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Best Audi Dealerships in California, Ranked by CarEdge Data

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Zach Shefska
Published Updated 12 min read

This is the CarEdge Dealer Transparency Index ranking for Audi dealers across California. We grade dealers using verified out-the-door quotes — real PDFs, emails, and signed deals — not Google star ratings.

We graded every Audi dealer in California with enough verified out-the-door quotes to score with confidence. One of them, Audi 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 11, 2026. CarEdge refreshes these rankings daily as new verified out-the-door quotes come in.

What is the best Audi dealer in California?

The best Audi dealer in California by verified out-the-door price data is Audi Riverside (Riverside, CA): A grade, 100/100 across 4 quotes from the past year, with $85 in dealer fees, under the CA median of $117.

Close behind:

  1. Audi Santa Monica (Santa Monica), A grade, 100/100 across 6 quotes from the past year, with no quoted add-ons in its 6 quotes from the past year.
  2. Audi Fletcher Jones (Costa Mesa), A grade, 100/100 across 4 quotes from the past year, with no quoted add-ons in its 4 quotes from the past year.

Best for:

  • Lowest dealer fees: Niello Audi (Sacramento), $46, against the CA median of $117.
  • No quoted add-ons: Audi Pasadena (Pasadena), none in its 7 quotes from the past year.
  • Most quotes, past year: Niello Audi (Sacramento), 20 quotes from the past year behind its B.

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 Audi Dealers in California

Audi Riverside is the only CarEdge Certified Audi 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.

Audi Riverside: CarEdge Certified Audi dealer in Riverside

Audi Riverside in Riverside, CA is CarEdge Certified. It holds an A grade on the CarEdge Dealer Transparency Index (100/100 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.

  • Dealer fees: $85 — below the CA median of $117

See Audi Riverside’s grade and verified quotes →

See every CarEdge Certified dealer →

Top 18 Audi 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 — Audi Riverside

Grade: A · Score: 100/100 · CarEdge Certified · Riverside, CA

Audi Riverside is the top-graded Audi dealer in California by verified data (A grade, 100/100, 4 quotes from the past year) and the only CarEdge Certified Audi dealer 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: 4
  • CarEdge Certified: Yes. Guarantee verified by ongoing CarEdge AI mystery shops. What CarEdge Certified means

See full review & verified quotes →

#2 — Audi Santa Monica

Grade: A · Score: 100/100 · Santa Monica, CA

Audi Santa Monica put no quoted add-ons on any of its 6 quotes from the past year — rare for an A-grade Audi dealer.

  • 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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#3 — Audi Fletcher Jones

Grade: A · Score: 100/100 · Costa Mesa, CA

Not one of Audi Fletcher Jones’s 4 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 4 quotes from the past year
  • Quotes, past year: 4

See full review & verified quotes →

#4 — Audi Livermore

Grade: A · Score: 100/100 · Livermore, CA

Audi Livermore 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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#5 — Audi Palo Alto

Grade: A · Score: 99/100 · Palo Alto, CA

Quoted add-ons showed on only 11% of Audi Palo Alto’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 9 quotes from the past year (11%)
  • Quotes, past year: 9

See full review & verified quotes →

#6 — Audi Calabasas

Grade: A · Score: 99/100 · Calabasas, CA

Audi Calabasas put quoted add-ons on just 17% 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 6 quotes from the past year (17%)
  • Quotes, past year: 6

See full review & verified quotes →

#7 — Audi Rocklin

Grade: A · Score: 99/100 · Rocklin, CA

Audi Rocklin keeps the F&I office out of it: no quoted add-ons in its 5 quotes from the past year.

  • Dealer fees: $85 — below the CA median of $117
  • Quoted add-ons: None in 5 quotes from the past year
  • Quotes, past year: 5

See full review & verified quotes →

#8 — Audi Santa Barbara

Grade: A · Score: 98/100 · Santa Barbara, CA

Audi Santa Barbara put no quoted add-ons on any of its 4 quotes from the past year — rare for an A-grade Audi 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

See full review & verified quotes →

#9 — Audi Pasadena

Grade: A · Score: 97/100 · Pasadena, CA

Not one of Audi Pasadena’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

See full review & verified quotes →

#10 — Audi West Covina

Grade: A · Score: 97/100 · West Covina, CA

Audi West Covina 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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#11 — Audi Oakland

Grade: A · Score: 96/100 · Oakland, CA

Audi Oakland keeps the F&I office out of it: no quoted add-ons in its 5 quotes from the past year.

