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2011 Volkswagen Lease Rates – February 2011


It doesn’t look like VW rates have changed much since January. Here are is partial list of rates I got for this month. If you are looking for other models, you may be able to use last month’s numbers for reference. VW rates in general, aren’t the best, so you will need to shop around for a good sale price in order to compensate for the relatively “average” lease rates. Take the CC for example (shown below), the residual is a bit low, but they have a nice MF plus an excellent selling price around my area. This results in a pretty decent deal for a pretty sweet ride.

Another thing worth noting is that if you plan to BUY your lease at the end, you want to get into a model with a low residual and a low money factor. This will ensure that you have a relatively low pay-off amount at the lease-end (see Toureg VR6 numbers).


Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.

2011 VOLKSWAGEN CC SPORT AT
MSRP – $30,120
Sale Price – $26,169
Monthly – $320+ tax
RWG Rating – 92.4

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2011 VOLKSWAGEN CC SPORT AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00049 base money factor

2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2DR HATCHBACK AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00078 base money factor

2011 VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2DR HATCHBACK AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00081 base money factor

2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SEDAN S AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00112 base money factor

2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA WAGON S AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00076 base money factor

2011 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN S
36 month | 15k miles | residual 47% | .00061 base money factor

2011 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN S 4MOTION
36 month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00063 base money factor

2011 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG VR6 SPORT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 47% | .00018 base money factor

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Monthly Round-Up: January 2011


As you can see, the month of January is not as good as last December. Payments on cars in the Top Top list jumped anywhere from $20 to $50 per month, which translates to thousands of dollars over the life of the loan. The good news is that the Civic tops this month’s list for the third time in the last seven months. Impressive. Even more impressive is that fact that Honda and Nissan pretty much dominate this month’s Round-Up. As you all know, I highly recommend Hondas if you are a first time lessee. Their lease program is straight forward and economical compared to other brands. GAP coverage, damage waiver and no disposition fee simple blows the competition away.

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Ground Rules

  • Participating vehicles will be based on the lease rates gathered on this website during the corresponding month.
  • 36-month/15k lease terms will used for all calculations unless a better term is available.
  • A $1500 drive-off fee is assumed for all cars. Since fees and taxes vary from region to region, your drive-off may vary.
  • Sale Price estimates will be based on Truecar.com sales data in the Southern California region, so your numbers may vary.
  • All estimates assume you qualify for the base rate. A minimum FICO® Score of 700 may be required.
  • Sales taxes are not included since different states handle taxes differently. Please refer to “Understanding Sales Tax” to learn how taxes affect your monthly payments.
  • The rating system used is based on RIDE with G’s Lease Calculator. The closer you are to the 100 rating, the better the deal. Anything exceeding a 100 rating is phenomenal.

Top Ten Finalists

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First – 2011 Honda Civic LX (116.9)

Not as good as last month, but still reasonable enough for what you are getting.

Second – 2011 Nissan Sentra S (111.0)

The customer cash is still there, but it’s not available for leasing. Therefore, not as good of a deal. If you buy cash or using third party bank to finance, you should be able to tap into that rebate.

Third  – 2011 Honda Accord LX Sedan (102.9)

I’m actually warming up to the mid-cycle refresh of the Accord. It gives it a “classier” look in my opinion, although the back look a little too much like the Hyundai Azera.

Fourth – 2011 Infiniti G37 Sport Sedan (102.9)

Technically tied the Accord for Third, but since the G37 is a manual and a bit harder to find, it gets penalized a little bit.

Fifth – 2011 Honda Accord Crosstour EX (101.4)

Not a bad ride for the amount of cash you pay, but not the kind of car I’d like on my drive way. It’s like a failed case study on how to clone the BMW X6.

Sixth – 2011 Infiniti G25 Sedan (100.8)

Seems like a lot of folks are warming up to the entry-level G sedan. With lease numbers like this, I can’t say I blame them.

Seventh – 2011 Nissan Altima S (100.5)

For this price range, I would rather have the Accord. However, I cannot deny that this is still one heck of a deal.

Eighth – 2011 Honda CR-V LX AWD (100.3)

Good deal if you are looking for a crossover. I’m still waiting on Honda to introduce a V6 version of the CR-V. Until that happens, I probably won’t consider leasing one.

Ninth – 2011 Nissan Maxima S (100.2)

Most of you will probably opt for the SV, which will cost you more. But if you manage to find some S on the lot, you should be able to cut a pretty good deal on them.

Tenth – 2011 Infiniti M37 (98.8)

I got three words for you: One. Sweet. Ride.

