Volvo Car Financial Services

Your Lease Return Guide

You’re approaching the final phase of lease ownership with your Volvo vehicle and Volvo Car Financial Services. During this time you have options available with how you’d best like to proceed. For any questions or inquiries throughout the lease, please call us at 1-855-337-8746.

Lease Options Available to You

Purchase your leased vehicle
Return your leased vehicle and enjoy a new vehicle with Volvo Cars
Return your leased vehicle and complete your experience with Volvo Cars and Volvo Car Financial Services
Purchase your leased vehicle

Option 1 - Purchase your leased vehicle

Your vehicle may still be the best vehicle for you and your needs. Contact your selling retailer to help process the purchase on your leased vehicle and discuss the option to finance with Volvo Car Financial Services (subject to credit approval). Note that should you purchase your leased vehicle, no pre-inspection is required and there will not be any charge for excess wear and tear, nor for any kilometres over the allowable amount.

Return your leased vehicle and enjoy a new vehicle with Volvo Cars

Option 2 - Return your leased vehicle and enjoy a new vehicle with Volvo Cars

If you are interested in replacing your current lease with a new Volvo, first contact your preferred Volvo retailer to begin the new journey. The lease end process below provides you the step-by-step process to complete the current lease.

Return your leased vehicle and complete your experience with Volvo Cars and Volvo Car Financial Services

Option 3 - Return your leased vehicle and complete your experience with Volvo Cars and Volvo Car Financial Services

Should you wish to simply return your leased vehicle you may do so at your selling retailer. The lease end process below provides you the step-by-step process to complete your lease journey.

The Three Step Process

Returning your vehicle at the completion of your lease is a simple three-step process that should be started approximately three months before your expected return date. If you’ve chosen to purchase your leased vehicle, this return process does not apply.

Inspection Details

The pre-inspection is to be conducted at your convenience and at no charge to you; meeting you at your home, work, or retailer. Upon completion of the third-party inspection, the representative will provide a link to an online detailed estimate available within 48 hours from the date of inspection.

Vehicle Damage Type

Normal / Acceptable Wear

Excess Wear and Tear

Dents

Panels with two or less dents which can be fixed through paintless dent repair techniques.

Dents with paint damage or exceeding 4.0 cm in diameter. Panels with three or more dents. Dents on panels that have been previously repainted.

Paint and Body Damage

Surface scratches that will polish out. Minor bumper scratches that do not break paint. No more than two panel dings that are less than 4.0 cm in diameter.

Scratches exceeding 2.5 cm in length. Excessive number of paint chips. Gouges, cracks or tears on bumper covers or body cladding. Three or more panel dings.

Parts

All parts included with the lease are returned and in good working order.

Missing components such as, but not limited to, keys, key fob, spare tire, charging cable (when applicable), trunk cover (when applicable).

Glass and Headlights / Taillights

Minor glass chips or scratches in the windshield that are outside the field of the wiper blades.

Chips, stars, scratches within the field of the wiper blades. Any crack in glass, lens or lens cover.

Interior

Stains that can be removed as part of normal reconditioning

Tears and burns to any interior fabric or component. Heavy stains irremovable through normal reconditioning.

Wheels

Light, cosmetic scrapes

Gouges, deep scrapes / scratches. Any damage which affects the performance of the wheel.

Tires

Tread depth of 3.2 mm or greater at the minimum thickness point.

Less than 3.2mm of tread depth. Wrong size or speed rating. Cut, damaged, or plugged sidewalls.

Frame

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Damage or substantial repairs to frame, unibody or body.

Alterations

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Any modifications, such as suspension, vehicle colour or paint schemes, lettering or graphics, holes in frame, post-delivery customization, powertrain or fuel system alterations, tinted glass, or substandard repair

Note that this is meant to be a guidance. Actual damage will be assessed by an independent inspector.
Should your leased vehicle require maintenance and / or repairs, you can contact your selling retailer to help facilitate what is needed.

Volvo End of Lease Condition Card

Your self-assessment Condition Card

Place the Condition Card over an exterior or interior blemish. If the damage cannot be seen with the card over it, then a repair or replacement at your expense is most likely not required, although exceptions may apply to this.