Best CDJR Dealerships in New Bedford, MA

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Buying guidance

New Bedford's Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram market is two stores: Colonial South in Dartmouth, about five miles west, and Stateline in Somerset, about 20 miles northwest at the far edge of the market, included here because it is the only other graded CDJR store a New Bedford buyer would realistically cross-shop, with the distance disclosed rather than hidden. This guide ranks the complete set on those terms, using the numbers CarThrive tracks for every dealer: the Google rating and review count, the CARFAX rating where one exists, the documentation fee, and the fee-transparency grade, which scores how a dealer prices, discloses, and itemizes its fee.

The ranking is editorial, and the order is disclosed. We weigh the fee-transparency grade first, then the fee itself, then Google reviews. One disclosure in plain sight: CarThrive's publisher works in automotive retail marketing, including for Quirk Auto Dealers, whose CDJR stores are far outside this market. No dealer here gets a house advantage. The winner wins on the published rubric.

Start with the fee, because this small market has no ambiguity in it. Colonial charges $599, inside the advertised price. Stateline charges $685, also inside the advertised price. The Massachusetts average documentation fee is $558. Both stores present the fee honestly; the difference is $86 and 18 grade points, and the closer store is the better-graded one. Thin markets rarely line up this cleanly.

1. Colonial South CDJR (Dartmouth) Colonial South posts the strongest CDJR file on the South Coast: a documentation fee of $599, itemized inside the advertised price, a fee-transparency grade of 88 A, and a Google rating of 4.5 stars across 2,130 reviews, with a CARFAX rating of 4.3 across 370 reviews. Dartmouth is about five miles from New Bedford, the shortest drive in this guide and one of the shortest in the region. Lowest fee, top grade, closest store: a first place with nothing to argue about.

2. Stateline CDJR (Somerset) Stateline charges a documentation fee of $685 and earns 70 C. Its reputation is the stronger of the two on the surface: 4.7 stars across 2,028 Google reviews and a CARFAX rating of 4.5 across 363 reviews, better marks than the leader on both platforms. Its fee presentation is honest. What holds it second is the combination of an $86 higher fee, a lower grade, and a 20-mile drive. Somerset earns its place in this guide as the cross-shop option, and ranks second on the numbers without any disgrace attached.

How to choose: start in Dartmouth. It is closer, cheaper, and better graded, which is the entire decision. Stateline is the reasonable alternative if its inventory has the exact truck you want, and now you know its premium to the dollar.

Coverage notes: these two are the complete set of graded Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram dealers serving New Bedford, with Stateline included at a disclosed 20-mile stretch. If a CDJR store closer to the city publishes its fee and earns a grade, it will be added on the same rubric.

How this ranking works

This is an editorial ranking of an editor-selected sample. The order is set by Car Thrive editors, not computed from CARFAX or Google scores. A higher-rated dealership may appear lower in this editorial ranking. Ratings and review counts are shown separately for comparison and do not determine the order. Read the editorial guidance for the reasoning behind the selections. CARFAX sources are optional. Missing ratings are marked as not yet verified; ratings without a citation are labeled source not supplied. Scores and counts are editor-attested third-party figures—not Car Thrive reviews, license checks, first-hand visits, or guarantees. Read recent sales-specific reviews and compare written out-the-door offers.

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Sources and verification dates

1. Colonial South Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram — CARFAXChecked 2026-10-09
2. Colonial South Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram — GoogleChecked 2026-10-09
3. Stateline Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram — CARFAXChecked 2026-10-09
4. Stateline Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram — GoogleChecked 2026-10-09