Best Honda Dealerships in California, Ranked by CarEdge Data
This is the CarEdge Dealer Transparency Index ranking for Honda dealers across California. We grade dealers using verified out-the-door quotes — real PDFs, emails, and signed deals — not Google star ratings.
We graded 83 Honda dealers across California; below are the top 20 by transparency score. One of them, Gardena Honda, is CarEdge Certified. If you’re shopping a specific metro, jump to the city-by-city rankings below for a tighter local shortlist.
Last updated November 13, 2026. CarEdge refreshes these rankings daily as new verified out-the-door quotes come in.
What is the best Honda dealer in California?
The best Honda dealer in California by verified out-the-door price data is Gardena Honda (Gardena, CA): A grade, 100/100 across 33 quotes from the past year, with $85 in dealer fees, under the CA median of $117.
Close behind:
- Dublin Honda (Dublin), A grade, 100/100 across 20 quotes from the past year, with no quoted add-ons in its 20 quotes from the past year.
- Rancho Santa Margarita Honda (Rancho Santa Margarita), A grade, 100/100 across 15 quotes from the past year, with no quoted add-ons in its 15 quotes from the past year.
Best for:
- Lowest dealer fees: Gardena Honda (Gardena), $85, against the CA median of $117.
- No quoted add-ons: Dublin Honda (Dublin), none in its 20 quotes from the past year.
- Most quotes, past year: Gardena Honda (Gardena), 33 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 Honda Dealers in California
Gardena Honda and Precision Honda are the CarEdge Certified Honda dealers in California. 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.
Gardena Honda: CarEdge Certified Honda dealer in Gardena
Gardena Honda in Gardena, CA is CarEdge Certified. It holds an A grade on the CarEdge Dealer Transparency Index (100/100 across 33 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: $85 — below the CA median of $117
See Gardena Honda’s grade and verified quotes →
Precision Honda: CarEdge Certified Honda dealer in Downey
Precision Honda in Downey, CA is CarEdge Certified. It holds an A grade on the CarEdge Dealer Transparency Index (90/100 across 18 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 Precision Honda on November 4, 2026.
- Dealer fees: $122 — above the CA median of $117
See Precision Honda’s grade and verified quotes →
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Top 20 Honda Dealers in California
Ranked by CarEdge transparency score, highest to lowest. Each dealer profile links to the full review with verified out-the-door quotes.
#1 — Gardena Honda
Grade: A · Score: 100/100 · CarEdge Certified · Gardena, CA
Gardena Honda is the top-graded Honda dealer in California by verified data (A grade, 100/100, 33 quotes from the past year) and one of two CarEdge Certified Honda dealers in California. 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: $85 — below the CA median of $117
- Quotes, past year: 33
- CarEdge Certified: Yes. Guarantee verified by ongoing CarEdge AI mystery shops. What CarEdge Certified means
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#2 — Dublin Honda
Grade: A · Score: 100/100 · Dublin, CA
Dublin Honda holds the A grade across 20 quotes from the past year — a substantial sample size.
- Dealer fees: $85 — below the CA median of $117
- Quoted add-ons: None in 20 quotes from the past year
- Quotes, past year: 20
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#3 — Rancho Santa Margarita Honda
Grade: A · Score: 100/100 · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Rancho Santa Margarita Honda put no quoted add-ons on any of its 15 quotes from the past year — rare for an A-grade Honda dealer.
- Dealer fees: $85 — below the CA median of $117
- Quoted add-ons: None in 15 quotes from the past year
- Quotes, past year: 15
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#4 — clawson honda of fresno
Grade: A · Score: 100/100 · Fresno, CA
Quoted add-ons showed on only 23% of clawson honda of fresno’s quotes from the past year — restrained by segment standards.
- Dealer fees: $122 — above the CA median of $117
- Quoted add-ons: On 3 of 13 quotes from the past year (23%)
- Quotes, past year: 13
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#5 — El Cerrito Honda
Grade: A · Score: 100/100 · El Cerrito, CA
El Cerrito Honda keeps the F&I office out of it: no quoted add-ons in its 9 quotes from the past year.
