Planet Subaru Fees & Transparency Grade: C
C
Price Transparency Grade
73 / 100
Document Fee: $598, itemized inside the advertised price
$40 above the Massachusetts average of $558.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$598 document fee stated on the store's dedicated pricing page as included in the price listing, itemized as included in lease specials, and folded into its Transparent Price on vehicle pages. Checked October 18, 2026.
Checked October 18, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Publishes a dedicated pricing pledge page stating its $598 fee is included in the price.
What would change this grade
- Itemizing the fee as a line in every price stack would raise the score to 85 (B).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Planet Subaru's doc fee?
- $598 (Document Fee), checked on October 18, 2026. $40 above the Massachusetts average of $558.
- Is the doc fee included in Planet Subaru's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Document 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 73 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.