Atlantic Subaru Fees & Transparency Grade: C
C
Price Transparency Grade
66 / 100
Doc Prep Fee: $649, itemized inside the advertised price
$91 above the Massachusetts average of $558.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$649 Doc Prep Fee itemized inside the Final Price on every new and used price stack checked (arithmetic verified); the fee is never named in the dealer's specials or offers fine print. Checked October 18, 2026.
Checked October 18, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Itemizes its $649 Doc Prep Fee as a line inside the Final Price on every price stack, new and used.
What would change this grade
- Naming the $649 Doc Prep Fee as included in its offers fine print would raise the score to 81 (B); a dedicated fee page would add 4 more points.
Frequently asked questions
- What is Atlantic Subaru's doc fee?
- $649 (Doc Prep Fee), checked on October 18, 2026. $91 above the Massachusetts average of $558.
- Is the doc fee included in Atlantic Subaru's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Doc Prep Fee is itemized inside the advertised price, so the listed price already accounts for it.
- What does the C grade mean?
- The C grade reflects a score of 66 out of 100 on Car Thrive's five-part rubric: fee level, fee in advertised price, disclosure, consistency and no forced add-ons. Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing. Read the full methodology.