811198 All Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance

Official definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing automotive repair and maintenance services (except mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance; body, paint, interior, and glass repair; motor oil change and lubrication; and car washing) for automotive vehicles, such as passenger cars, trucks, and vans, and all trailers.

Examples Census gives

• Automotive air-conditioning repair shops
• Automotive tire repair (except retreading) shops
• Automotive rustproofing and undercoating shops

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions.

When to use a different code

Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:

• Tire retreading or recapping are classified in U.S. Industry 326212, Tire Retreading.
• Providing a range of mechanical and electrical automotive vehicle repair or specializing in engine repair or replacement are classified in U.S. Industry 811111, General Automotive Repair.
• Providing specialized mechanical or electrical automotive vehicle repair and maintenance services (except engine repair and replacement) are classified in U.S. Industry 811114, Specialized Automotive Repair.
• Repairing or customizing automotive vehicle bodies and interiors are classified in U.S. Industry 811121, Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance.
• Replacing, repairing, and/or tinting automotive glass are classified in U.S. Industry 811122, Automotive Glass Replacement Shops.
• Changing motor oil and lubricating the chassis of automotive vehicles are classified in U.S. Industry 811191, Automotive Oil Change and Lubrication Shops.
• Cleaning, washing, and/or waxing automotive vehicles and trailers are classified in U.S. Industry 811192, Car Washes.
• Motorcycle repair and maintenance services are classified in Industry 811490, Other Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance.
• Retailing and installing automotive audio equipment are classified in Industry 441330, Automotive Parts and Accessories Retailers.
• Retailing new tires in combination with tire repair services are classified in Industry 441340, Tire Dealers.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS cross-references.

Activities listed under 811198

The Census index assigns these 12 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Automotive air-conditioning repair shops
• Automotive emissions testing services
• Automotive rustproofing and undercoating shops
• Automotive safety inspection services
• Automotive tire repair (except retreading) shops
• Diagnostic centers without repair, automotive
• Emissions testing without repair, automotive
• Garages, do-it-yourself automotive repair
• Rustproofing shops, automotive
• Spray-on bedliner installation for trucks
• Tire repair shops (except retreading), automotive
• Undercoating shops, automotive

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 811198

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 811198, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $10 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.

Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.

Closest UK SIC 2007 codes

There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 4520, 7120), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 45200Maintenance and repair of motor vehiclesUK SIC
• 71200Technical testing and analysisUK SIC

Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.

Similar codes to compare

• 811191Automotive Oil Change and Lubrication Shops
• 811192Car Washes