Commonwealth Honda Fees & Transparency Grade: C
C
Price Transparency Grade
73 / 100
Doc Fee: $548, itemized inside the advertised price
$10 below the Massachusetts average of $558.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$548 Doc Fee itemized inside the displayed price; the store's lease fine print never 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 $548 Doc Fee inside the displayed price.
What would change this grade
- Naming the $548 in its lease fine print, as its Kia and Nissan siblings do, would raise the score to 88 (A).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Commonwealth Honda's doc fee?
- $548 (Doc Fee), checked on October 18, 2026. $10 below the Massachusetts average of $558.
- Is the doc fee included in Commonwealth Honda's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Doc 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 73 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.