The 25 best mass-market stores in the Chicago metro, ranked from 355 on what their own customers said in public Google reviews this year: how they rate them, how many are commenting, whether the store answers, and how often customers leave frustrated.
Most "best dealership" lists rank on star rating alone. A 4.8 with 40 reviews and a 4.8 with 4,000 reviews are not the same store, and neither number tells you whether the dealership answers when something goes wrong. The Widewail Index reads every public Google review for the 355 Mass-Market dealers in the Chicago metro and grades each one on four things.
Each input is ranked against every franchise dealer in the country, combined into one score, and converted to a letter. Grades refresh monthly and cannot be purchased.
Ordered by customer health score, 2026 year to date.
Against franchise dealers nationally: customer rating top 25%, comment activity top 25%, responsiveness top 25%, frustration top 25% (a higher tier means fewer frustrated customers). Customers most often praise communication. Maintenance and repair is what most often causes frustration.
Against franchise dealers nationally: customer rating top 25%, comment activity top 25%, responsiveness top 25%, frustration top 25% (a higher tier means fewer frustrated customers). Customers most often praise price and cost. Valet is what most often causes frustration.
Against franchise dealers nationally: customer rating top 25%, comment activity top 25%, responsiveness top 25%, frustration above average (a higher tier means fewer frustrated customers). Customers most often praise parts department. Warranty is what most often causes frustration.
Against franchise dealers nationally: customer rating top 25%, comment activity top 25%, responsiveness top 25%, frustration top 25% (a higher tier means fewer frustrated customers). Customers most often praise price and cost. Warranty is what most often causes frustration.
Against franchise dealers nationally: customer rating top 25%, comment activity top 25%, responsiveness top 25%, frustration top 25% (a higher tier means fewer frustrated customers). Customers most often praise parts department. Inventory is what most often causes frustration.
Against franchise dealers nationally: customer rating top 25%, comment activity top 25%, responsiveness top 25%, frustration top 25% (a higher tier means fewer frustrated customers). Customers most often praise price and cost. Wait times is what most often causes frustration.
Against franchise dealers nationally: customer rating top 25%, comment activity top 25%, responsiveness top 25%, frustration top 25% (a higher tier means fewer frustrated customers). Customers most often praise wait times. Financing is what most often causes frustration.
Against franchise dealers nationally: customer rating top 25%, comment activity top 25%, responsiveness above average, frustration top 25% (a higher tier means fewer frustrated customers). Customers most often praise price and cost. Loaner cars is what most often causes frustration.
Against franchise dealers nationally: customer rating top 25%, comment activity top 25%, responsiveness top 25%, frustration top 25% (a higher tier means fewer frustrated customers). Customers most often praise maintenance and repair. Trade-ins is what most often causes frustration.
Against franchise dealers nationally: customer rating top 25%, comment activity top 25%, responsiveness top 25%, frustration above average (a higher tier means fewer frustrated customers). Customers most often praise valet. Caring is what most often causes frustration.
Against franchise dealers nationally: customer rating top 25%, comment activity top 25%, responsiveness above average, frustration top 25% (a higher tier means fewer frustrated customers). Customers most often praise price and cost. Parts department is what most often causes frustration.
Against franchise dealers nationally: customer rating above average, comment activity top 25%, responsiveness top 25%, frustration below average (a higher tier means fewer frustrated customers). Customers most often praise parts department. Friendliness is what most often causes frustration.
Against franchise dealers nationally: customer rating top 25%, comment activity top 25%, responsiveness top 25%, frustration top 25% (a higher tier means fewer frustrated customers). Customers most often praise price and cost. Cleanliness is what most often causes frustration.
Against franchise dealers nationally: customer rating top 25%, comment activity top 25%, responsiveness above average, frustration above average (a higher tier means fewer frustrated customers). Customers most often praise parts department. Financing is what most often causes frustration.
Against franchise dealers nationally: customer rating top 25%, comment activity top 25%, responsiveness top 25%, frustration top 25% (a higher tier means fewer frustrated customers). Customers most often praise communication. Cleanliness is what most often causes frustration.
Against franchise dealers nationally: customer rating top 25%, comment activity top 25%, responsiveness top 25%, frustration top 25% (a higher tier means fewer frustrated customers). Customers most often praise price and cost. Trade-ins is what most often causes frustration.
