Best Mercedes-Benz Dealerships in California, Ranked by CarEdge Data
This is the CarEdge Dealer Transparency Index ranking for Mercedes-Benz dealers across California. We grade dealers using verified out-the-door quotes — real PDFs, emails, and signed deals — not Google star ratings.
We graded 30 Mercedes-Benz dealers across California; below are the top 20 by transparency score. One of them, Mercedes-Benz Of Riverside, 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 Mercedes-Benz dealer in California?
The best Mercedes-Benz dealer in California by verified out-the-door price data is Mercedes-Benz Of Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA): A grade, 100/100 across 9 quotes from the past year, with no quoted add-ons in its 9 quotes from the past year.
Close behind:
- Mercedes-Benz Of Ontario (Ontario), A grade, 100/100 across 5 quotes from the past year, with no quoted add-ons in its 5 quotes from the past year.
- Mercedes-Benz Of Thousand Oaks (Thousand Oaks), A grade, 100/100 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: Calstar Motors Mercedes-Benz (Glendale), $4, against the CA median of $117.
- No quoted add-ons: Mercedes-Benz Of Pleasanton (Pleasanton), none in its 20 quotes from the past year.
- Most quotes, past year: Mercedes-Benz Of Pleasanton (Pleasanton), 20 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 Mercedes-Benz Dealers in California
Mercedes-Benz Of Riverside is the only CarEdge Certified Mercedes-Benz dealer 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.
Mercedes-Benz Of Riverside: CarEdge Certified Mercedes-Benz dealer in Riverside
Mercedes-Benz Of Riverside in Riverside, CA is CarEdge Certified. It holds an A grade on the CarEdge Dealer Transparency Index (99/100 across 4 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 Mercedes-Benz Of Riverside on October 18, 2026.
- Dealer fees: $129 — above the CA median of $117
See Mercedes-Benz Of Riverside’s grade and verified quotes →
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Top 20 Mercedes-Benz 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 — Mercedes-Benz Of Los Angeles
Grade: A · Score: 100/100 · Los Angeles, CA
Mercedes-Benz Of Los Angeles is the top-graded Mercedes-Benz dealer in California by verified data — A grade, 100/100, based on 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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#2 — Mercedes-Benz Of Ontario
Grade: A · Score: 100/100 · Ontario, CA
Mercedes-Benz Of Ontario put no quoted add-ons on any of its 5 quotes from the past year — rare for an A-grade Mercedes-Benz dealer.
- Dealer fees: $85 — below the CA median of $117
- Quoted add-ons: None in 5 quotes from the past year
- Quotes, past year: 5
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#3 — Mercedes-Benz Of Thousand Oaks
Grade: A · Score: 100/100 · Thousand Oaks, CA
Not one of Mercedes-Benz Of Thousand Oaks’s 5 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 5 quotes from the past year
- Quotes, past year: 5
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#4 — Calstar Motors Mercedes-Benz
Grade: A · Score: 100/100 · Glendale, CA
Calstar Motors Mercedes-Benz’s $4 in dealer fees comes in well below the CA median of $117 — money that stays in your pocket at signing.
- Dealer fees: $4 — 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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#5 — Mercedes-Benz Of Fresno
Grade: A · Score: 100/100 · Fresno, CA
Mercedes-Benz Of Fresno 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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#6 — Mercedes-Benz Of Riverside
Grade: A · Score: 99/100 · CarEdge Certified · Riverside, CA
Mercedes-Benz Of Riverside is the only CarEdge Certified Mercedes-Benz dealer in California. Beyond its A grade (99/100 across 4 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: $129 — above the CA median of $117
- Quotes, past year: 4
- CarEdge Certified: Yes. Guarantee verified by ongoing CarEdge AI mystery shops. What CarEdge Certified means
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#7 — Mercedes-Benz Of Valencia
Grade: A · Score: 99/100 · Santa Clarita, CA
Quoted add-ons showed on only 17% of Mercedes-Benz Of Valencia’s quotes from the past year — restrained by segment standards.
- Dealer fees: $85 — below the CA median of $117
- Quoted add-ons: On 1 of 6 quotes from the past year (17%)
- Quotes, past year: 6
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#8 — House Of Imports
Grade: A · Score: 99/100 · Buena Park, CA
Not one of House Of Imports’s 4 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 4 quotes from the past year
- Quotes, past year: 4
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#9 — Autobahn Motors
Grade: A · Score: 98/100 · Belmont, CA
Quoted add-ons showed on only 13% of Autobahn Motors’s quotes from the past year — restrained by segment standards.
- Dealer fees: $117 — at the CA median
- Quoted add-ons: On 2 of 15 quotes from the past year (13%)
- Quotes, past year: 15
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#10 — Mercedes-Benz Of Fremont
Grade: A · Score: 98/100 · Fremont, CA
Mercedes-Benz Of Fremont earns an A-grade on the CarEdge Dealer Transparency Index, based on 4 quotes from the past year.
- Dealer fees: $122 — above 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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#11 — Mercedes-Benz Of San Francisco
Grade: A · Score: 97/100 · South San Francisco, CA
Mercedes-Benz Of San Francisco put no quoted add-ons on any of its 8 quotes from the past year — rare for an A-grade Mercedes-Benz dealer.
- Dealer fees: $121 — 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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#12 — Mercedes-Benz Of Walnut Creek
Grade: A · Score: 96/100 · Walnut Creek, CA
Mercedes-Benz Of Walnut Creek earns an A-grade on the CarEdge Dealer Transparency Index, based on 15 quotes from the past year.
