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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.4

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Evaluating 3,477 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Consumers consistently praise the staff members for being exceptionally friendly, highly competent, and extremely efficient when handling vehicle pickups and rental documentation. People also appreciate the remarkably smooth and fast return process, noting that local agents are always ready to assist with a positive attitude. However, some customers also noted unexpected extra charges, deposits, or unclear billing discrepancies encountered after completing their overall vehicle rental period. A few other people also felt that certain cars suffered from mechanical issues, high mileage, or malfunctioning air conditioning units during their road trips.

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Staff

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Service

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Product

Consumers find product to be a mixed experience, with many reviewers praising the vehicles as nearly new,... See more

Quality

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Very helpful personal who help me to solved a situation whith my creditcard about diposition. It would be easier if the infosystem in the car were in languege you can understand ex. in english. It was... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Car tech in best condition, interior spotless, exterior not all clean, but ok. Small Fiat 500 or Pandina would have been more fun to drive … Service staff very friendly and helpful 😎. Misleading... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Professional pleasant staff helping us in perfect English. Suggested a change from the car we’d booked to a newer vehicle that she recommended was good to drive. No hard sell when we said we had our... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The staff both on the desk and on the parking area at Verona airport were very friendly and patient. We made a last minute decision to change to an automatic which they sorted, and they helped change... See more

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  1. Car Rental Agency

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Sicily by Car S.p.A. Compagnia leader nel settore dell'autonoleggio, è stata fondata nel 1963 da Tommaso Dragotto, che ha iniziato la propria scommessa imprenditoriale con un parco auto costituito da una Fiat 1300, una Fiat 1100 e due Fiat 500. In seguito ad un programma di espansione aziendale e commerciale, e grazie all'esperienza e professionalità del team di Direzione che ha permesso alla Compagnia di diventare una vera realtà nazionale, dal 1997 la Sicily by Car , varca i confini regionali ed assicurandosi un mercato di più vaste dimensioni. Sicily by Car ha avuto nel corso degli anni uno sviluppo costante ed è presente in tutte le principali città italiane con oltre 60 uffici. Oggi dispone di una flotta di oltre 20.000 vetture. Nella nostra flotta potrai trovare dalle piccole utilitarie per spostarti agevolmente nel traffico cittadino, alle auto decappottabili per riscoprire il piacere di una guida brillante e dinamica, fino alle auto di lusso per non passare inosservati. Se ti occorre spazio per un soggiorno con la tua famiglia o con i tuoi amici più cari, una station wagon o un minivan 9 posti potrebbe essere la tua soluzione di noleggio su misura. Se hai bisogno di un mezzo per trasportare merci voluminose legate alla tua attività lavorativa o perché devi effettuare un trasloco, avrai a disposizione un'intera gamma di furgoni su misura per te. I nostri veicoli elettrici sono il vanto di un'azienda come la nostra, che da sempre guarda al futuro e che ha a cuore il rispetto dell'ambiente e lo sviluppo eco-sostenibile. Negli ultimi anni la nostra offerta si è ampliata per venire incontro alla domanda di flessibilità da parte della clientela. Oltre al rent a car a breve termine e a prezzi economici, da sempre il nostro core business, nei nostri uffici in Italia si sono aggiunte nuove soluzioni di noleggio auto.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Efficiency

Efficiency, kindness, a special thank you to Constanta, very good service… thanks to you guys we had a great trip.

13 September 2026
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Reply from Sicily by Car

Thank you! We are happy to read your compliments! We look forward to seeing you in our offices soon!
Donatella

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Nice and profesional staff

Nice and profesional staff, very good car, new and value for money. We were absolutely satisfied with all.

13 September 2026
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Reply from Sicily by Car

Wow thank you Nikola! We are thrilled to read your comment! We look forward to your next rentals!
Donatella

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid this company

I would avoid this company at all costs.
Poor service.
Poor attitude.
Poor experience.
The staff were defensive and borderline aggressive.
Go elsewhere, you’ll regret going to Sicily by Car.

Absolutely not, the details were changed (as we used his credit card) to Simon Thexton, I was one of the drivers and I was there throughout the whole process, from start to finish. To imply and suggest that I am making this up is totally absurd. Please go back and check your records. I have witnesses. I shouldn’t actually be surprised by this reaction.

