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Best Hyundai Dealerships in San Diego, Ranked by CarEdge Data

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This is the CarEdge Dealer Transparency Index ranking for Hyundai dealers in the San Diego metro. We graded every Hyundai dealer in the area with enough verified out-the-door quotes to score with confidence — using real PDFs, emails, and signed deals, not Google star ratings.

5 Hyundai dealers in San Diego currently clear the data threshold. It’s a smaller field — 2 more Hyundai dealers are tracked below but do not yet have enough verified quotes to grade — so treat this as a focused shortlist and still gather your own quotes. Here’s how they rank.

Last updated November 11, 2026. CarEdge refreshes these rankings daily as new verified out-the-door quotes come in.

What is the best Hyundai dealer in San Diego?

The best Hyundai dealer in San Diego by verified out-the-door price data is Kearny Mesa Hyundai (San Diego, CA): A grade, 100/100 across 17 quotes from the past year, with no quoted add-ons in its 17 quotes from the past year.

Close behind:

  1. Autonation Hyundai Carlsbad (Carlsbad), A grade, 99/100 across 6 quotes from the past year, with no quoted add-ons in its 6 quotes from the past year.
  2. Hyundai Escondido (Escondido), A grade, 97/100 across 13 quotes from the past year, with quoted add-ons on only 2 of its 13 quotes from the past year.

Best for:

Among the A and B dealers ranked on this page.

Full ranking, dealer fees and quoted add-ons for every graded dealer are below.

Top 5 Hyundai Dealers in San Diego

Ranked by CarEdge transparency score, highest to lowest. Each dealer profile links to the full review with verified out-the-door quotes.

#1 — Kearny Mesa Hyundai

Grade: A · Score: 100/100 · San Diego, CA

Kearny Mesa Hyundai is the top-graded Hyundai dealer in the San Diego metro by verified data — A grade, 100/100, based on 17 quotes from the past year.

  • Dealer fees: $85 — below the CA median of $117
  • Quoted add-ons: None in 17 quotes from the past year
  • Quotes, past year: 17

See full review & verified quotes →

#2 — Autonation Hyundai Carlsbad

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

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

  • Dealer fees: $122 — above the CA median of $117
  • Quoted add-ons: None in 6 quotes from the past year
  • Quotes, past year: 6

See full review & verified quotes →

#3 — Hyundai Escondido

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

Quoted add-ons showed on only 15% of Hyundai Escondido’s quotes from the past year — restrained by segment standards.

  • Dealer fees: $122 — above the CA median of $117
  • Quoted add-ons: On 2 of 13 quotes from the past year (15%)
  • Quotes, past year: 13

See full review & verified quotes →

#4 — Pedder Hyundai Of Poway

Grade: B · Score: 87/100 · Poway, CA

Pedder Hyundai Of Poway earns a solid B on verified data — dealer fees at or below the CA median. The one watch-out: quoted add-ons show on 38% of its quotes from the past year.

  • Dealer fees: $85 — below the CA median of $117
  • Quoted add-ons: On 5 of 13 quotes from the past year (38%)
  • Quotes, past year: 13

See full review & verified quotes →

#5 — Dalton Hyundai National City

Grade: B · Score: 87/100 · National City, CA

Dalton Hyundai National City grades a B: solid fundamentals, but quoted add-ons show on 40% of its quotes from the past year — ask for an itemized OTD.

  • Dealer fees: $147 — above the CA median of $117
  • Quoted add-ons: On 4 of 10 quotes from the past year (40%)
  • Quotes, past year: 10

See full review & verified quotes →

Limited Data

These Hyundai dealers in the San Diego metro have verified OTD data, but not yet enough quotes from the past year to rank. We’re actively collecting more quotes for these dealers.

  • Sunroad Auto (San Diego, CA) — based on 3 quotes from the past year. View dealer page
  • Hyundai Of El Cajon (El Cajon, CA) — based on 2 quotes from the past year. View dealer page

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 →

San Diego Hyundai Dealer Rankings at a Glance

#DealerCityGradeScoreDealer FeesQuoted Add-onsQuotes, Past Year
1Kearny Mesa HyundaiSan DiegoA100$85None17
2Autonation Hyundai CarlsbadCarlsbadA99$122None6
3Hyundai EscondidoEscondidoA97$12215%13
4Pedder Hyundai Of PowayPowayB87$8538%13
5Dalton Hyundai National CityNational CityB87$14740%10

For the live list, including dealers graded since this page last updated, see the live Hyundai dealer rankings near San Diego on the CarEdge Dealer Transparency Index.

Compare Hyundai Dealers in Other Metros

CarEdge has graded Hyundai dealers in 58 US metros using verified out-the-door quotes. Compare other markets:

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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