Continental Volkswagon LLC 401(k) Review & Grade
Mcdonald Automotive Group Salary Deferral 401(k) Plan
Littleton, CORetail Trade680 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$2,443Employer $ per active participant
$4,353Employee $ saved per active participant
1.19%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$26.7MNet plan assets, end of year
$30,795Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity45.0 / 5090th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost1.1 / 255th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving10.7 / 1571th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score64 / 100 · Grade B
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Retail Trade plans with 500–2,499 active participants (719 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 90th |
| Lower admin cost | 5th |
| Employee saving | 71th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 48% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $50,036 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Continental Volkswagon put in about $2,443 per active participant, more than the typical peer ($743). Contribute at least enough to collect the full match. Skipping it leaves part of your pay on the table.
- 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.
- Direct plan expenses (1.19% of assets) are well above similar-size plans (0.23%). Check your annual fee disclosure, choose low-cost index funds if you can, and think about whether savings beyond the match belong in an IRA.
- 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 | $1,662,695 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $2,962,282 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $177,279 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $289,186 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $110,273 |
| Benefits paid out | $2,293,039 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $22.0M / $26.7M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 685 / 676 |
| Participants with account balances | 867 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Plante & Moran PLLC |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Adp, Inc. | $178,913 reported compensation |
| Wakefield Asset Management Lllp | $110,273 reported compensation |
| Charles Schwab Investment Mgmt Inc. | $130 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251002050850NAL0000093827001, received 2025-10-02, EIN 85-0136821, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.