Honda Stratham Fees & Transparency Grade: D

D
Price Transparency Grade
53 / 100

Doc Fee: $599, itemized inside the advertised price

$5 below the New Hampshire average of $604.

Score breakdown

  • Fee level15 of 30
  • Fee in advertised price15 of 30
  • Disclosure16 of 20
  • Consistency5 of 10
  • No forced add-ons2 of 10

Evidence

$599 Doc Fee itemized inside the Price on the store's own stacks (arithmetic verified), but a $199 Wheel Locks charge is baked into every new-vehicle stack and the specials channel never names the fee. Checked October 18, 2026.

Checked October 18, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.

What this dealer does well

  • Itemizes its $599 Doc Fee inside the displayed price.

What would change this grade

  • Removing the baked-in $199 wheel locks would raise the score to 61 (C); naming the fee in specials would raise it further.

Frequently asked questions

What is Honda Stratham's doc fee?
$599 (Doc Fee), checked on October 18, 2026. $5 below the New Hampshire average of $604.
Is the doc fee included in Honda Stratham's advertised prices?
Yes. The Doc Fee is itemized inside the advertised price, so the listed price already accounts for it.
What does the D grade mean?
The D grade reflects a score of 53 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.

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