Balise Hyundai of Fairfield Fees & Transparency Grade: C
C
Price Transparency Grade
63 / 100
Conveyance Fee: $995, itemized inside the advertised price
$246 above the Connecticut average of $749.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$995 conveyance fee itemized inside the bottom-line displayed price on VDP stacks (arithmetic verified: $38,990 + $995 = $39,985) and the payment disclaimer states 'Payments include $995 dealer fee'; however, the footer on the same pages states 'Prices do not include negotiable $995 conveyance fee,' contradicting the stack. Checked October 18, 2026.
Checked October 18, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Itemizes its $995 fee inside the bottom-line displayed price with verified stack arithmetic.
What would change this grade
- Removing the 'Prices do not include' footer would raise the score to 68 (C); at $995, the fee level itself (2/30) caps the grade regardless of presentation.
Frequently asked questions
- What is Balise Hyundai of Fairfield's doc fee?
- $995 (Conveyance Fee), checked on October 18, 2026. $246 above the Connecticut average of $749.
- Is the doc fee included in Balise Hyundai of Fairfield's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Conveyance 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 63 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.