Best Mazda Dealerships near Effingham, IL
This is the CarEdge Dealer Transparency Index ranking for Mazda dealers in the Effingham, IL search area. We graded every Mazda dealer in the area with enough verified out-the-door quotes to score with confidence — using real PDFs, emails, and signed deals, not Google star ratings.
4 Mazda dealers in the Effingham, IL search area currently clear the data threshold. It’s a smaller field — 5 more Mazda dealers are tracked below but do not yet have enough verified quotes to grade — so treat this as a focused shortlist and still gather your own quotes. Here’s how they rank.
Last updated November 11, 2026. CarEdge refreshes these rankings daily as new verified out-the-door quotes come in.
Why This Search Covers 125 Miles
Small markets have fewer competing dealers. Fewer competitors means less pressure on price and fees.
CarEdge widened the search to 125 miles around Effingham to find 4 Mazda dealers with enough verified out-the-door quotes to grade. None of them are within 50 miles. The closest graded dealer is Napleton’s Mazda Of Urbana in Urbana, about 73 miles from Effingham. Distances are approximate straight-line miles, so the drive will be longer. A dealer is ranked once CarEdge has more than three out-the-door quotes from it from the past year. Dealers with fewer are listed under Limited Data.
The best deal may be a drive away. Get written out-the-door quotes from several dealers before you go, and compare the totals, not the advertised prices. Two of the graded dealers are outside Illinois. Taxes and registration are based on where you register the car, not where you buy it. CarEdge’s guide to buying a car in another state covers taxes, registration and delivery when the best quote comes from far away.
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What is the best Mazda dealer in the Effingham, IL search area?
The best Mazda dealer in the Effingham, IL search area by verified out-the-door price data is Napleton’s Mazda Of Urbana (Urbana, IL): A grade, 97/100 across 8 quotes from the past year, with 8 quotes from the past year behind the grade.
Close behind:
- Bommarito Mazda South County (St. Louis), A grade, 95/100 across 4 quotes from the past year, with no quoted add-ons in its 4 quotes from the past year.
- Sam Leman Mazda (Bloomington), A grade, 93/100 across 7 quotes from the past year, with 7 quotes from the past year behind the grade.
Best for:
- Lowest dealer fees: Lou Fusz Mazda Evansville (Evansville), $269.
- No quoted add-ons: Lou Fusz Mazda Evansville (Evansville), none in its 8 quotes from the past year.
Among the A and B dealers ranked on this page.
Full ranking, dealer fees and quoted add-ons for every graded dealer are below.
Top 4 Mazda Dealers in the Effingham, IL search area
Ranked by CarEdge transparency score, highest to lowest. Each dealer profile links to the full review with verified out-the-door quotes.
#1 — Napleton’s Mazda Of Urbana
Grade: A · Score: 97/100 · Urbana, IL · about 73 miles from Effingham
Napleton’s Mazda Of Urbana is the top-graded Mazda dealer in the Effingham, IL search area by verified data — A grade, 97/100, based on 8 quotes from the past year.
- Quotes, past year: 8
See full review & verified quotes →
#2 — Bommarito Mazda South County
Grade: A · Score: 95/100 · St. Louis, MO · about 104 miles from Effingham
Bommarito Mazda South County put no quoted add-ons on any of its 4 quotes from the past year — rare for an A-grade Mazda dealer.
- Dealer fees: $620 — above the MO median of $593
- Quoted add-ons: None in 4 quotes from the past year
- Quotes, past year: 4
See full review & verified quotes →
#3 — Sam Leman Mazda
Grade: A · Score: 93/100 · Bloomington, IL · about 95 miles from Effingham
Sam Leman Mazda earns an A-grade on the CarEdge Dealer Transparency Index, based on 7 quotes from the past year.
- Quotes, past year: 7
See full review & verified quotes →
#4 — Lou Fusz Mazda Evansville
Grade: A · Score: 93/100 · Evansville, IN · about 98 miles from Effingham
Not one of Lou Fusz Mazda Evansville’s 8 quotes from the past year carried a quoted add-on — a clean record at the A grade.
