Bald Hill Kia Fees & Transparency Grade: B
B
Price Transparency Grade
87 / 100
Doc Fee: $395, itemized inside the advertised price
$20 below the Rhode Island average of $415.
Score breakdown
Evidence
The $395 Doc Fee is itemized inside the Final Price on inventory and VDP stacks (arithmetic verified, e.g. MSRP $35,235 + $395 − $2,000 rebate = $33,630 Final Price); however, the site's own disclaimer states the $395 fee is 'additional' to prices, contradicting the stacks. Checked October 18, 2026.
Checked October 18, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Itemizes its $395 Doc Fee as a line inside the Final Price with exact stack arithmetic.
What would change this grade
- Correcting the disclaimer to say the $395 is included in the Final Price instead of 'additional' would raise the score to 92 (A).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Bald Hill Kia's doc fee?
- $395 (Doc Fee), checked on October 18, 2026. $20 below the Rhode Island average of $415.
- Is the doc fee included in Bald Hill Kia's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Doc Fee is itemized inside the advertised price, so the listed price already accounts for it.
- What does the B grade mean?
- The B grade reflects a score of 87 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.