Toyota Carlsbad 401(k) Review & Grade
Oceanside Auto Country, Inc. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan
Carlsbad, CARetail Trade552 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$731Employer $ per active participant
$7,522Employee $ saved per active participant
0.30%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$55.1MNet plan assets, end of year
$78,534Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity24.7 / 5049th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost10.0 / 2540th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving14.6 / 1597th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score59 / 100 · Grade C
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Retail Trade plans with 500–2,499 active participants (719 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 49th |
| Lower admin cost | 40th |
| Employee saving | 97th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 48% |
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Red flags from the filing
No red flags were reported on this filing's compliance questions.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Toyota Carlsbad put in about $731 per active participant, below the typical peer ($743). Any match is still an instant return, so contribute enough to get all of it.
- The filing shows total dollars, not the match formula. Ask HR for the Summary Plan Description so you know the exact match and vesting schedule.
- Fund expense ratios aren't in the filing. Look them up in your 404(a)(5) fee disclosure and favor low-cost index or target-date funds.
- The plan auto-enrolls employees. Check your default contribution rate. Defaults are often lower than what it takes to get the full match.
- Changing jobs? You can usually leave the money in the plan, move it to your new employer's plan, or roll it into an IRA. Don't cash out: you'd owe taxes and possibly a 10% penalty.
The raw numbers from the filing
| Employer contributions | $403,128 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $4,148,220 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $705,343 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $157,389 |
| Contract administrator fees | $157,389 |
| Benefits paid out | $5,098,158 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $49.1M / $55.1M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 547 / 556 |
| Participants with account balances | 701 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Baker Tilly US, LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Principal Life Insurance Company | $157,388 reported compensation |
| Securities America Advisors | $32,148 reported compensation |
| Osaic Wealth Inc | $11,218 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251006215722NAL0003992017001, received 2025-10-06, EIN 95-2755513, plan #003, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.