Freedom Nissan Fees & Transparency Grade: F
F
Price Transparency Grade
42 / 100
Document Fee: $799, not included in the advertised price
$246 above the Vermont average of $553.
Score breakdown
Evidence
The current price stack builds the Freedom Price from MSRP minus rebates with no fee inside ($51,460 − $6,000 = $45,460), the $799 Document Fee is listed after the price, and the footer states prices are 'plus tax, lic, $799 document fee'; a recent own-site template showed the fee inside the price. Checked October 18, 2026.
Checked October 18, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Publishes its $799 fee amount in its price stacks and footer.
What would change this grade
- Putting the $799 inside the displayed price, as its own recent template did, would raise the score to 71 (C).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Freedom Nissan's doc fee?
- $799 (Document Fee), checked on October 18, 2026. $246 above the Vermont average of $553.
- Is the doc fee included in Freedom Nissan's advertised prices?
- No. The Document Fee is not included in the advertised price, so expect it to be added on top of the listed price.
- What does the F grade mean?
- The F grade reflects a score of 42 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.