Patriot Subaru Fees & Transparency Grade: C
C
Price Transparency Grade
70 / 100
Doc Fee: $729, itemized inside the advertised price
$179 above the Maine average of $550.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$729 Doc Fee added into the price on the store's own new-vehicle pages (arithmetic verified), while the used-inventory page lists the same $729 as excluded. Checked October 18, 2026.
Checked October 18, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Puts its $729 fee in its new-vehicle price stacks where shoppers can see it.
What would change this grade
- Aligning the used-inventory presentation with the new stacks would raise the score to 75 (B).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Patriot Subaru's doc fee?
- $729 (Doc Fee), checked on October 18, 2026. $179 above the Maine average of $550.
- Is the doc fee included in Patriot Subaru'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 70 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.