- Dealer fees: $269 — above the IN median of $251
- Quoted add-ons: None in 8 quotes from the past year
- Quotes, past year: 8
See full review & verified quotes →
Limited Data
These Mazda dealers in the Effingham, IL search area have verified OTD data, but not yet enough quotes from the past year to rank. We’re actively collecting more quotes for these dealers.
- Kc Summers Auto Group (Mattoon, IL, about 27 miles from Effingham) — based on 3 quotes from the past year. View dealer page
- Kc Summers Mazda (Mattoon, IL, about 26 miles from Effingham) — based on 2 quotes from the past year. View dealer page
- Bommarito Mazda St. Peters (St. Peters, MO, about 110 miles from Effingham) — based on 3 quotes from the past year. View dealer page
- Lou Fusz Mazda (Creve Coeur, MO, about 103 miles from Effingham) — based on 3 quotes from the past year. View dealer page
- Green Family Stores (Springfield, IL, about 72 miles from Effingham) — based on 1 quote from the past year. View dealer page
About the CarEdge Dealer Transparency Index
Most dealer rankings come from Google star ratings and Yelp reviews — easy to game, impossible to verify. The CarEdge Dealer Transparency Index is different. We score every dealer using verified out-the-door quotes: real PDFs, emails, and screenshots from actual transactions.
Only quotes from the past year count. We split them into four groups, newest first: the newest counts 50%, then 30%, 15% and 5%.
Each dealer’s transparency score (out of 100) is weighted across four dimensions:
- Fee Transparency (30%) — Are the dealer’s fees reasonable? We add up every dealer fee and compare the total with the state median.
- Add-on Behavior (30%) — How often does the dealer include quoted add-ons like paint protection or theft deterrent, the kind you can’t say no to? Add-ons the dealer marks as optional don’t count against them.
- Price Accuracy (30%) — Does the advertised price include every charge you have to pay? We check each quote against the vehicle page: dealer fees, add-ons, the advertised price and the discount.
- Data Quality (10%) — Does the quote list taxes, dealer fees, add-ons and government fees each on its own line? Each one is worth a quarter.
Grades: A (90–100), B (80–89), C (70–79), D (60–69), F (below 60). Read the methodology →
Effingham, IL Mazda Dealer Rankings at a Glance
| # | Dealer | City | Approx. Miles | Grade | Score | Dealer Fees | Quoted Add-ons | Quotes, Past Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napleton’s Mazda Of Urbana | Urbana | 73 | A | 97 | — | — | 8 |
| 2 | Bommarito Mazda South County | St. Louis | 104 | A | 95 | $620 | None | 4 |
| 3 | Sam Leman Mazda | Bloomington | 95 | A | 93 | — | — | 7 |
| 4 | Lou Fusz Mazda Evansville | Evansville | 98 | A | 93 | $269 | None | 8 |
For the live list, including dealers graded since this page last updated, see the live Mazda dealer rankings near Effingham, IL on the CarEdge Dealer Transparency Index.
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How to Use This Data When You Shop
- Get an OTD quote in writing before you visit. Any dealer can send a worksheet by email — if they won’t, that’s a red flag.
- Ask for a quote with zero add-ons. Everything in the F&I office is optional. Say “please remove all dealer add-ons” and see what the price does.
- Anchor to the OTD, not the advertised price. Dealers with a gap between advertised price and final OTD aren’t being straight with you. Don’t negotiate off the advertised number.
- Compare three dealers minimum. Even within the same metro, dealer fees, quoted add-ons and advertised price accuracy vary widely. Use this ranking as your shortlist.
Rankings are generated from the CarEdge Dealer Transparency Index, a public methodology that scores dealers on verified out-the-door quotes — not Google star ratings or paid placements. CarEdge refreshes the rankings daily as new verified quotes come in.
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