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Most popular car type

Medium

Top tips for hiring a car from Payless in Costa Mesa

  • Supplier choice car hire from Payless in Costa Mesa are around 28% cheaper than other car types, on average.

FAQs about hiring a car from Payless in Costa Mesa

  • What is the most popular car hire from Payless in Costa Mesa?

    Medium hire cars (Toyota Mirai or similar) are the most frequently booked hire car types from Payless in Costa Mesa.

  • How many car hire locations does Payless have in Costa Mesa?

    Payless has 0 hire locations in Costa Mesa. Take a look at our Payless hire location map to find the best car hire near you.

  • Does Payless have a car hire location at the airport: Los Angeles airport (LAX)?

    Yes

  • Does Payless offer shuttle or airport pick-up services from Los Angeles airport (LAX)?

    Yes

Reviews for Payless in Costa Mesa

Overall rating5.7 FairBased on 3737 reviews
Cleanliness
6.5
Comfort
6.4
Overall
5.7
Pick-up/Drop-off
5.9
Value for money
5.8

Recent reviews

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4.0
waited in line almost an hour to get the vehicle, very understaffedReviewed Mar 26 2026
review fromkayak
4.0
Only one person was available to help multiple customers. Employee did not go over vehicle prior damages nor vehicle features with the customer. Drop off services were horrible. Employees at customer service phone number were not helpful nor could they answer questions to my problem.Reviewed Mar 26 2026
review fromkayak
2.0
The counter personnel provided me the wrong size of car and told me that it did not matter what u reserved. I reserved a mid size car ( Toyota corola) was given a Mitsubishi mirage hatchback.Reviewed Mar 16 2026
review fromkayak
2.0
After waiting 45-60 minutes to get to the counter, Payless did not honor the reservation made through this platform. They stated that they were short on cars, and not honoring reservations made through 3rd party platforms. Watch out!Reviewed Mar 14 2026
review fromkayak
2.0
They only had one person working the check-in desk, so we stood in line for 2 hours, with only 8 reservations in front us.Reviewed Mar 8 2026
review fromkayak
2.0
We went to pick up our rental car to find out that Payless has not been in business for 3 years.Reviewed Mar 2 2026
review fromkayak
2.0
There was no one working at the desk. The employee at the Budget rental car desk told me the listing that I booked was not real and there were no cars available through Payless. I would like to be reimbursed for the car insurance that I purchased on the rental car through rental cover.comReviewed Feb 28 2026
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2.0
Payless did not have a car.Reviewed Feb 27 2026
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2.0
Payless does not even operate out if that location. When I spoke to customer service on the phone they had no idea. I got to the rental location and end up being stranded there with no vehicle as the actual rental companies that operate out of the Pittsburgh airport were already sold out of cars. It seems that Payless created a bogus rental reservation for me for that location. When I told customer service they said that my reservation could be picked up from Avis, however avis said that was not true, they had nothing in there system, and they were sold out of cars already anyway. This situation caused me to be stranded in the city of Pittsburgh.Reviewed Feb 26 2026
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2.0
Took my money but didn’t have any car availableReviewed Feb 25 2026
review fromkayak
2.0
It’s been closed for 5 years. I made a reservation for my wife on kayak. When she got to the airport, she found out Payless has been closed for 5 years at that location. Luckily budget had a car. You need to update your system. This should never happen. She was almost stranded in Pittsburgh. Unacceptable.Reviewed Feb 25 2026
review fromkayak
2.0
Terrible. They had trouble finding our reservation and when they did NO CARS, which put me and my son in a dangerous and much more expensive situation.Reviewed Feb 23 2026
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