vehicle was submitted to FAIR inventory but FAIR says if the vehicle isn't in your payment range then you won't see it? Pre Approved for 842+ without verifying income then once they verified income of $99k with W2 forms they reduced the payment max to 818? Perfect credit 755+; Previous lease on brand new car from major brand was 1360/month;@$102

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Melissa I.
California
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July 25th, 2018

They took starting payment of $800 which will not be refunded and they don't have the insurance option

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Robert E.
California
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March 13th, 2019

Bad service I paid and signed the contract on Monday and until Wednesday still have no car.! Slapstick"

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Laura D.
California
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May 18th, 2019

The new app update is actually a step backwards in terms of interface. Bring back the previous categories

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Richard B.
California
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June 7th, 2019

Aida and Harry were amazing. One word to describe my entire experience "FAMILY". That's how they have made me feel like one of their family members.

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Steven R.
California
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July 15th, 2019

First car was a great experience. Second one was a bit tougher. I'm sure it's cause of growing pains. Hopefully they can figure this out.

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Nancy M.
California
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December 20th, 2019

I see some vehicles on the app but the prices are not up when will this be fixed so that I may purchase a vehicle.

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Janet A.
California
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June 29th, 2019

I am a top tier driver. Full time. I live in las vegas nevada and i would love this service here. When will you be coming to the vegas market?

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George F.
California
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April 6th, 2019

Fair is like the DMV. You absolutely don't want to deal with them but you have to. You have no other choice. If you want to wait hours and hours and days to get ahold someone to fix your problem. Be my guest. The problem with fair is that there are multiple different departments that are extremely under staff. I have been waiting for my vehicle to go verified on the Uber app so I can start driving. At first they told me it would take 24hrs for the vehicle to get processed in there system. Which I understand but still think that's too long. But that wasn't the problem. After 24hrs I didn't see my vehicle update so I asked for assistance through the app. Come to find out no one processed the documents. So I have to wait another 24hrs for a mistake I didn't have control over. IT GETS BETTER... after another 24hrs I check my Uber app still no update. So I check in again. Now the issue was that there's a lot of requests and not much help. So now I am told to wait another 24hrs. I'm only suppose to wait 24hrs and now I'm having to wait 72hrs for something that's not my fault. On top of that I haven't made a single penny within the 72hrs and they are going to be expecting a weekly payment of 202$. In conclusion

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Diane S.
California
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October 1st, 2019

It's a great service. Reasonable prices. And they are beyond everything. Thank you so much for everything

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Robert U.
California
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March 29th, 2018

I am planning to get an electric car and want to test drive them all before I put money down. "Can't wait... great app.

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Deborah P.
California
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August 8th, 2017

This app isn't fair at all! Thought I could rent out a nice sportscar for the summer but why should I pay an initial fee of Xk? Doesn't make sense...

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Sandra W.
California
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May 2nd, 2018

Love the idea of buying a car through an app then returning it when I want! Thank you for giving us another option when it comes to buying cars!

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Fair is a new way to get a used car that lets you lease a pre-owned vehicle completely digitally – and for as long as you want. Use your phone or the web to shop cars with monthly payments that fit your budget, get approved in-app, sign for the one you want with your finger, then drive it month-to-month for ultimate flexibility, or on a 2-year or 3-year lease if you want the best value.

Business History

Headquartered in Santa Monica, Calif., Fair launched in August 2017 as an app-based digital leasing platform for pre-owned vehicles. Since then, the Fair app has been downloaded almost 4 million times and the company has grown into the world’s leading used car leasing platform, serving customers throughout California and Florida.

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