  • 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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#12 — Audi Oxnard

Grade: A · Score: 95/100 · Oxnard, CA

Quoted add-ons showed on only 14% of Audi Oxnard’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 7 quotes from the past year (14%)
  • Quotes, past year: 7

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#13 — Audi San Diego

Grade: B · Score: 89/100 · San Diego, CA

Audi San Diego earns a solid B on verified data — solid fundamentals. The one watch-out: quoted add-ons show on 50% of its quotes from the past year.

  • Dealer fees: $122 — above the CA median of $117
  • Quoted add-ons: On 2 of 4 quotes from the past year (50%)
  • Quotes, past year: 4

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#14 — Audi Concord

Grade: B · Score: 88/100 · Concord, CA

Audi Concord grades a B: dealer fees at or below the CA median, but quoted add-ons show on 46% of its quotes from the past year — ask for an itemized OTD.

  • Dealer fees: $85 — below the CA median of $117
  • Quoted add-ons: On 6 of 13 quotes from the past year (46%)
  • Quotes, past year: 13

See full review & verified quotes →

#15 — Niello Audi

Grade: B · Score: 83/100 · Sacramento, CA

Niello Audi holds the B grade across 20 quotes from the past year — a substantial sample size.

  • Dealer fees: $46 — below the CA median of $117
  • Quoted add-ons: On 13 of 20 quotes from the past year (65%)
  • Quotes, past year: 20

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#16 — Hoehn Motors

Grade: C · Score: 79/100 · Carlsbad, CA

Hoehn Motors grades a C — quoted add-ons appear on 100% of its quotes from the past year. Ask for an itemized OTD before signing.

  • Dealer fees: $122 — above the CA median of $117
  • Quoted add-ons: On 4 of 4 quotes from the past year (100%)
  • Quotes, past year: 4

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#17 — Audi Marin

Grade: C · Score: 76/100 · San Rafael, CA

Audi Marin grades a C — quoted add-ons appear on 80% of its quotes from the past year. Ask for an itemized OTD before signing.

  • Dealer fees: $120 — above the CA median of $117
  • Quoted add-ons: On 4 of 5 quotes from the past year (80%)
  • Quotes, past year: 5

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#18 — Audi Elk Grove

Grade: C · Score: 72/100 · Elk Grove, CA

Audi Elk Grove grades a C — quoted add-ons appear on 100% of its quotes from the past year. Ask for an itemized OTD before signing.

  • Dealer fees: $194 — above the CA median of $117
  • Quoted add-ons: On 4 of 4 quotes from the past year (100%)
  • Quotes, past year: 4

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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 →

Audi Dealers by Metro in California

Shopping a specific city? These metro-level rankings drill into Audi dealers near each major California market:

California Audi Dealer Rankings at a Glance

#DealerCityGradeScoreDealer FeesQuoted Add-onsQuotes, Past Year
1Audi Riverside (CarEdge Certified)RiversideA100$85—4
2Audi Santa MonicaSanta MonicaA100$85None6
3Audi Fletcher JonesCosta MesaA100$85None4
4Audi LivermoreLivermoreA100$85None4
5Audi Palo AltoPalo AltoA99$8511%9
6Audi CalabasasCalabasasA99$8517%6
7Audi RocklinRocklinA99$85None5
8Audi Santa BarbaraSanta BarbaraA98$85None4
9Audi PasadenaPasadenaA97$85None7
10Audi West CovinaWest CovinaA97$8525%4
11Audi OaklandOaklandA96$85None5
12Audi OxnardOxnardA95$8514%7
13Audi San DiegoSan DiegoB89$12250%4
14Audi ConcordConcordB88$8546%13
15Niello AudiSacramentoB83$4665%20
16Hoehn MotorsCarlsbadC79$122100%4
17Audi MarinSan RafaelC76$12080%5
18Audi Elk GroveElk GroveC72$194100%4

How to Use This Data When You Shop

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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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