Coggins Honda of Bennington Fees & Transparency Grade: B
B
Price Transparency Grade
87 / 100
Dealer Doc Fee: $439, itemized inside the advertised price
$114 below the Vermont average of $553.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$439 Dealer Doc Fee itemized inside the terminal Our Price in the store's own pricing breakdown (rendered check verified: Market Price $25,990 + $439 − $1,037 = $25,392), and its disclaimer states the advertised price includes the $439 fee; the page's headline advertised price figure excludes it. Checked October 19, 2026.
Checked October 19, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Itemizes its $439 doc fee in its pricing breakdown and states it is included.
What would change this grade
- Making its headline advertised price match its pricing breakdown would raise the score to 92 (A).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Coggins Honda of Bennington's doc fee?
- $439 (Dealer Doc Fee), checked on October 19, 2026. $114 below the Vermont average of $553.
- Is the doc fee included in Coggins Honda of Bennington's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Dealer 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 87 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.