Flood Mazda Fees & Transparency Grade: B
B
Price Transparency Grade
87 / 100
Documentation & Title Fee: $419, itemized inside the advertised price
$4 above the Rhode Island average of $415.
Score breakdown
Evidence
"$399 Documentation Fee plus a $20 Title Fee itemized inside the Final Price on the store's own stacks (rendered check verified: MSRP $26,230 − $500 − $1,500 + $399 + $20 = $24,649), while its disclaimer states the documentation and title fees are not included in the sales price. Graded on the combined $419. Checked October 20, 2026."
Checked October 20, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- "Itemizes its $399 documentation fee inside the final price."
What would change this grade
- "Fixing the disclaimer that contradicts its own price stack would raise the score to 92 (A)."
Frequently asked questions
- What is Flood Mazda's doc fee?
- $419 (Documentation & Title Fee), checked on October 20, 2026. $4 above the Rhode Island average of $415.
- Is the doc fee included in Flood Mazda's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Documentation & Title 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.