- Dealer fees: $140 — above the CA median of $117
- Quoted add-ons: On 4 of 15 quotes from the past year (27%)
- Quotes, past year: 15
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#13 — Mercedes-Benz Of San Jose
Grade: A · Score: 96/100 · San Jose, CA
Quoted add-ons showed on only 9% of Mercedes-Benz Of San Jose’s quotes from the past year — restrained by segment standards.
- Dealer fees: $122 — above the CA median of $117
- Quoted add-ons: On 1 of 11 quotes from the past year (9%)
- Quotes, past year: 11
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#14 — Mercedes-Benz Of Marin
Grade: A · Score: 96/100 · San Rafael, CA
Mercedes-Benz Of Marin put quoted add-ons on just 11% 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 9 quotes from the past year (11%)
- Quotes, past year: 9
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#15 — Mercedes-Benz Of Foothill Ranch
Grade: A · Score: 95/100 · Lake Forest, CA
Mercedes-Benz Of Foothill Ranch put no quoted add-ons on any of its 6 quotes from the past year — rare for an A-grade Mercedes-Benz dealer.
- Dealer fees: $104 — 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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#16 — Mercedes-Benz Of Pleasanton
Grade: A · Score: 94/100 · Pleasanton, CA
Mercedes-Benz Of Pleasanton 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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#17 — Valencia Auto Center
Grade: A · Score: 94/100 · Santa Clarita, CA
Valencia Auto Center put quoted add-ons on just 17% of its quotes from the past year — light for an A-grade dealer.
- Dealer fees: $122 — above the CA median of $117
- Quoted add-ons: On 1 of 6 quotes from the past year (17%)
- Quotes, past year: 6
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#18 — Mercedes-Benz Of Calabasas
Grade: A · Score: 92/100 · Calabasas, CA
Mercedes-Benz Of Calabasas earns an A-grade on the CarEdge Dealer Transparency Index, based on 4 quotes from the past year.
- Dealer fees: $153 — above the CA median of $117
- Quoted add-ons: On 3 of 4 quotes from the past year (75%)
- Quotes, past year: 4
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#19 — W.I. Simonson
Grade: A · Score: 91/100 · Santa Monica, CA
W.I. Simonson earns an A-grade on the CarEdge Dealer Transparency Index, based on 8 quotes from the past year.
- Dealer fees: $152 — above the CA median of $117
- Quoted add-ons: On 4 of 8 quotes from the past year (50%)
- Quotes, past year: 8
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#20 — Mercedes-Benz Of Stevens Creek
Grade: A · Score: 90/100 · San Jose, CA
Mercedes-Benz Of Stevens Creek earns an A-grade on the CarEdge Dealer Transparency Index, based on 12 quotes from the past year.
- Dealer fees: $121 — above the CA median of $117
- Quoted add-ons: On 4 of 12 quotes from the past year (33%)
- Quotes, past year: 12
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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 →
Mercedes-Benz Dealers by Metro in California
Shopping a specific city? These metro-level rankings drill into Mercedes-Benz dealers near each major California market:
- Best Mercedes-Benz Dealerships in Los Angeles
- Best Mercedes-Benz Dealerships in San Francisco Bay
- Best Mercedes-Benz Dealerships in Stockton
California Mercedes-Benz Dealer Rankings at a Glance
| # | Dealer | City | Grade | Score | Dealer Fees | Quoted Add-ons | Quotes, Past Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes-Benz Of Los Angeles | Los Angeles | A | 100 | $85 | None | 9 |
| 2 | Mercedes-Benz Of Ontario | Ontario | A | 100 | $85 | None | 5 |
| 3 | Mercedes-Benz Of Thousand Oaks | Thousand Oaks | A | 100 | $85 | None | 5 |
| 4 | Calstar Motors Mercedes-Benz | Glendale | A | 100 | $4 | None | 4 |
| 5 | Mercedes-Benz Of Fresno | Fresno | A | 100 | $85 | None | 4 |
| 6 | Mercedes-Benz Of Riverside (CarEdge Certified) | Riverside | A | 99 | $129 | — | 4 |
| 7 | Mercedes-Benz Of Valencia | Santa Clarita | A | 99 | $85 | 17% | 6 |
| 8 | House Of Imports | Buena Park | A | 99 | $122 | None | 4 |
| 9 | Autobahn Motors | Belmont | A | 98 | $117 | 13% | 15 |
| 10 | Mercedes-Benz Of Fremont | Fremont | A | 98 | $122 | 25% | 4 |
| 11 | Mercedes-Benz Of San Francisco | South San Francisco | A | 97 | $121 | None | 8 |
| 12 | Mercedes-Benz Of Walnut Creek | Walnut Creek | A | 96 | $140 | 27% | 15 |
| 13 | Mercedes-Benz Of San Jose | San Jose | A | 96 | $122 | 9% | 11 |
| 14 | Mercedes-Benz Of Marin | San Rafael | A | 96 | $85 | 11% | 9 |
| 15 | Mercedes-Benz Of Foothill Ranch | Lake Forest | A | 95 | $104 | None | 6 |
| 16 | Mercedes-Benz Of Pleasanton | Pleasanton | A | 94 | $85 | None | 20 |
| 17 | Valencia Auto Center | Santa Clarita | A | 94 | $122 | 17% | 6 |
| 18 | Mercedes-Benz Of Calabasas | Calabasas | A | 92 | $153 | 75% | 4 |
| 19 | W.I. Simonson | Santa Monica | A | 91 | $152 | 50% | 8 |
| 20 | Mercedes-Benz Of Stevens Creek | San Jose | A | 90 | $121 | 33% | 12 |
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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