12 September 2026
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Reply from Sicily by Car

Dear Customer,

We strongly reject your statements regarding our staff and the quality of our service. Following thorough internal checks using your name, the only record found in our system is a reservation made through a third-party broker, which was subsequently canceled directly by the broker prior to pick-up. Since no rental took place and you did not interact with our counter staff, we consider these accusations entirely unfounded and unrepresentative of our customer service standards.

Sicily by car Customer Experience Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

MG absolutely pathetic car

The car was a disgrace, absolutely pathetic gutless thing couldn’t get up hills or get up to speed. Never been in a worse car, shouldn’t hire them out in hilly towns, absolutely pathetic excuse for a car.
The guy who checked our car in at the end when we dropped it off was great.

13 September 2026
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Reply from Sicily by Car

Dear Customer,

Thank you for sharing your feedback and for your kind words regarding our check-in staff member, which we will certainly pass along.

Regarding the vehicle, we would like to specify that the MG3 1.5 Full Hybrid+ provided is a modern vehicle, the car was in good mechanical condition. Driveability can sometimes feel different depending on individual driving habits, especially when managing a full hybrid automatic powertrain on steep inclines.

We regret that the model did not meet your personal preferences.
Sicily by car Customer Experience Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good expérience

Fasted and profesional

13 September 2026
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Reply from Sicily by Car

Thank you! It is a great satisfaction to read your words! We hope to see you in our vehicles again soon!
Donatella

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not very nice staff

Not very nice staff. Very expensive if you do not own a credit card. It would have been cheaper with Herz or Avis. Next time we will not use sicilybycar again!!

12 September 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Top!

Good service and everything had been fine

12 September 2026
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Reply from Sicily by Car

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review about your 5 star experience!
Donatella

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic enthousiastic people

Fantastic enthousiastic people!
Never experienced before at a car rental 🤩🇮🇹!

12 September 2026
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Reply from Sicily by Car

Thank you Mirjam! We are happy to read your compliments! We look forward to seeing you in our offices soon!
Donatella

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great at everything

Great at everything, pickup, return and support

12 September 2026
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Reply from Sicily by Car

Thank you so much for your positive feedback! We appreciate your words and are glad that your experience with us was great. We constantly strive to provide the best customer service and we are glad to know that we have succeeded!
Marcello

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Service was ok

Service was ok, but not more. Picking up took about 30 min which is too long given they already have all details. Car was a Skoda Stationwagon, but only had the very basic setup. Could not even charge my phone via the front USB ports as it said accessory could not be connected. Returning the car was smooth.

12 September 2026
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Reply from Sicily by Car

Dear Customer,

Thank you for sharing your feedback and for noting the smooth return process.

Regarding the vehicle, the Skoda Station Wagon provided corresponds exactly to the representative model for that category on our website. Please note that secondary features such as USB compatibility or phone mirroring are not guaranteed contractually, and display messages often depend on the specific cable or device used rather than a defect in the car's system.

Regarding wait times at the desk, while 30 minutes falls within normal operational limits during peak hours—even when details are pre-entered—we are constantly working to streamline document verification and speed up key handover.

Sicily by car Customer Experience Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Travel in Malta

Travel in Malta, pickup at the airport, réservation made from home.
Crazy paperwork, you have to sign moré than 20 sides of conditions. Accept optional insurance. And all for a wreck car, milleage over 100 000 km, bad condition , screen of radio brocken, air cooling doesn’t work. I forgot my first expérience with Scily by car in Crête but this is the extreme limit of low cost. Better choose a standard hiring compagny, it will cost the same price with normal service.

12 September 2026
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Reply from Sicily by Car

Dear Customer,

We are sincerely sorry to read about your experience. We would like to inform you that you are currently writing on the Trustpilot official page for SBC Italy and, as we lack your specific rental details, we are unable to conduct a thorough investigation or proceed with the necessary internal verification at this time. For further clarification and direct assistance regarding your case, we kindly invite you to contact our SBC Team at the following email address: mla@sicilybycar.mt. Please include your rental agreement number or reservation ID to help us assist you more efficiently.

Sicily by Car Customer Experience

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible Company, Rude pushy staff !!

