Atlantic Toyota Fees & Transparency Grade: C
C
Price Transparency Grade
72 / 100
Documentation Fee: $495, itemized inside the advertised price
$63 below the Massachusetts average of $558.
Score breakdown
Evidence
Every VDP states 'Price(s) include(s) all costs to be paid by a consumer including $495 documentation fee, except for licensing costs, registration fees, and taxes'; the $495 is folded into the displayed price and never itemized as a price-stack line. Checked October 18, 2026.
Checked October 18, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- States explicitly on every vehicle page that its prices include the $495 documentation fee.
What would change this grade
- Itemizing the $495 as a line in the VDP price would raise the score to 88 (A).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Atlantic Toyota's doc fee?
- $495 (Documentation Fee), checked on October 18, 2026. $63 below the Massachusetts average of $558.
- Is the doc fee included in Atlantic Toyota's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Documentation 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 72 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.