Bill Dodge Hyundai Fees & Transparency Grade: B
B
Price Transparency Grade
81 / 100
Documentation Fee: $599, itemized inside the advertised price
$49 above the Maine average of $550.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$599 Documentation Fee itemized inside the displayed Sale Price on new and used VDP stacks (arithmetic verified, e.g. $36,975 − $2,485 + $599 = $35,089), and the VDP payment panel states 'Payments include $599 dealer fee.' Checked October 18, 2026.
Checked October 18, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Itemizes its $599 Documentation Fee inside the displayed price and states in the payment panel that payments include it.
What would change this grade
- A dedicated fee page would raise the score to 85 (B); reaching A would also require a fee under $550.
Frequently asked questions
- What is Bill Dodge Hyundai's doc fee?
- $599 (Documentation Fee), checked on October 18, 2026. $49 above the Maine average of $550.
- Is the doc fee included in Bill Dodge Hyundai's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Documentation 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 81 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.