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Best Nissan Dealerships in Palm Springs, Ranked by CarEdge Data

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This is the CarEdge Dealer Transparency Index ranking for Nissan dealers in the Palm Springs metro. We graded every Nissan 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.

4 Nissan dealers in Palm Springs currently clear the data threshold. It’s a smaller field — 3 more Nissan 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. One of them, Palm Springs Nissan, is CarEdge Certified.

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

What is the best Nissan dealer in Palm Springs?

The best Nissan dealer in Palm Springs by verified out-the-door price data is Palm Springs Nissan (Cathedral City, CA): A grade, 98/100 across 19 quotes from the past year, with $85 in dealer fees, under the CA median of $117.

Close behind:

  1. Nissan Of Redlands (Redlands), B grade, 89/100 across 7 quotes from the past year, with no quoted add-ons in its 7 quotes from the past year.
  2. Temecula Nissan (Murrieta), B grade, 89/100 across 7 quotes from the past year, with $85 in dealer fees, under the CA median of $117.

Best for:

  • Lowest dealer fees: Palm Springs Nissan (Cathedral City), $85, against the CA median of $117.
  • No quoted add-ons: Nissan Of Redlands (Redlands), none in its 7 quotes from the past year.
  • Most quotes, past year: Palm Springs Nissan (Cathedral City), 19 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 Nissan Dealers in Palm Springs

Palm Springs Nissan is the only CarEdge Certified Nissan dealer in Palm Springs. 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.

Palm Springs Nissan: CarEdge Certified Nissan dealer in Cathedral City

Palm Springs Nissan in Cathedral City, CA is CarEdge Certified. It holds an A grade on the CarEdge Dealer Transparency Index (98/100 across 19 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 Palm Springs Nissan’s grade and verified quotes →

See every CarEdge Certified dealer →

Top 4 Nissan Dealers in Palm Springs

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

#1 — Palm Springs Nissan

Grade: A · Score: 98/100 · CarEdge Certified · Cathedral City, CA

Palm Springs Nissan is the top-graded Nissan dealer in Palm Springs by verified data (A grade, 98/100, 19 quotes from the past year) and the only CarEdge Certified Nissan dealer in Palm Springs. 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: 19
  • CarEdge Certified: Yes. Guarantee verified by ongoing CarEdge AI mystery shops. What CarEdge Certified means

See full review & verified quotes →

#2 — Nissan Of Redlands

Grade: B · Score: 89/100 · Redlands, CA

Nissan Of Redlands put no quoted add-ons on any of its 7 quotes from the past year — rare for a B-grade Nissan dealer.

  • Dealer fees: $491 — above 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 →

#3 — Temecula Nissan

Grade: B · Score: 89/100 · Murrieta, CA

Temecula Nissan earns a solid B on verified data — dealer fees at or below the CA median. The one watch-out: quoted add-ons show on 43% of its quotes from the past year.

  • Dealer fees: $85 — below the CA median of $117
  • Quoted add-ons: On 3 of 7 quotes from the past year (43%)
  • Quotes, past year: 7

See full review & verified quotes →

#4 — Raceway Nissan

Grade: B · Score: 81/100 · Riverside, CA

Quoted add-ons showed on only 20% of Raceway Nissan’s quotes from the past year — restrained by segment standards.

  • Dealer fees: $481 — above the CA median of $117
  • Quoted add-ons: On 1 of 5 quotes from the past year (20%)
  • Quotes, past year: 5

See full review & verified quotes →

Limited Data

These Nissan dealers in the Palm Springs 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.

  • Cathedral City Auto Center (Cathedral City, CA) — based on 3 quotes from the past year. View dealer page
  • Nissan Of San Bernardino (San Bernardino, CA) — based on 2 quotes from the past year. View dealer page
  • Pedder Nissan (Hemet, CA) — based on 3 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 →

Palm Springs Nissan Dealer Rankings at a Glance

#DealerCityGradeScoreDealer FeesQuoted Add-onsQuotes, Past Year
1Palm Springs Nissan (CarEdge Certified)Cathedral CityA98$85—19
2Nissan Of RedlandsRedlandsB89$491None7
3Temecula NissanMurrietaB89$8543%7
4Raceway NissanRiversideB81$48120%5

For the live list, including dealers graded since this page last updated, see the live Nissan dealer rankings near Palm Springs on the CarEdge Dealer Transparency Index.

Compare Nissan Dealers in Other Metros

CarEdge has graded Nissan dealers in 31 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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