The Dutch car retail market averages 4.40 stars on Google. That sounds healthy. Yet across the 30 largest dealer groups, 12,147 complaints are sitting online right now without a reply. Publicly visible, to every car buyer and every AI system that looks a dealer up.
600,000+
data points
1.882
sources
204,976
review texts
12 mnd
locations
Every number is counted, not estimated, and traceable to its source. How we measured →
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Geen rapportcijfer dat je overkomt, maar een meetlat met vijf ingrediënten. Twee zeggen wat klanten doen. Drie zeggen wat jíj doet, en die heb je morgen al in de hand.
In Repmanager volg je deze score live per vestiging, naast het marktgemiddelde. Deze index is diezelfde score, toegepast op heel dealerland.
Elke autokoper, elke AI-assistent en steeds meer importeurs zien deze cijfers al. De vraag is niet óf jouw reputatie gemeten wordt, maar of jij 'm zelf ook ziet.
Elke eerste dinsdag verschuift de lijst. Wie niets doet, wordt ingehaald door wie wél reageert.
De Reputatiescore in deze index is dezelfde score die in het Repmanager-dashboard staat. Daar zie je 'm live, per vestiging, naast het marktgemiddelde: welke vestiging je positie omhoog trekt, welke 'm afremt, en aan welke van de vijf knoppen je moet draaien.
Elke term in deze ranglijst is gedefinieerd en onderbouwd in een eigen artikel, met de cijfers erbij.
Het aandeel negatieve reviews dat geen antwoord krijgt. Het zwaarst wegende gedragscijfer in de index.
Lees de definitie →Lof krijgt sneller antwoord dan kritiek. Waarom de mediaan-reactietijd meetelt in de score.
Lees het artikel →Hoe duurder het merk, hoe groter het klachtgat: BMW 66% onbeantwoord, Dacia 14%.
Lees het artikel →2.105 klanten kondigden publiek hun vertrek aan; 47% kreeg nooit antwoord.
Lees het artikel →De AI leest ook je stilte: wat onbeantwoorde reviews doen met hoe ChatGPT en Perplexity je samenvatten.
Lees het artikel →Rollend 12-maands venster, versiebeheerd universum, openbaar register. Zo meten we deze index, stap voor stap.
Lees de verantwoording →Curious where your dealer group stands?
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About the numbers, the sources and the method behind this study
The largest study of Google reviews in the Dutch car retail sector, carried out by Repmanager: over 600,000 data points from three sources, including 204,976 full review texts from the 30 largest dealer groups (853 locations).
53.1 percent of complaints (1 and 2 stars) at the 30 largest dealer groups went unanswered. Right now 12,147 complaints sit publicly unanswered on Google, visible to every car buyer and every AI system.
Three sources: the public Google scores of 2,481 dealer profiles (403,316 reviews), 204,976 review texts from the 30 largest dealer groups, and 55,103 reviews from Repmanager's own customer data. Every number states its source.
Every number is counted, not estimated. For groups appearing in two sources the scores differ by less than 0.1 point, and the complaint gap came out identical across three independent calculation routes. The full method is documented in the methodology.
The complaint gap is the share of negative reviews (1 and 2 stars) that never receive a public reply from the dealer. Across the 30 largest dealer groups in the Netherlands that is 53.1 percent over their full history.
The more expensive the brand, the larger the complaint gap. Premium dealers reply to 29 percent of their reviews, mainstream dealers to 62 percent.
The share of public departure announcements that go unanswered. Of 2,105 customers who publicly announced they were leaving, 47 percent never received a reply.
The complete report (PDF) is free to download through the form on this page. All headline figures are also openly available on this page and in the in depth articles.
Yes, this is an annual measurement. The next edition is due in 2027, using the same method, so the trend per dealer group and per brand can be tracked.