Dover Chevrolet Fees & Transparency Grade: C
C
Price Transparency Grade
61 / 100
Administration Fee: $599, itemized inside the advertised price
$5 below the New Hampshire average of $604.
Score breakdown
Evidence
A new 2026 Chevrolet Equinox EV page on doverchevrolet.com shows MSRP $49,995, an Administration Fee line of $599, customer cash of $1,000, a Dover Chevy Discount of $4,000, and a Sale Price of $45,594. The store's lease fine print never mentions a doc or administration fee, and the site disclaimer says all prices are plus tax, title, registration fees and doc fees, contradicting the stack that already includes the fee.
Checked October 17, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Fee itemized inside the advertised price
- No forced add-ons found
What would change this grade
- Name the fee in specials fine print and fix the footer boilerplate that says prices are plus doc fees (in-price 15 to 30 and consistency 5 to 10; total 81, a B)
Frequently asked questions
- What is Dover Chevrolet's doc fee?
- $599 (Administration Fee), checked on October 17, 2026. $5 below the New Hampshire average of $604.
- Is the doc fee included in Dover Chevrolet's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Administration 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 61 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.