This data comes from the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database and reflects consumer complaints, not proven violations.

CFPB complaint data Grade D 7 complaints

Universal Technical Institute - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 6 states, reputation grade D.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about Universal Technical Institute

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record universal-technical-institute Universal Technical Institute

Grade D · 7 CFPB filings · 29% timely · lead issue: Written notification about debt

  • VOL 7
  • GRADE D
  • 12MO 1
  • STATES 6
  • TIMELY 29%
  • DISPUTE 0%
  • ISSUE Written notification about…
  • RANK #2,894
  • COMPOSE Not ranked

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Account Services Inc. (7 complaints)

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CFPB complaint volume neighbourhood (this collector + nearest volume peers)

Universal Technical Institute's 7 CFPB complaints sit next to Account Services Inc. on the volume neighbourhood; peer NAMES stay, and disposition VALUES are this collector's. Grades compare collectors to each other - a complaint is a filing, not a proven violation. How to read a complaint count →

How the 7 complaints break down

Every complaint issue type on record for Universal Technical Institute, not just the top ones shown above.

Reputation score breakdown

D
Composite reputation score
51.5/100
Universal Technical Institute

Blends complaint volume, timely-response rate, dispute rate, and recent trend from the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database into one comparable 0-100 score. Not an official CFPB rating and not a finding of wrongdoing — see methodology for the exact formula.

Complaint volume C
7
Fewer complaints relative to graded peers scores higher; volume reflects footprint as much as conduct.
Timely response D
29%
Share of complaints answered inside the CFPB’s 15-day window.
Dispute rate A
0%
Share of company responses the consumer disputed as inadequate; lower is better.
Recent trend B
Falling
Whether the last 12 months of complaints are rising, stable, or falling vs the prior period.

Spiky monthly series

California is the plurality state for Universal Technical Institute (28.6%)

Peak share is this collector's company_monthly maximum divided by its own stored monthly total. Corpus placement method.

Plurality state
California 28.6%
Mid-band (15–30%) · 6 states with ≥1 filing
Spike month
2021-11 50.0%
1 filings that month · spiky (≥15% of series)
Corpus ranks
#2,894 volume
Composite not ranked (fewer than 200 complaints)
Volume rank among 5,420 collectors

How does Universal Technical Institute compare to its peers?

How does Universal Technical Institute compare? Versus a similar-volume peer and the national average (collectors with ≥50 total complaints), drawn from 10 collectors with a comparable complaint count
Universal Technical Institute National average
Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better
1
0
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
29%
43%
91%
Consumer-dispute ratelower is better
0%
0%
19%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database.

Response speed vs. dispute rate, among similar-volume collectors

Timely response and dispute rate track only weakly together nationally (r=0.22 among collectors with 5+ complaints): answering promptly does not reliably buy Universal Technical Institute a lower dispute rate.

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 7 entities by Timely response rate (%) (X) and Dispute rate (%) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Responsive but disputedSlow & disputedResponsive & trustedSlow but undisputed 0%50%100%150% 0%5%10%15% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) Universal Technical Institute vs. 6 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate Universal Technical InstituteUnited Compliance Services, LLCWashington Collectors Tri Cities IncThe Hamilton Law AssociationWinona Holdings, Inc.The Eastbrooke Group LLCXOOM CORPORATION
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Universal Technical Institute's complaint volume in context

Universal Technical Institute vs all collectors by complaint volume

Where this collector's total CFPB complaint count sits among every tracked debt collector (volume, not a quality ranking)

7 47th percentile higher than 47% of 5,420 collectors

0–20: 3,504 collectors (65%). This entry sits in this band. 20–40: 565 collectors (10%). Above this entry. 40–60: 260 collectors (5%). Above this entry. 60–80: 163 collectors (3%). Above this entry. 80–100: 112 collectors (2%). Above this entry. 100–120: 63 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 120–140: 67 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 140–160: 53 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 160–180: 42 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 180–200: 55 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 200–220: 536 collectors (10%). Above this entry. Universal Technical Institute 0 220 tracked debt collectors, bucketed by value

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Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database · September 2026

Complaint Trend (24 months)

Falling ↓
2021-11 2024-10

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue Complaints
Written notification about debt
3
Attempts to collect debt not owed
1
False statements or representation
1
Communication tactics
1
Improper contact or sharing of info
1

Where do complaints against Universal Technical Institute come from?

Universal Technical Institute's own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Top states by complaints against Universal Technical Institute

Across 6 states with at least one filing

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainCollector-derived comparison paths for Universal Technical Institute: nearest all-time CFPB complaint volume and nearest CFPB timely-response rate among collectors with at least 100 logged complaints. State breakdowns above stay geographic; these neighborhoods vary by metric.

Similar filing volume

Nearest collectors by total CFPB complaints. This record: 7.

4 peers

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