Auto dealer lead list calculator

For dealership BDC and internet sales teams that call or text leads: estimate how much of a lead list has a reachable phone number, and what the dead and landline numbers cost in wasted dials and texts. Every rate is editable; nothing is stored.

Why dealership lead lists go bad

  • Aged internet leads and old showroom traffic are often worked months later, and numbers change in that time.
  • Past-customer and service-drive lists used for equity and trade-in campaigns pick up disconnected and reassigned numbers over time.
  • Online price, trade-in and credit forms include mistyped digits and made-up numbers.
  • Lists mix landlines in with cell phones, and landlines cannot receive texts.

How to get your real numbers

  1. Pull a random sample of 500 to 1,000 numbers from your lead list.
  2. Validate it against live carrier data (TrueSearch for Business does this in about 30 seconds per 1,000).
  3. Enter the dead, landline and VoIP percentages you get back above.
  4. Repeat per lead source to see which vendors send the most unreachable numbers.

See call center lead list calculator, check calling windows with the free calling hours checker, check single numbers with the free carrier lookup, or read the phone list cleaning guide.

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Questions

Are the default rates typical for car dealership leads?

No. They are editable placeholders, not industry statistics. Bad-number rates depend on the lead source and how old the leads are. Validate a sample of your own list and enter what you find.

Can I clean a list of aged dealership leads from my CRM?

Yes. Upload the CSV to TrueSearch for Business and download it back with each number marked valid or dead, with its line type (mobile, landline, VoIP or toll-free) and carrier, so your BDC can drop dead numbers before it dials or texts.

Can I use this for credit or financing decisions?

No. TrueSearch is not a consumer reporting agency, and its data must not be used for credit, auto financing, insurance, employment or any other FCRA purpose. It only tells you whether a phone number works and what type of line it is.

Does this check Do Not Call, consent or litigator lists?

No. The calculator only estimates reachability, and TrueSearch for Business checks validity, line type and carrier. It does not verify consent and does not scrub against Do Not Call registries or litigator lists. Use your consent records and the official National Do Not Call Registry (donotcall.gov) for that.

This guide is general information, not legal advice. TrueSearch for Business checks validity, line type and carrier from licensed telecom data. It does not check the National Do Not Call Registry, state DNC lists or the FCC Reassigned Numbers Database. Not a consumer reporting agency; not for FCRA purposes.