The Johnson Dealerships, Inc. Fees & Transparency Grade: A
A
Price Transparency Grade
92 / 100
Doc & Title Prep Fee: $395, itemized inside the advertised price
$163 below the Massachusetts average of $558.
Score breakdown
Evidence
Rendered new-vehicle page checked October 20, 2026: MSRP $50,580 plus a $395 Doc & Title Prep Fee gives a $50,975 Dealer Discounted Price, less $4,000 of Retail Customer Cash to the terminal Johnson Ford Price of $46,975, exact. The offer text states "Price includes $395 Doc Fee."
Checked October 20, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Itemizes its combined $395 doc and title prep fee inside the advertised price and says so in its offer text.
What would change this grade
- A dedicated fee page would raise the score to 96 (A).
Frequently asked questions
- What is The Johnson Dealerships, Inc.'s doc fee?
- $395 (Doc & Title Prep Fee), checked on October 20, 2026. $163 below the Massachusetts average of $558.
- Is the doc fee included in The Johnson Dealerships, Inc.'s advertised prices?
- Yes. The Doc & Title Prep Fee is itemized inside the advertised price, so the listed price already accounts for it.
- What does the A grade mean?
- The A grade reflects a score of 92 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.