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2012 Nissan Lease Rates – April 2012

Altimas are selling extremely well right now. 2013 model is just around the corner and inventory on the 2012s is quite abundant. Two weeks ago, I was shopping for an Altima for my sister. She ended up with a Subaru Legacy Premium, but the quotes I got for the Altima S were VERY competitive. Nissan dealers will not be undersold, therefore, you can cross-shop them to your heart’s content in order to get the lowest price. I personally like the 36-month lease better because it yields a lower monthly payment.


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.

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA SEDAN S CVT (36-month)
MSRP – $23,490
Sale Price – $20,590 ($1330 bonus lease cash)
Monthly – $245+ tax
RWG Rating – 93.8

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2012 NISSAN MAXIMA S
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00087 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA SEDAN S CVT
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00037 Base Rate
24 Month – Residual 61% of MSRP – .00003 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE S CVT
36 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00046 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN LEAF 5DR HATCHBACK SV
36 Month – Residual 44% of MSRP – .00175 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN SENTRA 2.0SR CVT
36 Month – Residual 59% of MSRP – .00042 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN VERSA 4DR SEDAN S AT
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00210 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN JUKE 2WD S AT
36 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00161 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN MURANO AWD S
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00053 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN ROGUE AWD S
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00079 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN PATHFINDER S 4WD
36 Month – Residual 49% of MSRP – .00003 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN CUBE 5DR WAGON S CVT
36 Month – Residual 47% of MSRP – .00210 Base Rate

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2012 Nissan Lease Rates – March 2012

Residuals have dropped and MFs have dropped along with them. This doesn’t apply to all models, but most. The 24-month leases on the Altima is still there. But the lease cash has changed. You will see a $1000 spring loyalty cash and a $1330 leasing bonus cash for new customers. The spring loyalty cash requires that your existing lease ends between now and the beginning of April.

How how does the Altima S look this month? Good, but not as good as last month. The good news is that the cash is not limited to returning customers.  If you are a returning customer, you should check with your dealer if you can combine the two cash rebates (Edmunds.com doesn’t not state if they can be combined or not).  Should they allow it, you would be looking at a lease just as good as last month’s.


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.

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA SEDAN S CVT (24-month)
MSRP – $23,490
Sale Price – $20,300 ($1330 bonus lease cash)
Monthly – $250+ tax
RWG Rating – 95.8

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2012 NISSAN MAXIMA S
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00087 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA SEDAN S CVT
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00037 Base Rate
24 Month – Residual 61% of MSRP – .00003 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE S CVT
36 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00046 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN LEAF 5DR HATCHBACK SV
36 Month – Residual 44% of MSRP – .00175 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN SENTRA 2.0SR CVT
36 Month – Residual 59% of MSRP – .00042 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN VERSA 4DR SEDAN S AT
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00210 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN JUKE 2WD S AT
36 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00161 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN MURANO AWD S
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00053 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN ROGUE AWD S
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00079 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN PATHFINDER S 4WD
36 Month – Residual 49% of MSRP – .00043 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN CUBE 5DR WAGON S CVT
36 Month – Residual 47% of MSRP – .00210 Base Rate

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2012 Nissan Lease Rates – February 2012

The Altima S has the same 24-month lease as last month (which looks very good!). The MF is practically non-existent and the residual is still quite high for a 24-month lease. There is $1000 in Spring Loyalty Cash AND $850 Lease Cash. That’s a whole lot of dough. Assuming these two rebates can be combined (I don’t see why not), you are looking at a cool $1850 discount straight from the manufacturer. Now if you add that to the already low sale price suggested by TrueCar (about 8% off MSRP), you are looking at almost 16% off MSRP if you qualify for the loyalty cash. Check out my sample calculation below for more details.


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.

