B
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0.6%
0.6% -- negative review response rate for Michigan independent used car dealerships (2026)
0.6% of negative Google reviews for independent used car dealerships in Michigan received a public dealer response.
- Negative reviews defined as 1–3 star Google reviews
- Dataset covers reviews from 2009–2026, with most from 2019 onward
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Value
0.6%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Sample Size
4,709
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
automotive.upup.one
Primary
Tier A
https://automotive.upup.one/research/michigan-dealers-ignore-bad-reviews/ ↗
Source Article
Michigan Used Car Dealer Review Study: 95.9% of Negative Reviews Went Unanswered | Automotive
Michigan put America on wheels. But when car buyers leave negative reviews for Michigan dealerships, the conversation is surprisingly one-sided.
We analyzed 18,116 negative Google reviews left for Michigan car dealers to understand what customers complain about, how dealers react, and where operatio…
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automotive.upup.one
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Methodology
4,709 negative Google reviews analyzed for independent dealers.
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Industrymarketing
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Michigan independent used car dealerships: 0.6% negative review response rate. Source: automotive.upup.one (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/michigan-independent-dealers-response-rate
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