Missing the Cut (90+ rating)

2011 Hyundai Sonata 2.0T SE (93.1)
2011 Honda Odyssey LX (95.4)
2011 Infiniti FX35 (97.4)
2011 Acura TL (98.3)
2011 Mazda3 i Sport (96.0)
2011 Mazda CX-9 GT (97.4)
2011 Mercedez-Benz C300 Sport (90.9)
2011 Lexus IS250 (90.3)
2011 Audi A3 (90.0)
2011 VW Tiguan S (91.0)
2011 VW CC R-Line (90.2)

Parting Shots

As stated before, not the best time to lease a car, but certainly not the worst. Probably better than the past few Januaries I’ve seen and comparable to last November in most cases. I’d would like to see more VWs, Hyundais and Acuras on the Top Ten though. Nissan and Honda have been dominating the list these past couple months, while BMW didn’t even get close to Missing the Cut. A little more variety would be great.

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2011 Volkswagen Lease Rates – January 2011


To close out the month, here the VW lease rates I managed to find. The Jetta, Tiguan and the CC look like the only two models getting some sort of lease support here. The GTI doesn’t look great, but its not terrible by GTI standards. I would like to see the MF come down more though, down to 0.00031 preferably. Ah, wishful thinking…


Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.

2011 GTI 4-door Sunroof, NAV
MSRP – $29,670
Sale Price – $27,214
Monthly – $345+ tax
RWG Rating – 86.7

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2011 GTI 2-door
36-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00081 base money factor

2011 GTI 2-door Sunroof, NAV
36-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00081 base money factor

2011 GTI 4-door Sunroof, NAV
24-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00081 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 54% | .00081 base money factor

2011 Tiguan S FWD
36-month | 15k miles | residual 54% | .00060 base money factor

2011 Tiguan SE FWD
24-month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00040 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00040 base money factor

2011 Tiguan SE AWD
36-month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00041 base money factor

2011 Tiguan SE Sunroof NAV
36-month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00034 base money factor

2011 Tiguan SE AWD Sunroof NAV
36-month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00034 base money factor

2011 Touareg TDI Luxury
36-month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00174 base money factor

2011 CC R-Line
36-month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00049 base money factor

2011 CC Luxury
36-month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00097 base money factor

2011 CC Luxury Plus
36-month | 15k miles | residual 49% | .00066 base money factor

2011 Jetta Sedan SE
36-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00058 base money factor

2011 Jetta Sportwagen SE
36-month | 15k miles | residual 48% | .00022 base money factor

2011 Jetta Sportwagen TDI
36-month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00179 base money factor

2011 Jetta Sedan TDI
24-month | 15k miles | residual 64% | .00179 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00179 base money factor

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2010 Volkswagen Lease Rates – December 2010

logo_vwMy Take: Some minor changes in the VW line up. The Jetta S residual drops 1%, but the MF has been lower to compensate. Also I think there was a typo on last month’s Golf lease rates. It was listed as 61%, but it’s 52% this month.  Not sure what happened there, sorry about that. The CC remains a strong lease with the uber-low money factor. The GTI is unchanged, while the Tiguan has a lower money factor and same residual as last month. VW is doing their infamous Sign-then-Drive which means nothing out of pocket for you, all fees rolled into the lease and VW picks up the 1st month payment. That is technically how it’s supposed to work, so be sure to look for that in your paperwork.

December 2010 VW lease rates provided by Number1Leasing, a nationwide auto broker with 30 locations across the country. RIDE with G readers get an additional $100 off their sale price when requesting a quote. For more information contact:

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2011 Volkswagen GTI 2-Door
36-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00135 base money factor

2011 Volkswagen GTI 4-Door
36-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00135 base money factor

2011 Volkswagen Jetta S
36-month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00142 base money factor

2011 Volkswagen CC Sport
36-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00003 base money factor

2011 Volkswagen Golf S 2-Door
36-month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00061 base money factor

2011 Volkswagen Tiguan S
36-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00028 base money factor

2011 Volkswagen Touareg
36-month | 15k miles | residual 48% | .00031 base money factor


Lease Rates provided by Number1Leasing
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2011 Volkswagen Lease Rates – November 2010

logo_vwMy Take: GTI rates actually look worse than last month. 1% drop in residual, a hike in money factor and no lease cash usually means slightly higher monthly payments. The CC on the other hand, looks promising. Too bad I’m not in the market for a 4-seater sedan, otherwise I would really consider getting one of those. The Golf numbers looks great and the Tiguan is not too bad either. I’m not sure I like the Jetta’s numbers though, but at the right sale price, it could work.

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2011 Volkswagen GTI 2-Door
36-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00135 base money factor

2011 Volkswagen GTI 4-Door
36-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00135 base money factor

2011 Volkswagen Jetta S
36-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00156 base money factor

2011 Volkswagen CC Sport
36-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00003 base money factor

2011 Volkswagen Golf S 2-Door
36-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00061 base money factor

2011 Volkswagen Tiguan S
36-month | 15k miles | residual 55 % | .00053 base money factor

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2010-11 Volkswagen Lease Rates – October 2010

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My Take: VW is trying to unloaded the Passat since a NMS (New Midsized Sedan) that is being assembled in the US is probably going to be released for the 2011 model year. Pretty exciting stuff. The residuals suck, but the MF is awesome and there’s lease cash to offset the bad residual. This is a good combination should you decide to keep the Passat at lease-end.