Against franchise dealers nationally: customer rating top 25%, comment activity top 25%, responsiveness top 25%, frustration above average (a higher tier means fewer frustrated customers). Customers most often praise valet. Valet is what most often causes frustration.
Against franchise dealers nationally: customer rating top 25%, comment activity top 25%, responsiveness above average, frustration top 25% (a higher tier means fewer frustrated customers). Customers most often praise communication. Parts department is what most often causes frustration.
Against franchise dealers nationally: customer rating above average, comment activity top 25%, responsiveness top 25%, frustration below average (a higher tier means fewer frustrated customers). Customers most often praise honesty. Cleanliness is what most often causes frustration.
Against franchise dealers nationally: customer rating top 25%, comment activity top 25%, responsiveness top 25%, frustration top 25% (a higher tier means fewer frustrated customers). Customers most often praise professionalism. Parts department is what most often causes frustration.
Against franchise dealers nationally: customer rating top 25%, comment activity top 25%, responsiveness top 25%, frustration top 25% (a higher tier means fewer frustrated customers). Customers most often praise price and cost. Caring is what most often causes frustration.
Against franchise dealers nationally: customer rating above average, comment activity top 25%, responsiveness top 25%, frustration below average (a higher tier means fewer frustrated customers). Customers most often praise warranty. Valet is what most often causes frustration.
Against franchise dealers nationally: customer rating above average, comment activity top 25%, responsiveness above average, frustration below average (a higher tier means fewer frustrated customers). Customers most often praise maintenance and repair. Financing is what most often causes frustration.
Against franchise dealers nationally: customer rating top 25%, comment activity top 25%, responsiveness top 25%, frustration above average (a higher tier means fewer frustrated customers). Customers most often praise parts department. Caring is what most often causes frustration.
Against franchise dealers nationally: customer rating above average, comment activity top 25%, responsiveness top 25%, frustration below average (a higher tier means fewer frustrated customers). Customers most often praise honesty. Caring is what most often causes frustration.
Toyota of Naperville in Naperville ranks first among 355 mass-market dealers in the Chicago metro on the Widewail Index for 2026, with a customer health score grade of A. Toyota of Naperville, Phillips Chevrolet, Chicago Northside Toyota, Elmhurst Ford, Advantage Chevrolet of Hodgkins, M'Lady Nissan, Woodfield Nissan, Phillips Chevrolet of Lansing, Gerald Kia of North Aurora, Rosen Hyundai of Algonquin, Grand Subaru, Chevrolet of Merrillville, Arlington Heights Ford, Elgin Toyota, Phillips Chevrolet of Bradley, Currie Motors Ford of Valpo, Family Hyundai, Schepel Buick GMC, Napleton's Valley Hyundai all hold A grades this month.
Each dealership is scored on four inputs from public Google reviews, 2026 year to date: customer rating, comment activity, responsiveness, and frustration. Inputs are ranked against every franchise dealer nationally, combined into one customer health score, and shown as a letter grade from A to F. Grades refresh monthly and cannot be purchased.
No mass-market dealer in the Chicago metro is materially gaining share of voice this year.
355 mass-market dealers in the Chicago metro were assessed and 25 made the list. Every store on it holds a B or better on the Widewail Index customer health score, and every store is at least above average on customer rating, top 25% on comment activity and above average on responsiveness. Stores that did not make it are not named; their management teams can request a free scorecard showing the gap on each input.
No. The grade measures what customers say in public reviews, not transaction prices. Pricing appears only as a sentiment topic, when customers raise it more or less often than at a typical mass-market dealer. Always get an out-the-door price in writing.
Every store on this list holds a B or better on the Widewail Index customer health score, and the weakest store on the list still clears these bars against every franchise dealer in the country:
Enter what you know about your Google reviews this year. Each input is placed against every franchise dealer in the country and compared with the bar above.
The list is decided by the combined customer health score, not by clearing each bar; your scorecard shows the exact score and rank. Nothing you enter here is stored.
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Comment activity is one of the four inputs, and the one a management team controls fastest. See what Widewail's review generation would do for a store your size.
Comment activity is one of the four inputs behind every grade on this list, and the one a management team can change fastest. Enter your store's monthly transactions.
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