Nissan · Lowell, MA · Ranked dealerships
Best Nissan Dealerships in Lowell, MA
Two Nissan dealers serve the Lowell market, with a $251 fee spread. Commonwealth Nissan in Lawrence charges $548 and earns 88 A, while Icon Nissan of Chelmsford charges $799 and earns 71 C despite presenting its fee cleanly; the fee itself is the whole gap. Every figure comes from the dealer's CarThrive profile and fee-transparency grade page.
By Sean Western · Published 2026-11-05Commonwealth Nissan is the editorial #1 pick in this selected 2-dealership sample with a CARFAX rating of 4.6 / 5 from 3,261 reviews. 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. It is not a complete market comparison or a finding about pricing or sales quality.
Rankings at a glance
| Rank | Dealership | Google rating & review count | CARFAX rating & review count |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Commonwealth NissanFee transparency: A · 88/100 | ||
| #2 | Icon Nissan of ChelmsfordFee transparency: C · 71/100 |
Dealership profiles
#1 · Commonwealth Nissan
1 Commonwealth Dr, Lawrence, MA, 01841
Commonwealth Nissan is a Nissan dealership in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
#2 · Icon Nissan of Chelmsford
95 Drum Hill Rd, Chelmsford, MA, 01824
Icon Nissan of Chelmsford is a Nissan dealership in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.
Buying guidance
Lowell's Nissan market is two stores: Icon Nissan in Chelmsford, about five miles west and the closest Nissan store to the city, and Commonwealth Nissan in Lawrence, about 11 miles northeast. This guide ranks the complete graded set, with the geography stated up front, 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, which has no store in this market. No dealer here gets a house advantage. The winner wins on the published rubric.
Start with the fee, because in this market the fee is the entire story. Commonwealth charges $548, ten dollars under the Massachusetts average of $558. Icon charges $799, the highest Nissan fee in the region. The spread is $251 for the same line item on the same brand's paperwork. Everything else about these two stores is close: same Google rating, both present the fee inside the advertised price, both disclose it properly. One number separates them, and it is the number every buyer pays.
1. Commonwealth Nissan (Lawrence) Commonwealth Nissan posts the complete file: a documentation fee of $548, itemized inside the advertised price, a fee-transparency grade of 88 A, and a Google rating of 4.5 stars across 2,061 reviews, with a CARFAX rating of 4.6 across 3,261 reviews, by far the deepest CARFAX base in this set. Lawrence is about 11 miles from Lowell. Nothing in its pricing needs explaining, and its reputation holds up on both platforms. It leads this guide on every measure the rubric tracks.
2. Icon Nissan of Chelmsford (Chelmsford) Icon Nissan is the honest expensive store. Its documentation fee is $799, and its grade page shows a store that does everything else right: the fee is inside the advertised price with a perfect score on that component, disclosure is strong, and there are no add-on games. Its grade is 71 C for exactly one reason: the fee level itself, which scores 5 of 30. Its Google rating is 4.5 stars across 1,815 reviews, identical to Commonwealth's rating. It has no CARFAX rating on file. Chelmsford is about five miles from Lowell, half the drive to Lawrence, and the price of that shorter drive is $251 on every deal, in writing.
How to choose: drive to Lawrence unless your time is worth $251 a trip, because on the numbers that is the whole decision. Icon hides nothing; it simply charges more, openly. A buyer who chooses it should do so knowing the premium is the fee and only the fee.
Coverage notes: these two are the complete set of graded Nissan dealers within about 15 miles of Lowell on CarThrive. If another Nissan store in range 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.
Each guide publication freezes its selected rating snapshots and order. Editors must preview and republish the guide to bring in updated linked dealership ratings or change the order.
Sources and verification dates
- Commonwealth Nissan — CARFAXChecked 2026-10-09
- Commonwealth Nissan — GoogleChecked 2026-10-09
- Icon Nissan of Chelmsford — GoogleChecked 2026-10-09