Best Toyota Dealerships near Effingham, IL
This is the CarEdge Dealer Transparency Index ranking for Toyota dealers in the Effingham, IL search area. We graded every Toyota 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.
6 Toyota dealers in the Effingham, IL search area currently clear the data threshold. Here’s how they rank. Three of them, Ackerman Toyota, Crown Toyota, and Kenny Kent Toyota, are CarEdge Certified.
Last updated November 12, 2026. CarEdge refreshes these rankings daily as new verified out-the-door quotes come in.
Why This Search Covers 100 Miles
Small markets have fewer competing dealers. Fewer competitors means less pressure on price and fees.
CarEdge widened the search to 100 miles around Effingham to find 6 Toyota dealers with enough verified out-the-door quotes to grade. None of them are within 50 miles. The closest graded dealer is Crown Toyota in Decatur, about 56 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. Three 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 Toyota dealer in the Effingham, IL search area?
The best Toyota dealer in the Effingham, IL search area by verified out-the-door price data is Sam Leman Toyota Bloomington (Bloomington, IL): A grade, 100/100 across 15 quotes from the past year, with no quoted add-ons in its 15 quotes from the past year.
Close behind:
- Ackerman Toyota (St. Louis), A grade, 98/100 across 126 quotes from the past year, with $299 in dealer fees, under the MO median of $593.
- Monken Toyota Of Mt. Vernon (Mount Vernon), A grade, 98/100 across 5 quotes from the past year, with no quoted add-ons in its 5 quotes from the past year.
Best for:
- Lowest dealer fees: Kenny Kent Toyota (Evansville), $273.
- No quoted add-ons: Sam Leman Toyota Bloomington (Bloomington), none in its 15 quotes from the past year.
- Most quotes, past year: Ackerman Toyota (St. Louis), 126 quotes from the past year behind its A.
Among the A and B dealers ranked on this page.
Full ranking, dealer fees and quoted add-ons for every graded dealer are below.
CarEdge Certified Toyota Dealers in the Effingham, IL search area
Ackerman Toyota, Crown Toyota, and Kenny Kent Toyota are the CarEdge Certified Toyota dealers in the Effingham, IL search area. CarEdge Certified is a tier above a letter grade. Certified dealers hold an A grade on the CarEdge Dealer Transparency Index and guarantee four things on every deal:
- All-in out-the-door price up front
- No surprise add-ons
- Fast, real answers
- An honest, no-pressure experience
CarEdge verifies the guarantee with ongoing AI mystery shops, and a dealer that slips below an A grade loses the badge. Certification is earned from data, never bought.
Ackerman Toyota: CarEdge Certified Toyota dealer in St. Louis
Ackerman Toyota in St. Louis, MO is CarEdge Certified. It holds an A grade on the CarEdge Dealer Transparency Index (98/100 across 126 quotes from the past year) and guarantees an all-in out-the-door price up front, no surprise add-ons, fast, real answers, and an honest, no-pressure experience on every deal.
- Dealer fees: $299 — below the MO median of $593
See Ackerman Toyota’s grade and verified quotes →
Crown Toyota: CarEdge Certified Toyota dealer in Decatur
Crown Toyota in Decatur, IL is CarEdge Certified. It holds an A grade on the CarEdge Dealer Transparency Index (96/100 across 6 quotes from the past year) and guarantees an all-in out-the-door price up front, no surprise add-ons, fast, real answers, and an honest, no-pressure experience on every deal. CarEdge last mystery shopped Crown Toyota on September 21, 2026.
- Dealer fees: $627 — above the IL median of $397
See Crown Toyota’s grade and verified quotes →
Kenny Kent Toyota: CarEdge Certified Toyota dealer in Evansville
Kenny Kent Toyota in Evansville, IN is CarEdge Certified. It holds an A grade on the CarEdge Dealer Transparency Index (90/100 across 6 quotes from the past year) and guarantees an all-in out-the-door price up front, no surprise add-ons, fast, real answers, and an honest, no-pressure experience on every deal. CarEdge last mystery shopped Kenny Kent Toyota on October 30, 2026.
- Dealer fees: $273 — above the IN median of $251
See Kenny Kent Toyota’s grade and verified quotes →
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Top 6 Toyota 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 — Sam Leman Toyota Bloomington
Grade: A · Score: 100/100 · Bloomington, IL · about 95 miles from Effingham
Sam Leman Toyota Bloomington is the top-graded Toyota dealer in the Effingham, IL search area by verified data — A grade, 100/100, based on 15 quotes from the past year.
