National ranking — 412 Ford dealerships, all 50 states

Where does land against other Ford dealerships?

This is a real national ranking: 412 Ford dealerships across all 50 states, built from a 399-city sweep and merged with every Ford dealership in Arizona (27 on this board) plus the earlier 50-dealer sample, ranked together by star rating. ranks #407 of 412 — 394th of 397 among dealers with 100+ reviews.

Peoria Ford

National standing

#407of 412 Ford dealers

3.8★ across 4,775 Google reviews — 406 Ford dealerships nationally rate higher, 4 are tied and only 1 rates lower. Bottom 1% nationally.

#26

of 27 Arizona Ford dealers

−0.63★

below the 4.43 board average

25

Arizona competitors rated above him

What the shopper sees

Same search. Two very different listings.

Sarasota Ford is the highest-rated established dealership on this board. Peoria Ford sits 403 places and 1.0 stars behind it — and that gap is the first thing a buyer reads.

#4 on the boardGoogle listing

Sarasota Ford

4.8★★★★★★★★★★(12,986)

Ford dealer · Sarasota, Florida

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Clears every rating filter. Gets the click, the call and the AI recommendation.

#407 of 412Google listing

3.8★★★★★★★★★★(4,775)

Ford dealer · Peoria, Arizona

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Filtered out before the shopper ever reads a review. The rating is the objection.

What a buyer compares	Sarasota Ford	Peoria Ford
Star rating shown in search1.0 stars of visible difference on the same result page	4.8★	3.8★
Board position403 dealerships appear above Peoria Ford	#4	#407 of 412
Survives the 4.5★ filterGoogle, AI assistants and third-party sites default shoppers to 4.5★ and up	Yes	No
Review volume working for youVolume amplifies whatever rating it is attached to — right now it amplifies the problem	12,986 at 4.8★	4,775 at 3.8★
Cost to close the gap organicallyVersus removing the flagged one-star queue, which moves the average immediately	—	23,875 new 5★ reviews
Home marketLocal shoppers compare these two listings side by side	Sarasota, Florida	Peoria, Arizona — #26 in state

Why Peoria Ford’s listing reads the way it does

102.1

Average damage score per review across the 200-review removal queue.

• Base rating damage1-star = 60 pts, 2-star = 35 pts+59.5
• Theme severityDeception 20, safety 18, warning 10, finance 6+16.6
• Audit flags8 pts per flag (legal 12), capped at 40+23.9
• No owner response+3 when the dealership never replied+0.6
• Freshness boost+4 / +2 / +1 by review age+0.4
• Warning & severe language+2 warning phrasing, +4 fraud / legal terms+1.2

Peoria Ford vs. the top 10

Every metric on this board, measured against the ten highest-rated established dealerships (#4–#13). Peoria Ford trails on every rating measure while carrying one of the largest review counts on the board — volume without a rating to match it.

Metric	Top 10 range	Top 10 average	Peoria Ford	Gap
Google rating	4.8★ – 4.8★	4.80★	3.8★	−1.00★
Board position	#4 – #13	#9	#407	398 places back
Google reviews	2,271 – 12,986	6,468	4,775	−1,693
Lost stars per review	0.20 – 0.20	0.20	1.20	+1.00
Vs. board average	+0.37★ – +0.37★	+0.37★	−0.63★	−1.00★
Arizona dealers on the list	1 of 10	1 AZ	#26 of 27 in AZ	25 AZ rivals ahead

The top 10 on this board

1. #4 Sarasota Ford4.8★
2. #5 Bob Tomes Ford4.8★
3. #6 Kendall Ford of Meridian4.8★
4. #7 Sioux Falls Ford4.8★
5. #8 Seelye Ford of Kalamazoo4.8★
6. #9 Rodeo Ford4.8★
7. #10 Van Horn Ford of Oconomowoc4.8★
8. #11 Bolton Ford4.8★
9. #12 Rob Sight Ford4.8★
10. #13 Chastang Ford4.8★

Audit queue

The first 200 reviews queued for removal audit — 196 one-star and 4 two-star, averaging a 102 damage score — are what move this standing. See the first 200 list.

To be precise: is not the lowest-rated Ford dealer in the country. A handful sit lower or tied — Holmes Tuttle Ford (Tucson, 3.8★, 1,194 reviews), Pollard Friendly Ford (Lubbock TX, 3.8★, 1,180 reviews), Transwest Ford of Minneapolis (3.8★, 207 reviews), and Angela Krause Ford (Alpharetta GA, 2.9★, 23 reviews — the national floor). The honest framing: tied for worst in Arizona, and in the bottom 1% nationally, with 25 of his own Arizona competitors above him. Dealers flagged as low sample (<100 reviews) are noted in the table. See the Arizona-only breakdown.