- Dealer fees: $85 — below the CA median of $117
- Quoted add-ons: None in 9 quotes from the past year
- Quotes, past year: 9
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#6 — Honda Of The Desert
Grade: A · Score: 100/100 · Cathedral City, CA
Honda Of The Desert put no quoted add-ons on any of its 7 quotes from the past year — rare for an A-grade Honda dealer.
- Dealer fees: $85 — below the CA median of $117
- Quoted add-ons: None in 7 quotes from the past year
- Quotes, past year: 7
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#7 — Rock Honda
Grade: A · Score: 100/100 · Fontana, CA
Not one of Rock Honda’s 6 quotes from the past year carried a quoted add-on — a clean record at the A grade.
- Dealer fees: $85 — below the CA median of $117
- Quoted add-ons: None in 6 quotes from the past year
- Quotes, past year: 6
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#8 — Dch Honda Of Oxnard
Grade: A · Score: 100/100 · Oxnard, CA
Dch Honda Of Oxnard keeps the F&I office out of it: no quoted add-ons in its 4 quotes from the past year.
- Dealer fees: $85 — below the CA median of $117
- Quoted add-ons: None in 4 quotes from the past year
- Quotes, past year: 4
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#9 — Goudy Honda
Grade: A · Score: 100/100 · Alhambra, CA
Goudy Honda put no quoted add-ons on any of its 4 quotes from the past year — rare for an A-grade Honda dealer.
- Dealer fees: $85 — below the CA median of $117
- Quoted add-ons: None in 4 quotes from the past year
- Quotes, past year: 4
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#10 — Capital City Honda
Grade: A · Score: 99/100 · Sacramento, CA
Capital City Honda holds the A grade across 25 quotes from the past year — a substantial sample size.
- Dealer fees: $122 — above the CA median of $117
- Quoted add-ons: On 2 of 25 quotes from the past year (8%)
- Quotes, past year: 25
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#11 — Penske Honda Ontario
Grade: A · Score: 99/100 · Ontario, CA
Not one of Penske Honda Ontario’s 13 quotes from the past year carried a quoted add-on — a clean record at the A grade.
- Dealer fees: $122 — above the CA median of $117
- Quoted add-ons: None in 13 quotes from the past year
- Quotes, past year: 13
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#12 — Delta Honda
Grade: A · Score: 99/100 · Pittsburg, CA
Delta Honda keeps the F&I office out of it: no quoted add-ons in its 8 quotes from the past year.
- Dealer fees: $85 — below the CA median of $117
- Quoted add-ons: None in 8 quotes from the past year
- Quotes, past year: 8
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#13 — Galpin Honda
Grade: A · Score: 99/100 · San Fernando, CA
Galpin Honda put no quoted add-ons on any of its 8 quotes from the past year — rare for an A-grade Honda dealer.
- Dealer fees: $122 — above the CA median of $117
- Quoted add-ons: None in 8 quotes from the past year
- Quotes, past year: 8
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#14 — Honda San Carlos
Grade: A · Score: 99/100 · San Carlos, CA
Not one of Honda San Carlos’s 7 quotes from the past year carried a quoted add-on — a clean record at the A grade.
- Dealer fees: $85 — below the CA median of $117
- Quoted add-ons: None in 7 quotes from the past year
- Quotes, past year: 7
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#15 — Lancaster Honda
Grade: A · Score: 99/100 · Lancaster, CA
Lancaster Honda keeps the F&I office out of it: no quoted add-ons in its 7 quotes from the past year.
- Dealer fees: $85 — below the CA median of $117
- Quoted add-ons: None in 7 quotes from the past year
- Quotes, past year: 7
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#16 — Barber Honda
Grade: A · Score: 99/100 · Bakersfield, CA
Barber Honda put no quoted add-ons on any of its 5 quotes from the past year — rare for an A-grade Honda dealer.
- Dealer fees: $122 — above the CA median of $117
- Quoted add-ons: None in 5 quotes from the past year
- Quotes, past year: 5
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#17 — Honda Of Reseda
Grade: A · Score: 99/100 · Los Angeles, CA
Honda Of Reseda earns an A-grade on the CarEdge Dealer Transparency Index, based on 4 quotes from the past year.
