Is your auto repair shop in Chicago findable by AI?

We asked ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Claude who the best auto repair shop in Chicago is — the way a real customer would. Then we checked 8 real, currently-operating auto repair shop businesses in Chicago against every answer.

6/8never named by any assistant

75%miss rate in this sample

2real answers shown below

3businesses assistants do name

The receipts

What the assistants actually said

Verbatim, from a real query run August 21, 2026. Ask the same question yourself and you'll see something very similar.

Perplexity

Asked: I need a auto repair shop in Chicago. Who are the best ones? List specific business names only, one per line.

LOGAN AUTO FIX. L & T Auto Service Inc Chicago Auto Repair Baha Auto Service Wells Automotive Service

Perplexity

Asked: Who is the most recommended auto repair shop in Chicago right now? Give a short ranked list of real business names, one per line.

Based on the ranking in the search results, the most recommended auto repair shop in Chicago right now is LOGAN AUTO FIX.
1. LOGAN AUTO FIX.
2. L & T Auto Service Inc
3. Chicago Auto Repair

Who keeps getting named instead

Chicago's AI-recommended auto repair shop businesses

Business	Times named
LOGAN AUTO FIX	3
L & T Auto Service Inc	1
Chicago Auto Repair	1

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