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Freehold Ford Inc

3572 US-9, Freehold, NJ 07728Ford dealer

Sunday
closed
Monday
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Dealership website Google Business Profile +1732-462-3131 Directions

Public review data collected August 22, 2026. Figures change as new reviews arrive.

FordRatings Enhanced Score

Enhanced Scoring, weighted from the public record

4.50★

GOOD

Solid experience with a manageable pattern of complaints.

Google consumer rating

4.50★

1,050 consumer reviews

National standing

#1,493 of 2,783

Bottom 47% of ranked Ford dealerships

#20 of 33 Ford dealerships in the Freehold market

Enhanced Scoring weights the public star rating by review volume and low-star patterns. How scoring works. Score value: 4.50.

How consumers rated this dealership

  • 5 star854 (81%)
  • 4 star55 (5%)
  • 3 star21 (2%)
  • 2 star14 (1%)
  • 1 star106 (10%)

Reviews, last 12 months

100

Low-star, last 12 months

3

Low-star on record

80

What consumers complain about

From 3 analyzed low-star reviews.

  • Explicit warnings to avoid1
  • Service delays or appointments1
  • Communication or no callbacks1
  • Safety or reliability1
  • Pricing, add-ons, bait and switch1
See the full sentiment breakdown

Review analysis over time

Monthly review volume, the star distribution behind the average, and how the complaint categories at this store shifted quarter by quarter.

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Recent public reviews

The newest reviews on record, as shoppers read them.

Read every review on Google

Questions to ask before you go

  1. 1Ask for the out-the-door number in writing, including every dealer add-on and fee.
  2. 2Ask which add-ons are optional and have them removed from the worksheet before you agree.
  3. 3Ask who handles a service complaint after the sale, by name, and how to reach that person.
  4. 4Ask how long a diagnostic takes and whether a loaner or shuttle is included.
  5. 5Ask for the warranty and service-contract terms in writing before financing is signed.

Where it is

3572 US-9, Freehold, NJ 07728

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For Freehold Ford Inc

Your Google rating only tells part of the story.

See what a shopper sees about this dealership before they ever reach its website. FordRatings reads the same public record a shopper does, then scores what the star rating hides: how much of the record is low-star, whether anyone answers, what the complaints are about, and which nearby store wins the comparison.

Google rating
Live
4.5
1,050 reviews
Low-star reviews on record
Live
80
Low-star, last 12 months
Live
3
Nearby stores ranked higher
Derived
6 of 6
Enhanced Score, closest ranked Ford dealerships
Prioritized review opportunities
Derived
Scoring
Opens with low-star text on file
See the evidence first

Summary figures are public. Review-level detail opens with dealership verification.

The evidence

The analysis already exists for Freehold Ford Inc.

Each module is labeled so you know what you are reading: live figures from the public record, arithmetic on those figures, or analysis that opens with verification.

  • Reputation health

    Live

    4.50

    Enhanced Score

    GOOD
    Google rating
    4.5
    Last 12 months
    4.88

    Reviews from the last year average +0.38 against the lifetime rating. Recent experience is holding the number up.

    PreviewMonth-over-month movement unlocks with the next monthly capture.

  • Negative review exposure

    Live

    Low-star on record

    80

    Last 12 months

    3

  • Competitive position

    Live
    National
    #1,493 of 2,783Bottom 47%
    NJ state
    #31 of 51
    Freehold market, 45 mi
    #20 of 33

    Derived6 of the 6 closest Ford stores score higher. Gap to the market leader: 0.29.

  • Review challenge opportunities

    Derived
    Scored with the six-factor harm model: buyer warning language, damage, severity, searchability, AI answer risk and impact on the score. A challenge is a request for platform policy review. Google decides the outcome and nothing here promises removal.

  • Rating scenario analysis

    Derived
    Arithmetic only. Google divides total star points by review count. Each row removes the lowest-star reviews first and recomputes. It is a ceiling on what challenges could do, not a forecast.

  • Highest-impact reviews

    Derived

  • Competitor comparison

    Live
    • Larson Ford Inc12 mi4.79
    • All American Ford Of Old Bridge9.6 mi4.70
    • George Wall Ford12 mi4.70
    • Seabreeze Ford, Inc13 mi4.69
    Full comparison

  • Reputation action plan

    Dealer access

    Plan opens with dealership access

Competitive pressure

Your customers have options.

A shopper searching for a Ford dealer sees these stores side by side before they ever reach a dealership website. On that screen Freehold Ford Inc is #6 of 6 by Enhanced Score. The comparison happens in the search results, and the store with the stronger public record usually wins the comparison.

Closest ranked Ford stores

Live
DealershipDistanceGoogleReviewsScoreNational
1Larson Ford Inc12 mi4.81,5194.79#106
2All American Ford Of Old Bridge9.6 mi4.73,4734.70#299
3George Wall Ford12 mi4.72,2254.70#348
4Dch Ford Of Eatontown13 mi4.61,4884.60#899
5Lester Glenn Ford13 mi4.61,0344.60#962
6Freehold Ford Inc You4.51,0504.50#1,493

Customer sentiment

What customers say goes wrong at Freehold Ford Inc.

Every low-star review on file is classified into a consumer problem type. Shares are of the analyzed low-star reviews for this store. Positive-theme classification is not wired yet and is marked as a preview.

Complaint mix by category

Derived

A review can carry more than one category. Categories with fewer than five reviews are muted.

Most common complaint

Live

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Fastest-growing negative theme

Preview

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Needs at least 20 analyzed reviews in each 90-day window and five per theme.

Top positive theme

Preview

Not yet classified

Reviews rated 4 to 5 are not theme-tagged yet. The card is wired to receive that signal when it lands.

What FordRatings does

From public record to measurable recovery, in five steps.

Knowing the score is the start. The work is turning it into fewer lost shoppers. This is the sequence every engagement runs.

  1. Step 1

    Identify

    Find the reputation damage on the public record for Freehold Ford Inc: low-star exposure, the complaint themes that repeat, where nearby stores win the comparison, and the reviews nobody answered.

  2. Step 2

    Prioritize

    Rank what matters most. Each low-star review is scored on six factors so the highest-impact reviews, the repeat themes and the urgent risks come first, not the loudest.

  3. Step 3

    Remediate

    FordRatings supports the work that follows: platform policy challenges where a review qualifies for one, a response standard for the rest, and a named owner for each recurring issue. Platforms decide challenge outcomes, so nothing here promises a removal.

  4. Step 4

    Monitor

    Track rating and rank movement, new low-star exposure, response discipline, competitor movement and sentiment shifts against a locked monthly capture that never changes after the fact.

  5. Step 5

    Prove

    Show measurable before-and-after progress: rating, national and local rank, negative exposure, response behavior and market position, with the underlying evidence attached.

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  • Flagged-review analysis

    Review analysis available, scored and ordered by harm

  • Competitive position

    Every nearby Ford store, ranked on the same score

  • Opportunities for improvement

    Rating scenarios and a response plan