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 15,000,000 shares of its common stock 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
April 24, 2002