Best Ford Fees & Transparency Grade: D
D
Price Transparency Grade
47 / 100
Administration Fee: $821, itemized inside the advertised price
$217 above the New Hampshire average of $604.
Score breakdown
Evidence
A new 2026 Ford Bronco Sport page on bestfordinc.com shows MSRP $34,190, a Best Ford Discount of $1,026, retail customer cash of $2,250, a Your Price of $30,914, and a Transparent Price of $31,735 that includes all dealer fees; the $821 administration fee is the difference but is never itemized as a line. The footer disclaimer states the $821 fee is reflected in the final price, while the Touchdown Savings Event banner fine print states the price does not include the $821 administration fee.
Checked October 17, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- The $821 amount is at least stated consistently across the site
What would change this grade
- Itemize the fee as its own line in the price stack instead of folding it into the total (disclosure 12 to 16)
- Align the event banner fine print, which says the price does not include the fee, with the disclaimer, which says it is reflected in the final price (in-price 15 to 30, consistency 5 to 10)
- Publish the administration fee disclosure on the website instead of only as an in-store paper copy
Frequently asked questions
- What is Best Ford's doc fee?
- $821 (Administration Fee), checked on October 17, 2026. $217 above the New Hampshire average of $604.
- Is the doc fee included in Best Ford's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Administration Fee 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 47 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.