Cityside Subaru Fees & Transparency Grade: B
B
Price Transparency Grade
83 / 100
Doc. Prep. Fee: $529, itemized inside the advertised price
$29 below the Massachusetts average of $558.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$529 Doc. Prep. Fee itemized inside the Cityside Price (arithmetic verified live), and the disclaimer states 'Cityside Subaru Price includes a $529 dealer documentary preparation fee'; a separate SRP footer states the Net Price does not include the Dealer Doc fee, contradicting the stacks. Checked October 18, 2026.
Checked October 18, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Itemizes its $529 fee inside the Cityside Price and states in its disclaimer that the price includes it.
What would change this grade
- Removing the contradicting 'Net Price does not include Dealer Doc fee' footer would raise the score to 88 (A).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Cityside Subaru's doc fee?
- $529 (Doc. Prep. Fee), checked on October 18, 2026. $29 below the Massachusetts average of $558.
- Is the doc fee included in Cityside Subaru's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Doc. Prep. 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.