Balise Hyundai of Cape Cod Fees & Transparency Grade: D
D
Price Transparency Grade
52 / 100
Doc & Title Prep Fees: $784, itemized inside the advertised price
$226 above the Massachusetts average of $558.
Score breakdown
Evidence
The store's own buying-guide page states its $784 dealer documentation fee 'is disclosed upfront, itemized on every vehicle price on our website'; the $784 amount is confirmed in the site disclaimer, but no VDP price stack could be captured to verify the itemization claim, so the in-price score is partial credit. Checked October 18, 2026.
Checked October 18, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Names its $784 fee prominently on its own buying-guide page and says it is itemized on every vehicle price.
What would change this grade
- Verifying the itemization claim against a live VDP price stack would raise the score to 71 (C).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Balise Hyundai of Cape Cod's doc fee?
- $784 (Doc & Title Prep Fees), checked on October 18, 2026. $226 above the Massachusetts average of $558.
- Is the doc fee included in Balise Hyundai of Cape Cod's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Doc & Title Prep Fees is itemized inside the advertised price, so the listed price already accounts for it.
- What does the D grade mean?
- The D grade reflects a score of 52 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.