Colonial Honda of Dartmouth Fees & Transparency Grade: C
C
Price Transparency Grade
66 / 100
Doc. Prep Fee: $599, itemized inside the advertised price
$41 above the Massachusetts average of $558.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$599 Doc. Prep Fee itemized inside the displayed price, verified live in multiple price stacks (e.g. $59,850 + $599 = $60,449); no disclaimer or specials text names the 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 Doc. Prep Fee inside the price with exact arithmetic.
What would change this grade
- Naming the $599 as included in any fine print or disclaimer would raise the score to 81 (B).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Colonial Honda of Dartmouth's doc fee?
- $599 (Doc. Prep Fee), checked on October 18, 2026. $41 above the Massachusetts average of $558.
- Is the doc fee included in Colonial Honda of Dartmouth'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 C grade mean?
- The C grade reflects a score of 66 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.