Empire Hyundai Fees & Transparency Grade: C
C
Price Transparency Grade
68 / 100
Documentation Fee: $895, itemized inside the advertised price
$337 above the Massachusetts average of $558.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$895 Documentation Fee itemized inside the terminal Empire Price on the store's own stacks (rendered check verified: MSRP $44,110 + $895 − $2,031 − $3,000 = $39,974). Checked October 20, 2026.
Checked October 20, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Itemizes its $895 documentation fee inside the advertised price.
What would change this grade
- A dedicated fee page would raise the score to 72 (C).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Empire Hyundai's doc fee?
- $895 (Documentation Fee), checked on October 20, 2026. $337 above the Massachusetts average of $558.
- Is the doc fee included in Empire Hyundai's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Documentation 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 68 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.