Kia of Groton Fees & Transparency Grade: D
D
Price Transparency Grade
53 / 100
Dealer Conveyance Fee: $899, itemized inside the advertised price
$150 above the Connecticut average of $749.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$899 Dealer Conveyance Fee itemized inside the displayed price on the store's own stacks; no channel outside the stacks 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 $899 conveyance fee inside the displayed price.
What would change this grade
- Naming the fee as included in any fine print would raise the score to 68 (C); the $899 level itself caps the grade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is Kia of Groton's doc fee?
- $899 (Dealer Conveyance Fee), checked on October 18, 2026. $150 above the Connecticut average of $749.
- Is the doc fee included in Kia of Groton's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Dealer Conveyance 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.