Honda Village Fees & Transparency Grade: A
A
Price Transparency Grade
88 / 100
Documentary Preparation: $549, itemized inside the advertised price
$9 below the Massachusetts average of $558.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$549 Documentary Preparation fee itemized as a step into the terminal Total Price on the store's own stacks (rendered check verified: $34,032 + $549 = $34,581), with its footer stating the price includes the $549 documentary preparation fee. Checked October 20, 2026.
Checked October 20, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Itemizes its $549 documentary preparation fee inside the advertised price and says so.
What would change this grade
- A dedicated fee page would raise the score to 92 (A).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Honda Village's doc fee?
- $549 (Documentary Preparation), checked on October 20, 2026. $9 below the Massachusetts average of $558.
- Is the doc fee included in Honda Village's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Documentary Preparation is itemized inside the advertised price, so the listed price already accounts for it.
- What does the A grade mean?
- The A grade reflects a score of 88 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.