Lease Return Inspections

What are lease return recharges?
When you return your leased vehicle, you are responsible for any damages the leasing company deems as "excessive wear and tear". Your vehicle will be inspected by the leasing company or dealership when you return it for any areas of damage deemed to be "excessive wear and tear". The cost of repairing any of this damage will be a re-charge. The average vehicle Lessee is charged more than $1,800 when returning their vehicles - often for minor damage such as door dings, bumper scrapes, and minor interior damage.

Normal vs. Excessive Wear?
Normal wear is the minor and reasonable wear a vehicle endures in everyday ordinary operation. Normal wear can include a few small door dings, paint scratches, stone chips less than 2 inches in diameter. Excess wear includes occurrences beyond the normal or ordinary wear a vehicle endures. This includes wear caused by neglect, abuse, damage, poor maintenance, changing the vehicle's appearance or using inferior parts and materials for repairs. Most damage over 2 inches in diameter fall into this category.

How can Superior Auto Appearance save you money on YOUR lease return?
We offer FREE End-Of-Lease Inspections! Our professional team will examine your vehicle for damage that you will likely be charged for when your lease expires. Our full-service auto reconditioning center can help you keep some of this money in your pocket. When you are charged for damage to your leased vehicle, the price is usually defined by a dealership's auto body repair
center or a major collision center - and these facilities will often simply replace damaged parts instead of repairing them.

Normal vs. Excessive Wear Table (click to view)