Where Can You Get a AAA Car Rental Discount? Answered

Dollar Rent A Car, Hertz, and Thrifty Car Rental offer AAA car rental discounts. The average discount is around 10% on the base rental rate, though Hertz offers discounts up to 20% on some rentals.

Below, we have the details on where to get a AAA car rental discount, plus the list of car rental companies that don’t offer a AAA discount.

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Where Can You Get a AAA Car Rental Discount?

AAA partners with multiple car rental companies to offer discounts to members. The amount of the discount varies by the rental company and other factors such as location, length of the rental, and the vehicle.

Discounts may range from 8% to 20%, with the highest discounts available at Hertz.

The average AAA discount is usually around 10% on the base rental rate; taxes and fees are not included in the discount. You can apply the AAA discount when booking a reservation online or by phone.

To conduct our research, we read the online policies and contacted customer service representatives for the car rental companies listed below.

Dollar Rent A Car

Discount: 10% on the base rate
Restrictions: Cannot combine with other discounts or offers
How to use the discount: Enter your AAA discount code when booking online. You can look up your AAA discount code on the Dollar website. Alternately, you can provide your member information when booking over the phone.
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Hertz

Discount: Varies by location, date, and vehicle type but is usually around 15% to 20% on the base rate. See the Hertz AAA Member Deals page for more information. AAA members can save more at Hertz by combining the discount with the Hertz loyalty program and coupons available on AAA’s booking page.
Restrictions: There are no restrictions on when the AAA member discount may be used or the type of vehicle that may be rented.
How to use the discount: Provide the discount code from your AAA membership card when booking online or over the phone with a Hertz representative.
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Note: If you rent a car through Hertz with a debit card, Hertz will do a credit check. See our article to learn more about this policy.

Thrifty Car Rental

Discount: 8% on the base rate; see the Thrifty Car Rental AAA discount page for more information
Restrictions: Thrifty requires advance reservation of at least 24 hours when using the AAA discount. The AAA discount is on the rental’s base rate only and not combinable with other discounts.
How to use the discount: Enter your AAA discount code when booking online. You can look up your AAA discount code on the Thrifty website. Alternately, provide your AAA membership information to a Thrifty customer service representative when booking over the phone.
Make a reservation