Kia of Dartmouth Fees & Transparency Grade: C
C
Price Transparency Grade
66 / 100
Doc Fee: $585, itemized inside the advertised price
$27 above the Massachusetts average of $558.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$585 Doc 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 $585 fee inside the displayed price.
What would change this grade
- Naming the $585 as included in any fine print or disclaimer would raise the score to 81 (B).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Kia of Dartmouth's doc fee?
- $585 (Doc Fee), checked on October 18, 2026. $27 above the Massachusetts average of $558.
- Is the doc fee included in Kia of Dartmouth'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 66 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.