Griffeth Honda Fees & Transparency Grade: C
C
Price Transparency Grade
73 / 100
Doc Fee: $499, itemized inside the advertised price
$51 below the Maine average of $550.
Score breakdown
Evidence
Rendered new-vehicle page checked October 20, 2026: Retail Price $48,690 plus a $499 Doc Fee as the step into the terminal Griffeth Price of $49,189, exact. No text on the page states that the fee is included in the price, and no fee disclaimer appears.
Checked October 20, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Itemizes its $499 doc fee in the stack that produces its Griffeth Price.
What would change this grade
- Itemizing the fee within the Retail Price rather than as the step into the Griffeth Price would raise the score to 88 (A).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Griffeth Honda's doc fee?
- $499 (Doc Fee), checked on October 20, 2026. $51 below the Maine average of $550.
- Is the doc fee included in Griffeth 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.