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2011 Volkswagen GTI 2-Door
36-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00122 base money factor

2011 Volkswagen GTI 4-Door
36-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00122 base money factor

2011 Volkswagen CC Sport
36-month | 15k miles | residual 54% | .00088 base money factor

2011 Volkswagen CC VR6 4motion
36-month | 15k miles | residual 48% | .00134 base money factor

2010 Volkswagen CC Sport
36-month | 15k miles | residual 46% | .00036 base money factor

2010 Volkswagen CC Sport R-Line
36-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00036 base money factor

2010 Volkswagen CC Luxury
36-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00040 base money factor

2010 Volkswagen CC VR6 4motion
36-month | 15k miles | residual 41% | .00108 base money factor

2010 Volkswagen Passat
36-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00011 base money factor

2010 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
36-month | 15k miles | residual 41% | .00016 base money factor

2010 Volkswagen Routan SEL w/ RES & NAV
36-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00113 base money factor

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2010/11 Volkswagen Lease Rates – September 2010

logo_vwMy Take: It’s official! VW’s Summer Promotion has ended. You can see that by comparing this month’s numbers with last month. Overall, I think August was a very strong month for leasing, too bad automakers couldn’t capitalize on that. One has to wonder if back-to-school had anything to do with that. In this list, I like the Tiguan Wolfsburg and the Jetta TDI. Availability towards the end of the year is a bit tougher, so you may have to go with that’s left. Other than that, I don’t really see much to get too excited about. The Routan doesn’t looks as good as last month, but according to TrueCar, big discounts are still being offered on this car. In case you didn’t know, the Routan is a more refined version of the Chrysler Town and Country.

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2010 Volkswagen GTI 2-Door
36-month | 15k miles | residual 48% | .00023 base money factor

2010 Volkswagen GTI 4-Door
36-month | 15k miles | residual 47% | .00046 base money factor

2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sedan TDI
36-month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00068 base money factor

2010 Volkswagen CC Sport R Line
36-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00036 base money factor

2010 Volkswagen CC Luxury
36-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00040 base money factor

2010 Volkswagen Routan SEL w/RSE
36-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00113 base money factor

2010 Volkswagen Routan SEL Premium
36-month | 15k miles | residual 38% | .00011 base money factor

2010 Volkswagen Tiguan S
36-month | 15k miles | residual 49% | .00051 base money factor

2010 Volkswagen Tiguan Wolfsburg
36-month | 15k miles | residual 47% | .00103 base money factor

2010 Volkswagen Tiguan Wolfsburg 4Motion
36-month | 15k miles | residual 48% | .00119 base money factor

2011 Volkswagen Tiguan S
36-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00105 base money factor

2011 Volkswagen Tiguan SE 4Motion
36-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00086 base money factor

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2010/11 Volkswagen Lease Rates – August 2010

logo_vwMy Take: As expect, 2010 residual are down right nasty at this point of the year. VW Credit has taken the step to drop the MF so low, it’s practically interest free. On top of that, they even give customers cash to move these “soon-to-be-used” cars. My guess is that there’s a lot of inventory right now and they really want to move it. I say, HECK YEAH! I haven’t crunched the numbers yet, but I get the feeling that some of these models might make this month’s Round-Up.

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2010 Volkswagen GTI 2-Door
36-month | 15k miles | residual 49% | .00022 base money factor

2011 Volkswagen GTI 2-Door
36-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00148 base money factor

2011 Volkswagen Golf 2-Door
36-month | 15k miles | residual 49% | .00042 base money factor

2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sedan S
36-month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00002 base money factor

2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sedan SE
36-month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00062 base money factor

2010 Volkswagen Jetta Limited Edition Sedan
36-month | 15k miles | residual 54% | .00016 base money factor

2010 Volkswagen CC 4-cylinder Sport R Line
36-month | 15k miles | residual 46% | .00021 base money factor

2010 Volkswagen CC 4-cylinder Luxury
36-month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00030 base money factor

2010 Volkswagen CC VR6 Sport 2WD
36-month | 15k miles | residual 40% | .00007 base money factor

2010 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
36-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00036 base money factor

2010 Volkswagen Routan SEL Premium w/ Nav, RES
36-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00007 base money factor

2010 Volkswagen Routan SE w/ RES
36-month | 15k miles | residual 40% | .00003 base money factor

2010 Volkswagen Tiguan S 4Motion
36-month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00046 base money factor

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