What are lease return charges?

When you return your lease vehicle back, you are responsible for any damages the lease company deems as "excessive wear and tear". Someone will inspect your car when it is returned and any areas of damage will be noted. The cost of repairing this damage will be a charge to you.

The average vehicle owner may be charged upwards of $1,200.00 when returning the vehicle. This is often for minor things such as bumper scrapes, stains, door dings, scratches and interior damage.

The following a guide you can use to determine if you should have repairs done before turning in your vehicle. The repairs will be considerably less than what you will be recharged at the turn in location.

Exterior includes: Dings     Dents     Chips     Scratches    

Normal Wear:

• Individual areas of damage 2" or less in diameter
• Individual areas of damage over 2" in diameter if they can be repaired for $100 or less
• Scratches that can be buffed out
• Scuffs or minor nicks to wheels or wheel covers
• Windshield damage 1/2" or less in diameter

Excessive Wear:

• Individual areas of body, bumpers and molding damage that is larger than 2" in diameter
• Any exterior missing or broken parts
• Any visible sanding marks, rough paint texture, overspray or bad color match lager than 2" in diameter
• Any damage that reduces the vehicles appearance or re-marketability
• Broken, cracked, bent or mismatched wheels and/or wheel covers
• Windshield damage 1/2" in diameter or any hole

Interior includes: Burn holes     Cuts     Tears     Singed areas     Stains

Normal Wear:

• Burns holes less than 1/8" in diameter
• Cuts, tears and singed areas less than 1/2"
• Any removable stain

Excessive Wear:

• Burn holes greater than 1/8" in diameter
• Cuts, tears and singed areas greater than 1/2" in diameter
• Stains that cannot be removed and require replacement of upholstery or carpeting

All of the following are considered "Excessive"

• Any modification to the suspension, changing of the vehicle color, any lettering or graphics, any holes in the frame
• Non-operational or malfunctioning equipment
• Any missing equipment
• Substandard or incomplete repair
• System failures that result from failure to follow the manufacturer's maintenance schedule

We will repair the areas that fail to meet the lease return requirements.