Riley Mazda Fees & Transparency Grade: D
D
Price Transparency Grade
53 / 100
Conveyance Fee: $850, itemized inside the advertised price
$101 above the Connecticut average of $749.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$850 Conveyance Fee added into the price on the store's own inventory stacks (arithmetic verified across four vehicles); the fee is named in no other current channel on the site. Checked October 18, 2026.
Checked October 18, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Puts its $850 fee in its price stacks where shoppers can see it.
What would change this grade
- Naming the fee in its specials and disclaimers would raise the score to 68 (C).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Riley Mazda's doc fee?
- $850 (Conveyance Fee), checked on October 18, 2026. $101 above the Connecticut average of $749.
- Is the doc fee included in Riley Mazda's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Conveyance Fee is itemized inside the advertised price, so the listed price already accounts for it.
- What does the D grade mean?
- The D grade reflects a score of 53 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.