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How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%83+45.3Reliability 24%66+16Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%61+4.3Craft & service penalty60−4Momentum penalty83−1.7Experts Score= 74Grade B: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.74SCOREDon & Sons Body Shop
Ames, IA · Grade BLetter from the Experts Score: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39, F = under 20. · #49Position by Experts Score among all companies we track in this category. of 60 towing services · 4.9★ from 160 Google reviews
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Percentile vs other towing services (100 = best)Each factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (star average, share of 1–2★ reviews, price verdicts…); standing within the category can only raise it, never lower it.. Strongest: value and satisfaction; weakest: craft & service.
SatisfactionSatisfaction · 54% of the scoreRecency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.Don & Sons Body Shop is better than 83% of towing services.A
83
ReliabilityReliability · 24% of the scoreHow rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.Don & Sons Body Shop is better than 66% of towing services.B
66
Craft & serviceCraft & service · 0% of the scoreGoogle review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.Don & Sons Body Shop is better than 60% of towing services.B
60
ValueValue · 14% of the scoreCustomers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.Don & Sons Body Shop is better than 100% of towing services.A
100
MomentumMomentum · 0% of the scorePenalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.Don & Sons Body Shop is better than 83% of towing services.A
83
Replies to reviewsReplies to reviews · 7% of the scoreHow often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.Don & Sons Body Shop is better than 61% of towing services.B
61
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Customers hired Don & Sons Body Shop for 5 kinds of job.
Don & Sons Body Shop for transmission repair
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Great price 40%Reasonable 60%Overpriced 0%Not sure 0%
Jobs customers hired them for
| Job | Reviews | Category typical |
|---|---|---|
| Body & Trim | 14 | — |
| Paint repair | 9 | — |
| Painting | 7 | — |
| Auto detailing | 6 | — |
| Steering & suspension repair | 2 | — |
