Parkway Honda Fees & Transparency Grade: B
B
Price Transparency Grade
81 / 100
Doc Fee: $649, itemized inside the advertised price
$91 above the Massachusetts average of $558.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$649 Doc Fee itemized in the store's own new and used stacks (arithmetic verified), with VDP payment fine print stating the fee is included. Checked October 18, 2026.
Checked October 18, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Itemizes its $649 doc fee inside the price and says so in its payment disclosures.
What would change this grade
- Cutting the $649 fee to $549 or less would raise the score to 88 (A).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Parkway Honda's doc fee?
- $649 (Doc Fee), checked on October 18, 2026. $91 above the Massachusetts average of $558.
- Is the doc fee included in Parkway Honda's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Doc Fee is itemized inside the advertised price, so the listed price already accounts for it.
- What does the B grade mean?
- The B grade reflects a score of 81 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.