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA SEDAN S CVT (24-month)
MSRP – $23,490
Sale Price – $19,780 ($1850 loyalty cash applied)
Monthly – $209+ tax
RWG Rating – 108.8

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2012 NISSAN MAXIMA S
36 Month – Residual 58% of MSRP – .00104 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA SEDAN S CVT
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00037 Base Rate
24 Month – Residual 63% of MSRP – .00003 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE S CVT
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00064 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN LEAF 5DR HATCHBACK SV
36 Month – Residual 43% of MSRP – .00210 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN SENTRA 2.0SR CVT
36 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00059 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN VERSA 4DR SEDAN S AT
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00210 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN JUKE 2WD S AT
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00161 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN MURANO AWD S
36 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00071 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN ROGUE AWD S
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00096 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN PATHFINDER S 4WD
36 Month – Residual 50% of MSRP – .00061 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN CUBE 5DR WAGON S CVT
36 Month – Residual 48% of MSRP – .00210 Base Rate

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2012 Nissan Lease Rates – January 2012

There is an excellent 24-month lease on the Altima S right now. The MF is a measly 0.00003 and the residual is a whopping 61%! That makes for a pretty slick lease right now. The others aren’t half bad either so don’t forget to check out the incentives (link above) on Edmunds.

One thing to note is that Nissan is notorious for giving customers a lot of cash but that cash typically cannot be combined with their financing (which is fantastic) or leasing (which is also quite good too). So be sure to figure out what best suits your situation (leasing or buying).


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.

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA SEDAN S CVT
MSRP – $23,330
Sale Price – $19,394 ($825 lease bonus applied)
Monthly – $216+ tax
RWG Rating – 105.6

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2012 NISSAN MAXIMA S
36 Month – Residual 58% of MSRP – .00109 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA SEDAN S CVT
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00040 Base Rate
24 Month – Residual 63% of MSRP – .00003 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE S CVT
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00073 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN LEAF 5DR HATCHBACK SV
36 Month – Residual 43% of MSRP – .00175 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN SENTRA 2.0SR CVT
36 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00066 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN VERSA 4DR SEDAN S AT
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00210 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN JUKE 2WD S AT
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00171 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN MURANO AWD S
36 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00077 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN ROGUE AWD S
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00105 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN PATHFINDER S 4WD
36 Month – Residual 50% of MSRP – .00072 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN CUBE 5DR WAGON S CVT
36 Month – Residual 48% of MSRP – .00210 Base Rate

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2011-12 Nissan Lease Rates – December 2011

There’s been a slight drop in MF for the Maxima, Rogue and Murano. I also got 24-month lease rates for the Altima S sedan, which looks promising. I also got the numbers for the Pathfinder, which doesn’t horrible but I’m not certain it will be a great lease. The highlight this month is truly the Altima S. I have NEVER seen the Altima lease this well on a 24mo lease. As a matter of fact, I don’t recall any car leasing this well on a 24mo. PERIOD. There is also 0% financing for up to 60 month, making this both a good lease AND a good buy. Looks like we found this month’s Round-Up winner.


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.

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA SEDAN S CVT (*24-month lease)
MSRP – $23,330
Sale Price – $19,369 ($500 lease bonus and $500 loyalty lease cash applied)
Monthly – $176+ tax
RWG Rating – 122.7

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2012 NISSAN MAXIMA S
36 Month – Residual 59% of MSRP – .00126 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA SEDAN S CVT
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00021 Base Rate
24 Month – Residual 65% of MSRP – .00003 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE S CVT
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00090 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN LEAF 5DR HATCHBACK SV
36 Month – Residual 44% of MSRP – .00174 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN SENTRA 2.0SR CVT
36 Month – Residual 61% of MSRP – .00082 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN VERSA 4DR SEDAN S AT
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00210 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN JUKE 2WD S AT
36 Month – Residual 50% of MSRP – .00210 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN MURANO AWD S
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00154 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN ROGUE AWD S
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00121 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN PATHFINDER S 4WD
36 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00089 Base Rate

2011 NISSAN CUBE 5DR WAGON S CVT
36 Month – Residual 45% of MSRP – .00210 Base Rate

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2011-2012 Nissan Lease Rates – November 2011

The usual drop in residual/money factor here for most cars. As you’ve noticed throughout the year. Nissan and Honda has been huge when it comes to providing value leases compared to the rest of the competition. Nissan is offering $350 in lease cash (the $1250 rebates is only available for purchases and cannot be combined with their special financing) keeping the lease almost the same as last month.


