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Top tips for hiring a car from Payless in Costa Mesa

  • Medium car hire from Payless in Costa Mesa are around 52% 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?

    Supplier choice hire cars (Class Special Car 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 3827 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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2.0
Horrible. The price was $600 more than I agreed to online. I had to call an uber to enterprise and they were able to help me out no problem.Reviewed Feb 3 2026
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8.0
Car was ideal fur out needs and pricing was very good. The car had a couple of minor issues, but nothing to worry about.Reviewed Feb 2 2026
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2.0
Bad I was supposed to get a Toyota Tacoma and I got a Ford Maverick with short bed and they said they were going to email me the receipt never got it plus I got over $100Reviewed Jan 27 2026
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10.0
All to satisfactory, no need to change. Unless you can get a better rate.Reviewed Jan 24 2026
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2.0
I booked an SUV through Kayak, my confirmation email from Kayak said SUV. However Payless said my reservation was for an Economy car and they would not provide me with an SUV. Never using Kayak/Payless again.Reviewed Jan 20 2026
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8.0
we went to the shell station adjacentbto the rental car service center who charged 5.99 a gallon... ridiculous. The service center did not have a car for us, we had to wait and we did have a reservstionReviewed Jan 20 2026
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8.0
The lady at the counter went out of her way to help me but the car itself was old and clearly in need of some work.Reviewed Jan 20 2026
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2.0
The worstReviewed Jan 19 2026
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2.0
The price I was quoted wasn’t what I was told we ended paying $363.63 nothing even close of what I reserve bad experience won’t recommend and they place a hold for $595 on my credit cardReviewed Jan 14 2026
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2.0
They did not have my car. Their attitude was like "this happens". They did not help me at all to find an alternative mode of transportation. This was the worst experience of my life.Reviewed Jan 12 2026
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6.0
The initial pick up experience was not welcoming and the agent was not able to confirm the additional insurance coverage and multi River option that I had selected at the time of booking.Reviewed Jan 12 2026
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2.0
After reading reviews that mentioned unscrupulous business practices, I decided to rent elsewhere despite having prepaid for my rental.Reviewed Jan 10 2026
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