Dealership Customer Experience and Satisfaction Audit Checklist

A comprehensive checklist for auditing customer experience and satisfaction in dealerships, focusing on enhancing all customer touchpoints, improving service quality, and building long-term customer relationships in the automotive and transportation sector.

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About This Checklist

In the highly competitive automotive industry, exceptional customer experience is a key differentiator for dealerships. This comprehensive audit checklist is designed to evaluate all aspects of customer interaction, from initial contact through post-sale support. By implementing regular audits, dealerships can enhance customer satisfaction, build brand loyalty, and drive repeat business in the dynamic logistics and transportation sector.

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Industry

Transportation and Logistics

Standard

J.D. Power Customer Satisfaction Standards

Workspaces

Retail Stores

Occupations

Customer Experience Manager
Sales Director
Service Department Manager
Marketing Specialist
Customer Service Representative
1
How satisfied are customers with their experience?
2
What is the average wait time for customers?
Min: 0
Target: 15
Max: 60
3
How do you rate the quality of interaction with the service department?
4
What feedback did customers provide during their visit?
5
How clear is the sales process to customers?
6
What is the average time taken to finalize a sale?
Min: 0
Target: 30
Max: 120
7
How would you rate the professionalism of the sales team?
8
What suggestions do customers have for improving the sales process?
9
How well is the customer journey mapped out in the dealership?
10
How many customer touchpoints are identified in the journey?
Min: 1
Target: 10
Max: 50
11
How satisfied are customers with their journey through the dealership?
12
What barriers did customers face during their journey?
13
How satisfied are customers with the wait time in the service department?
14
What is the average duration for services provided?
Min: 0
Target: 45
Max: 120
15
How would you rate the professionalism of the service staff?
16
What additional comments do customers have regarding the service department?
17
How would customers rate their overall experience at the dealership?
18
How many feedback responses were collected from customers?
Min: 1
Target: 50
Max: 500
19
What is the status of implementing feedback suggestions?
20
What key themes have emerged from customer feedback?

FAQs

Dealerships should conduct comprehensive customer experience audits quarterly, with ongoing monthly analysis of customer feedback and satisfaction metrics.

Key areas include sales process evaluation, service department interactions, online customer engagement, showroom experience, test drive procedures, follow-up practices, complaint resolution processes, and overall customer journey mapping.

This checklist helps identify pain points in the customer journey, streamline service processes, enhance communication strategies, and personalize customer interactions, leading to improved satisfaction scores and increased customer loyalty.

The audit team should include customer service managers, sales directors, service department heads, marketing specialists, front-line staff representatives, and potentially external customer experience consultants.

Essential tools include customer feedback surveys, Net Promoter Score (NPS) tracking systems, mystery shopping programs, customer journey mapping software, social media sentiment analysis tools, and CRM data analytics platforms.

Benefits of Dealership Customer Experience and Satisfaction Audit Checklist

Identifies gaps in customer service processes and touchpoints

Improves overall customer satisfaction and loyalty

Enhances brand reputation through positive customer experiences

Reduces customer churn and increases repeat business

Provides insights for targeted improvements in customer-facing operations