Central Chevrolet Fees & Transparency Grade: C
C
Price Transparency Grade
70 / 100
Doc & Title Prep Fee: $695, itemized inside the advertised price
$137 above the Massachusetts average of $558.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$695 Doc & Title Prep Fee itemized inside a 'Final Price Including Dealer Fees' (verified live); dealer comments and an unqualified footer elsewhere on the site contradict the including price 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 $695 fee inside a final price that is explicitly labeled as including dealer fees.
What would change this grade
- Aligning the dealer comments and footer with the including price stacks would raise the score to 75 (B).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Central Chevrolet's doc fee?
- $695 (Doc & Title Prep Fee), checked on October 18, 2026. $137 above the Massachusetts average of $558.
- Is the doc fee included in Central Chevrolet's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Doc & Title Prep 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 70 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.