Michaud Mitsubishi Fees & Transparency Grade: C

C
Price Transparency Grade
60 / 100

Dealer Doc Fee: $175.94, not included in the advertised price

$382.06 below the Massachusetts average of $558.

Score breakdown

  • Fee level30 of 30
  • Fee in advertised price6 of 30
  • Disclosure12 of 20
  • Consistency10 of 10
  • No forced add-ons2 of 10

Evidence

The store publishes a $175.94 dealer doc fee in its inventory disclaimer and states pricing does not include doc fees; no fee is itemized in its price stacks, and one checked stack's terminal price sits $599 above what its itemized lines yield, unexplained. Checked October 20, 2026.

Checked October 20, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.

What this dealer does well

  • Publishes its doc fee amount: $175.94, one of the region's lowest.

What would change this grade

  • Explaining the unexplained $599 in its price stacks would raise the score to 68 (C).

Frequently asked questions

What is Michaud Mitsubishi's doc fee?
$175.94 (Dealer Doc Fee), checked on October 20, 2026. $382.06 below the Massachusetts average of $558.
Is the doc fee included in Michaud Mitsubishi's advertised prices?
No. The Dealer Doc Fee is not included in the advertised price, so expect it to be added on top of the listed price.
What does the C grade mean?
The C grade reflects a score of 60 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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