Automotive
Car repair & service
Autoværksted
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for car repair & service in Hele Danmark.
Survival
Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 8.7 years on average.
Share of businesses started in the 10 years before each mark that were still open after 1, 3 and 5 years.
Trouble signs
Equity and losses from annual reports 2025.
Financial health
Medians of companies that filed annual reports for 2025 - 2,310 companies.
Competition
| 63 places | |
| 38 places | |
| 34 places | |
| 31 places | |
| 28 places |
New and established
Distance to the nearest one
Measured from each parish centre.
When businesses open and close
Per calendar month, 2021–2025. Many closures are dated 31 December (the end of a financial year), so December's closures are higher than when businesses actually stopped.
Jobs
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Farthest from the nearest car repair & service
Postcodes with at least 10,000 residents, measured from the postcode centre (the average of its addresses) – possible gaps in the local offer.
| Postcode | Residents | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 7700 Thisted | 25,228 | 2.4 km |
| 6950 Ringkøbing | 13,985 | 2.0 km |
| 8200 Aarhus N | 38,501 | 1.7 km |
| 8370 Hadsten | 13,571 | 1.7 km |
| 8300 Odder | 23,074 | 1.6 km |
| 5750 Ringe | 12,986 | 1.6 km |
| 6630 Rødding | 10,004 | 1.5 km |
| 8930 Randers NØ | 18,811 | 1.4 km |
| 6200 Aabenraa | 28,379 | 1.4 km |
| 6705 Esbjerg Ø | 14,703 | 1.3 km |
Active in Denmark over time
Openings and closures per year
Best opportunities
Municipalities with room in the market.
| Herlev Kommune | 82 |
| Glostrup Kommune | 75 |
| Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune | 72 |
| Silkeborg Kommune | 69 |
| Rebild Kommune | 68 |
| Helsingør Kommune | 67 |
| Frederikssund Kommune | 66 |
| Ishøj Kommune | 65 |
| Rudersdal Kommune | 65 |
| Skanderborg Kommune | 65 |
Growing fastest
3-year change in active businesses.
| Glostrup Kommune | 19 | +46% |
| Ringsted Kommune | 76 | +21% |
| Albertslund Kommune | 71 | +18% |
| Halsnæs Kommune | 46 | +18% |
| Herlev Kommune | 34 | +17% |
| Rudersdal Kommune | 60 | +15% |
| Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune | 124 | +15% |
| Helsingør Kommune | 78 | +15% |
| Haderslev Kommune | 118 | +15% |
| Guldborgsund Kommune | 126 | +13% |
Declining
Municipalities where this type is shrinking.
| Dragør Kommune | 10 | -23% |
| Frederiksberg Kommune | 12 | -20% |
| Københavns Kommune | 157 | -15% |
| Hørsholm Kommune | 12 | -14% |
| Struer Kommune | 28 | -13% |
| Gentofte Kommune | 22 | -12% |
| Kerteminde Kommune | 37 | -12% |
| Allerød Kommune | 26 | -10% |
| Morsø Kommune | 27 | -10% |
| Vallensbæk Kommune | 9 | -10% |
Most per resident
Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).
Financials of companies filing accounts
Based on annual reports from Erhvervsstyrelsen. Sole proprietorships don't publish accounts.
By year
| Year | Filers | Median gross profit | Middle 50% | Profitable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,310 | DKK 1.6m | DKK 376k – DKK 3.4m | 72% |
| 2024 | 2,276 | DKK 1.5m | DKK 400k – DKK 3.2m | 73% |
| 2023 | 2,243 | DKK 1.4m | DKK 384k – DKK 3.0m | 72% |
| 2022 | 2,239 | DKK 1.3m | DKK 371k – DKK 2.8m | 70% |
| 2021 | 2,192 | DKK 1.3m | DKK 346k – DKK 2.7m | 70% |
| 2020 | 2,109 | DKK 1.2m | DKK 326k – DKK 2.6m | 68% |
| 2019 | 2,056 | DKK 1.3m | DKK 363k – DKK 2.8m | 68% |
| 2018 | 1,914 | DKK 1.3m | DKK 384k – DKK 2.8m | 70% |
| 2017 | 1,120 | DKK 1.3m | DKK 467k – DKK 2.9m | 71% |
By region
| Region | Active | Per 10k | 3-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Region Hovedstaden | 1,565 | 8.0 | +2% |
| Region Midtjylland | 2,021 | 14.6 | +2% |
| Region Nordjylland | 921 | 15.5 | +5% |
| Region Sjælland | 1,477 | 17.2 | +3% |
| Region Syddanmark | 1,936 | 15.6 | +3% |
What's included
Businesses whose main Danish branche code (DB07/DB25) starts with:
4520… | Autoreparationsværksteder mv. |
9531… | Dækservice |
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