Landed at Faro airport 10.30 pm, flight delayed by 2hrs, received text message that office will close at 11pm,if they remained open after that time we would be charged a late arrival fee of 50 euros.I couldn,t find pick up location but managed to get to the office by 10.45 pm to find 1 member of staff dealing with 3 customers, eventually another member of staff appeared, seemingly she had been driving the minibus, clearly understaffed to say the least.I apologised for the flight being delayed, not our problem was the reply but you will be charged a late fee as the booking transaction will take you past 11pm, go back to Jet 2 for a refund if you don't like was another reply to my valid response stating it was 10.45pm.She then pushed to sell me the extra car insurance which I didn't want, trying to scare me saying that I have no insurance whatsoever, if I broke down there would be no help from them,all of this with an aggressive and rude attitude.If you don't want our insurance you have to pay 2000euros deposit, that's fine was my response, she then wouldn.t take my credit card as my name hade rubbed off the back of it, saying it may not be my card and the proceeding to ask for a bank statement or view of my banking app, I couldn't find my app but she reinforced the fact that if I took out the extra expensive insurance I could use my debit card.The last straw came when she said well you can take it or leave it as this is company policy.
This sort of disgusting behaviour is the last thing customers need after a long journey especially after lengthy delays.
I chose to leave the car and took an uber, booked a car from Auto Prudente the day after, they were brilliant.
Also like to say I have been renting cars abroad for 30 years, this is the worst company I have come cross

3 September 2026
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Reply from Sicily by Car

Dear Customer,

We are sincerely sorry to read about your experience. We would like to inform you that you are currently writing on the Trustpilot official page for SBC Italy and, as we lack your specific rental details, we are unable to conduct a thorough investigation or proceed with the necessary internal verification at this time. For further clarification and direct assistance regarding your case, we kindly invite you to contact our SBC Team at the following email address: customersupport@sbcportugal.pt. Please include your rental agreement number or reservation ID to help us assist you more efficiently.

Sicily by Car Customer Experience

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The car was basically new.

The car was basically new.
Service was fast and easy.
Top

12 September 2026
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Reply from Sicily by Car

Thank you Alessandra! We are happy to read your compliments! We look forward to seeing you in our offices soon!
Donatella

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great staff

Great staff. Our plane was delayed by 8 hours and when I phoned the car rental office they were very reassuring. We finally picked up the car at midnight and the car rental desk had remained open for us, with a small charge. After a great holiday in Italy the drop off was very quick and friendly.

12 September 2026
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Reply from Sicily by Car

Thank you for taking your time to give us your feedback. We are looking forward to see you again in our locations!
Marcello

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Milan Malpensa Terminal 2

Staff at Milan T2 were friendly and accommodating, bring a car from T1 as I'd mistakenly hired from wrong terminal.

I'd hired an Octavia sized estate, and was given a slightly larger BYD hybrid, perfect for my needs.

Return was straightforward, though it would be helpful to have SBC return signs more prominent on entry to T2.

The policy is to return car full of fuel.

11 September 2026
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Reply from Sicily by Car

Thank you Bh! Customer satisfaction is our priority! We look forward to seeing you in our offices soon!
Donatella

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Everything Perfect

Everything Perfect. Bravo!

12 September 2026
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Reply from Sicily by Car

Thank you so much for your positive feedback! We appreciate your words and are glad that your experience with us was great. We constantly strive to provide the best customer service and we are glad to know that we have succeeded!
Marcello

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Car was okay

Car was okay, but they gave it without windscreen fluid and a rear windscreen wiper

12 September 2026
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Reply from Sicily by Car

Dear Customer,

Thank you for your review and for taking the time to share your feedback.

We are glad to know that the overall vehicle condition was satisfactory, but we apologize for the missing windscreen wiper and fluid at pickup. This does not align with our usual preparation standards. We have forwarded your report directly to the station management to ensure greater attention is paid during vehicle inspections.

Sicily by car Customer Experience Team

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good overall

Easy collection process, good quality car, but the return to Catania is chaotic. Absolutely no signs for Sicily By Car rental return, and when you eventually find the road in, it is wide enough for one vehicle despite being a two way road. By some distance the most difficult rental return point I have ever had to find. But once there, check in was easy.

12 September 2026
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Reply from Sicily by Car

We are happy that your experience was positive and we will work hard to earn 5 stars next time!
Marcello

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