Exhibit 23.1


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-00000) of AutoZone, Inc. for the
registration of $500,000,000 of debt securities and to the incorporation by
reference therein of our reports dated September 21, 2001, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of AutoZone, Inc. incorporated by reference in
its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended August 25, 2001 and the related
financial statement schedule included therein, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

                                             /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Memphis, Tennessee
September 25, 2002


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