Route 9 Nissan Fees & Transparency Grade: C
C
Price Transparency Grade
70 / 100
Doc Fee: $685, itemized inside the advertised price
$127 above the Massachusetts average of $558.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$685 Doc Fee itemized inside the Selling Price on the store's own stacks (rendered check verified: $34,650 − $3,027 + $685 = $32,308), while its disclaimer states a $685 documentation fee is to be added to the purchase price. Checked October 20, 2026.
Checked October 20, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Itemizes its $685 doc fee inside the selling price.
What would change this grade
- Fixing the disclaimer that contradicts its own price stack would raise the score to 75 (B).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Route 9 Nissan's doc fee?
- $685 (Doc Fee), checked on October 20, 2026. $127 above the Massachusetts average of $558.
- Is the doc fee included in Route 9 Nissan'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.