- Dealer fees: $85 — below the CA median of $117
- Quoted add-ons: On 1 of 4 quotes from the past year (25%)
- Quotes, past year: 4
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#18 — Honda Of Stevens Creek
Grade: A · Score: 98/100 · San Jose, CA
Honda Of Stevens Creek holds the A grade across 27 quotes from the past year — a substantial sample size.
- Dealer fees: $122 — above the CA median of $117
- Quoted add-ons: On 2 of 27 quotes from the past year (7%)
- Quotes, past year: 27
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#19 — Sierra Honda Of Monrovia
Grade: A · Score: 98/100 · Monrovia, CA
Quoted add-ons showed on only 11% of Sierra Honda Of Monrovia’s quotes from the past year — restrained by segment standards.
- Dealer fees: $120 — above the CA median of $117
- Quoted add-ons: On 2 of 18 quotes from the past year (11%)
- Quotes, past year: 18
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#20 — Freeway Honda
Grade: A · Score: 98/100 · Santa Ana, CA
Freeway Honda put quoted add-ons on just 6% of its quotes from the past year — light for an A-grade dealer.
- Dealer fees: $85 — below the CA median of $117
- Quoted add-ons: On 1 of 16 quotes from the past year (6%)
- Quotes, past year: 16
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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 →
Honda Dealers by Metro in California
Shopping a specific city? These metro-level rankings drill into Honda dealers near each major California market:
- Best Honda Dealerships in Los Angeles
- Best Honda Dealerships in San Francisco Bay
- Best Honda Dealerships in San Diego
- Best Honda Dealerships in Sacramento
- Best Honda Dealerships in Oxnard-Ventura
- Best Honda Dealerships in Modesto
- Best Honda Dealerships in Palm Springs
- Best Honda Dealerships near Chico, CA
- Best Honda Dealerships near Imperial, CA
California Honda Dealer Rankings at a Glance
| # | Dealer | City | Grade | Score | Dealer Fees | Quoted Add-ons | Quotes, Past Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gardena Honda (CarEdge Certified) | Gardena | A | 100 | $85 | — | 33 |
| 2 | Dublin Honda | Dublin | A | 100 | $85 | None | 20 |
| 3 | Rancho Santa Margarita Honda | Rancho Santa Margarita | A | 100 | $85 | None | 15 |
| 4 | clawson honda of fresno | Fresno | A | 100 | $122 | 23% | 13 |
| 5 | El Cerrito Honda | El Cerrito | A | 100 | $85 | None | 9 |
| 6 | Honda Of The Desert | Cathedral City | A | 100 | $85 | None | 7 |
| 7 | Rock Honda | Fontana | A | 100 | $85 | None | 6 |
| 8 | Dch Honda Of Oxnard | Oxnard | A | 100 | $85 | None | 4 |
| 9 | Goudy Honda | Alhambra | A | 100 | $85 | None | 4 |
| 10 | Capital City Honda | Sacramento | A | 99 | $122 | 8% | 25 |
| 11 | Penske Honda Ontario | Ontario | A | 99 | $122 | None | 13 |
| 12 | Delta Honda | Pittsburg | A | 99 | $85 | None | 8 |
| 13 | Galpin Honda | San Fernando | A | 99 | $122 | None | 8 |
| 14 | Honda San Carlos | San Carlos | A | 99 | $85 | None | 7 |
| 15 | Lancaster Honda | Lancaster | A | 99 | $85 | None | 7 |
| 16 | Barber Honda | Bakersfield | A | 99 | $122 | None | 5 |
| 17 | Honda Of Reseda | Los Angeles | A | 99 | $85 | 25% | 4 |
| 18 | Honda Of Stevens Creek | San Jose | A | 98 | $122 | 7% | 27 |
| 19 | Sierra Honda Of Monrovia | Monrovia | A | 98 | $120 | 11% | 18 |
| 20 | Freeway Honda | Santa Ana | A | 98 | $85 | 6% | 16 |
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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