Charlie's Subaru Fees & Transparency Grade: B
B
Price Transparency Grade
83 / 100
Doc Fee: $499, itemized inside the advertised price
$51 below the Maine average of $550.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$499 Doc Fee itemized inside the terminal Charlie's Price on the store's own stacks (rendered check verified: Total Suggested Retail Price $51,186 + $499 = $51,685); a disclaimer sentence on the same page says the doc fee is not included. Checked October 19, 2026.
Checked October 19, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Itemizes its $499 doc fee inside the advertised price.
What would change this grade
- Removing the disclaimer sentence that contradicts its stacks would raise the score to 88 (A).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Charlie's Subaru's doc fee?
- $499 (Doc Fee), checked on October 19, 2026. $51 below the Maine average of $550.
- Is the doc fee included in Charlie's Subaru's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Doc 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 83 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.