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54% -- dealership service return rate for Car dealership service customers (vehicles 2 years old or newer) (2025)

2025  · Cox Automotive

According to a 2025 Cox Automotive Study, 54% of customers with vehicles 2 years old or newer returned to the selling dealership for service.

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54%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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Car dealership service customers (vehicles 2 years old or newer)
Geography
US
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Confidence: 53/100 Vintage: 2025 Channel: Deep Crawl
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Cox Automotive · Original study ↗

Cox Automotive study on dealership service retention, 2025, as cited by TVI MarketPro3. Measures share of customers with vehicles 2 years old or newer returning to the selling dealership for service; article notes this is down sharply from 72% two years prior.

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Period Value Change
2023 72%
2025 (current) 54% -25.0%
IndustryAutomotive RegionUS
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Car dealership service customers (vehicles 2 years old or newer): 54% dealership service return rate. Source: Cox Automotive (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/dealer-service-return-rate-54-2025
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