Imperial Subaru Fees & Transparency Grade: C
C
Price Transparency Grade
69 / 100
Documentary Preparation: $595, itemized inside the advertised price
$37 above the Massachusetts average of $558.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$595 documentation prep fee folded into the advertised price — the site states the price 'includes $595' — though never itemized as its own line. Checked October 18, 2026.
Checked October 18, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- States plainly that its $595 fee is included in the advertised price.
What would change this grade
- Itemizing the $595 as its own line in the price stack would raise the score to 81 (B).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Imperial Subaru's doc fee?
- $595 (Documentary Preparation), checked on October 18, 2026. $37 above the Massachusetts average of $558.
- Is the doc fee included in Imperial Subaru's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Documentary Preparation 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 69 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.