- Dealer fees: $378 — below the IL median of $397
- Quoted add-ons: None in 15 quotes from the past year
- Quotes, past year: 15
See full review & verified quotes →
#2 — Ackerman Toyota
Grade: A · Score: 98/100 · CarEdge Certified · St. Louis, MO · about 99 miles from Effingham
Ackerman Toyota is one of three CarEdge Certified Toyota dealers in the Effingham, IL search area. Beyond its A grade (98/100 across 126 quotes from the past year), it guarantees an all-in out-the-door price up front, no surprise add-ons, fast, real answers, and an honest, no-pressure experience, verified by ongoing CarEdge AI mystery shops.
- Dealer fees: $299 — below the MO median of $593
- Quotes, past year: 126
- CarEdge Certified: Yes. Guarantee verified by ongoing CarEdge AI mystery shops. What CarEdge Certified means
See full review & verified quotes →
#3 — Monken Toyota Of Mt. Vernon
Grade: A · Score: 98/100 · Mount Vernon, IL · about 59 miles from Effingham
Monken Toyota Of Mt. Vernon put no quoted add-ons on any of its 5 quotes from the past year — rare for an A-grade Toyota dealer.
- Dealer fees: $368 — below the IL median of $397
- Quoted add-ons: None in 5 quotes from the past year
- Quotes, past year: 5
See full review & verified quotes →
#4 — Crown Toyota
Grade: A · Score: 96/100 · CarEdge Certified · Decatur, IL · about 56 miles from Effingham
Crown Toyota is one of three CarEdge Certified Toyota dealers in the Effingham, IL search area. Beyond its A grade (96/100 across 6 quotes from the past year), it guarantees an all-in out-the-door price up front, no surprise add-ons, fast, real answers, and an honest, no-pressure experience, verified by ongoing CarEdge AI mystery shops.
- Dealer fees: $627 — above the IL median of $397
- Quotes, past year: 6
- CarEdge Certified: Yes. Guarantee verified by ongoing CarEdge AI mystery shops. What CarEdge Certified means
See full review & verified quotes →
#5 — Bommarito Toyota
Grade: A · Score: 96/100 · Hazelwood, MO · about 99 miles from Effingham
Not one of Bommarito Toyota’s 5 quotes from the past year carried a quoted add-on — a clean record at the A grade.
- Dealer fees: $620 — above the MO median of $593
- Quoted add-ons: None in 5 quotes from the past year
- Quotes, past year: 5
See full review & verified quotes →
#6 — Kenny Kent Toyota
Grade: A · Score: 90/100 · CarEdge Certified · Evansville, IN · about 98 miles from Effingham
Kenny Kent Toyota is one of three CarEdge Certified Toyota dealers in the Effingham, IL search area. Beyond its A grade (90/100 across 6 quotes from the past year), it guarantees an all-in out-the-door price up front, no surprise add-ons, fast, real answers, and an honest, no-pressure experience, verified by ongoing CarEdge AI mystery shops.
- Dealer fees: $273 — above the IN median of $251
- Quotes, past year: 6
- CarEdge Certified: Yes. Guarantee verified by ongoing CarEdge AI mystery shops. What CarEdge Certified means
See full review & verified quotes →
Limited Data
These Toyota 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
- Dan Hecht Chevrolet Toyota (Effingham, IL, about 2 miles from Effingham) — based on 1 quote from the past year. View dealer page
- Marion Toyota (Marion, IL, about 97 miles from Effingham) — based on 2 quotes from the past year. View dealer page
- Newbold Toyota (O’Fallon, IL, about 82 miles from Effingham) — based on 3 quotes from the past year. View dealer page
- Napleton’s Toyota Of Urbana (Urbana, IL, about 73 miles from Effingham) — based on 3 quotes from the past year. View dealer page
- Green Toyota Volkswagen Audi (Springfield, IL, about 76 miles from Effingham) — based on 1 quote 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
- Toyota Of Terre Haute (Terre Haute, IN, about 65 miles from Effingham) — based on 2 quotes 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 Toyota Dealer Rankings at a Glance
| # | Dealer | City | Approx. Miles | Grade | Score | Dealer Fees | Quoted Add-ons | Quotes, Past Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Leman Toyota Bloomington | Bloomington | 95 | A | 100 | $378 | None | 15 |
| 2 | Ackerman Toyota (CarEdge Certified) | St. Louis | 99 | A | 98 | $299 | — | 126 |
| 3 | Monken Toyota Of Mt. Vernon | Mount Vernon | 59 | A | 98 | $368 | None | 5 |
| 4 | Crown Toyota (CarEdge Certified) | Decatur | 56 | A | 96 | $627 | — | 6 |
| 5 | Bommarito Toyota | Hazelwood | 99 | A | 96 | $620 | None | 5 |
| 6 | Kenny Kent Toyota (CarEdge Certified) | Evansville | 98 | A | 90 | $273 | — | 6 |
For the live list, including dealers graded since this page last updated, see the live Toyota 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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