North Shore Mazda Fees & Transparency Grade: C
C
Price Transparency Grade
66 / 100
Dealer Fees: $599, itemized inside the advertised price
$41 above the Massachusetts average of $558.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$599 Dealer Fees itemized as a step into the terminal Final Price on the store's own stacks (rendered check verified: MSRP $28,890 + $599 − $1,000 = $28,489), with no dealer text stating the fee's inclusion either way. Checked October 20, 2026.
Checked October 20, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Itemizes its $599 dealer fees in the price stack.
What would change this grade
- Itemizing the $599 fee inside its headline advertised price would raise the score to 81 (B).
Frequently asked questions
- What is North Shore Mazda's doc fee?
- $599 (Dealer Fees), checked on October 20, 2026. $41 above the Massachusetts average of $558.
- Is the doc fee included in North Shore Mazda's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Dealer Fees 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.