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.

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA SEDAN S CVT
MSRP – $23,330
Sale Price – $20,269 ($350 lease bonus applied)
Monthly – $214+ tax
RWG Rating – 103.1

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2012 NISSAN MAXIMA S
36 Month – Residual 59% of MSRP – .00128 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA SEDAN S CVT
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00021 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE S CVT
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00090 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN LEAF 5DR HATCHBACK SV
36 Month – Residual 44% of MSRP – .00174 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN SENTRA 2.0SR CVT
36 Month – Residual 61% of MSRP – .00082 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN VERSA 4DR SEDAN S AT
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00210 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN JUKE 2WD S AT
36 Month – Residual 50% of MSRP – .00210 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN MURANO AWD S
36 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00162 Base Rate

2011 NISSAN ROGUE AWD S
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00123 Base Rate

2011 NISSAN CUBE 5DR WAGON S CVT
36 Month – Residual 45% of MSRP – .00210 Base Rate

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2011-12 Nissan Lease Rates – October 2011

Nissan is actually giving out a lot of incentives on their cars right now. So head over to Edmunds to see which ones are out there and see if you qualify for them. BRichards got a sweet deal on a Maxima last week (see here). I don’t have numbers for the SV or the 39-month terms, but I am willing to bet they are decent and the discounts are substantial.

The Altima S looks like a bargain right now, with such as high residual and low money factor. The discounts right now are sizable too, so right now it’s really a good time to lease the Altima S.


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.

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA SEDAN S CVT
MSRP – $23,330
Sale Price – $20,619
Monthly – $213+ tax
RWG Rating – 103.4

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2012 NISSAN MAXIMA S
36 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00184 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA SEDAN S CVT
36 Month – Residual 58% of MSRP – .00047 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE S CVT
36 Month – Residual 58% of MSRP – .00141 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN LEAF 5DR HATCHBACK SV
36 Month – Residual 45% of MSRP – .00195 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN SENTRA 2.0SR CVT
36 Month – Residual 63% of MSRP – .00115 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN VERSA 4DR SEDAN S AT
36 Month – Residual 58% of MSRP – .00210 Base Rate

2011 NISSAN CUBE 5DR WAGON S CVT
36 Month – Residual 47% of MSRP – .00210 Base Rate

2011 NISSAN JUKE 2WD S AT
36 Month – Residual 44% of MSRP – .00210 Base Rate

2011 NISSAN MURANO AWD S
36 Month – Residual 49% of MSRP – .00005 Base Rate

2011 NISSAN ROGUE AWD S
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00094 Base Rate

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2011-12 Nissan Lease Rates – September 2011

Residuals dropped across the board on all 2011 models and some 2012 models. Money factors dropped to keep payments lower. Basically your standard MF adjustment to compensate for lost value. Nissans lease pretty well in general, so check them out. I anticipate the Maxima and the Altima to be solid leases this month. If you are looking for the Z, don’t bother. They rarely (if ever) have anyease support. Same goes for the GT-R.


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 NISSAN MAXIMA S
MSRP – $32,510
Sale Price – $28,041 ($3000 rebate not applied)
Monthly – $310+ tax
RWG Rating – 100.0

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2011 NISSAN MAXIMA S
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00042 Base Rate

2011 NISSAN CUBE 5DR WAGON S CVT
36 Month – Residual 47% of MSRP – .00230 Base Rate

2011 NISSAN JUKE 2WD S AT
36 Month – Residual 44% of MSRP – .00230 Base Rate

2011 NISSAN MURANO AWD S
36 Month – Residual 49% of MSRP – .00005 Base Rate

2011 NISSAN ROGUE AWD S
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00122 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA SEDAN S CVT
36 Month – Residual 58% of MSRP – .00047 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE S CVT
36 Month – Residual 58% of MSRP – .00141 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN LEAF 5DR HATCHBACK SV
36 Month – Residual 45% of MSRP – .00195 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN SENTRA 2.0SR CVT
36 Month – Residual 63% of MSRP – .00181 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN VERSA 4DR SEDAN S AT
36 Month – Residual 58% of MSRP – .00230 Base Rate