Best car lease deals: December 2024
Our pick of the best leasing deals in the UK: low monthly payments including the cheapest deals we've found on cars and SUVs
Lease deals are generally the cheapest way to drive a brand new car, with low monthly payments and none of the hassle of owning a vehicle. It may mean that you can afford a better car than you expected.
Leasing is a form of long-term car hire and is also known as Personal Contract Hire (PCH). It's usually flexible, so you can adjust the initial payment, contract length and mileage limit. You will normally be billed extra if you exceed the mileage limit or the car is returned damaged.
For more flexibility, or to finance a used car, then you should look at Personal Contract Purchase (PCP) agreements. These include the option to trade the car in for a newer model, buy it outright or simply hand it back at the end of the term. You can also spread the cost of buying a car with Hire Purchase (HP). For more information, see our guide to buying a car on finance.
Alfa Romeo
PCH is available on the Alfa Romeo Tonale from £319 a month, Alfa Romeo Junior Elettrica from £329, Alfa Romeo Giulia from £389 and Alfa Romeo Stelvio from £499, all plus initial rentals. Find out more on these deals
Audi
Audi offers leases through VW Financial Services, including the Audi A3 Sportback from £335, Audi A4 from £435, Audi A5 Avant from £530, Audi A6 Avant from £635, Audi Q4 e-tron from £714, Audi Q6 e-tron from £805 and Audi A6 Avant e-tron from £1,065. Find out more on these deals
BMW
BMW has recently slimmed down its range on PCH, offering just its high-end models. This includes the BMW M2 Coupe from £656, the BMW 840i M Sport Gran Coupe from £698 and the BMW iX xDrive40 M Sport from £737. Find out more on these deals
Citroen
Citroen has PCH deals including the Citroen C3 Origin from £279 a month plus £279 initial rental, the new Citroen C3 from £309 plus £309 initial rental, and new Citroen e-C3 from £349 per month plus £349 initial rental. Find out more on these deals
Cupra
Cupra currently has the Cupra Born V3 available from stock for £320 a month, the V1 from £335 and the V2 from £359. The Cupra Leon starts at £350, the Cupra Formentor from £375 and the Cupra Leon Estate from £405. Find out more on these deals
Dacia
A 36-month PCH on a Dacia Sandero costs from £197 with £1,181 down, a Dacia Sandero Stepway from £221 with £1,329 down, a Dacia Duster from £245 with £1,469 down and the Dacia Jogger starts from £289 a month with £1,732 down. Find out more on these deals
DS Automobiles
All DS models are available for lease, with a DS 3 from £486 per month, a DS 4 from £455 per month, a DS 7 from £564 or a DS 9 from £879. Find out more on these deals
Fiat
Lease a Fiat 500 for £199, a Fiat 600 Hybrid for £299 or a Fiat 600e for £399 per month - the latter with an initial rental of £399. Find out more on these deals
GWM
The GWM Ora Pro+ is available to lease from £339 per month and the GWM Ora Pure+ costs from £309 per month over 48 months. Find out more on these deals
Jaguar
Jaguar offers PCH on all of its models, with the Jaguar E-Pace starting at £625 a month, the Jaguar F-Pace from £665 and the Jaguar I-Pace EV at £725. The Jaguar F-Type starts from £1,439. Find out more on these deals
Jeep
The Jeep Avenger is available on PCH from £269 per month, the Jeep Renegade from £349, the Jeep Compass from £369, the Jeep Wrangler from £599 and the Jeep Grand Cherokee from £629 per month. Find out more on these deals
Land Rover
Land Rover Defender 110 leases start at £1,019 per month, Land Rover Discovery at £969, and Land Rover Discovery Sport at £809. Find out more on these deals
Mazda
Mazda offers a selected range of models on PCH. The Mazda MX-30 costs from £252, the Mazda2 Hybrid costs from £257, the Mazda CX-5 costs from £275 and the Mazda CX-60 costs from £482 per month. Find out more on these deals
Polestar
The Polestar 2 Long Range Single Motor is available to lease for £407 per month on a 48-month deal with £4882 down. Leasing for the Polestar 3 starts at £690, and the Polestar 4 starts at £527. Find out more on these deals
Range Rover
Range Rover Evoque on PCH starts at £619 per month, a Range Rover Velar from £795, a Range Rover Sport from £1,085, and a Range Rover from £1,897. Find out more on these deals
Renault
PCH for a Renault Clio starts at £233, a Renault Captur costs from £275, the Renault Arkana starts from £320, a Renault Megane E-Tech from £373, the Renault Austral from £380, the Renault Scenic from £405 and the Renault Rafale costs from £568 per month. Find out more on these deals
SEAT
SEAT offers leases through VW Financial Services, including the SEAT Ibiza from £270 the SEAT Arona from £319, the SEAT Leon from £320, and the SEAT Ateca from £415 per month. Find out more on these deals
Skoda
Skoda offers leases through VW Financial Services, including the Skoda Scala from £245, the Skoda Kamiq from £315, the Skoda Fabia from £330, the Skoda Karoq from £375, the Skoda Kodiaq from £390, the Skoda Octavia from £420, the Skoda Superb from £430 and the Skoda Enyaq from £445. Find out more on these deals
Subaru
The Subaru Crosstrek is available on PCH from £419, the Subaru Forester e-Boxer from £489, the Subaru Outback from £475 and the Subaru Solterra is £625 per month. Find out more on these deals
Tesla
The Tesla Model Y SUV is available from £349 a month with £4700 down, while the facelifted Tesla Model 3 starts from £299 per month with £3910 initial rental. Find out more on these deals
Vauxhall
Vauxhall offers some of its models with PCH. Prices start at £269 a month for a petrol-powered Vauxhall Corsa, £319 for a Vauxhall Mokka, and £329 for a petrol-powered Vauxhall Astra. Find out more on these deals
Volkswagen
VW currently offers leases on the VW ID.3 from £299, the VW ID.4 from £395, the VW Golf from £423, the VW ID.7 from £455, the VW Tiguan from £461, the VW Passat from £515 and the VW ID.5 from £599. Find out more on these deals
Volvo
Leasing deals include the Volvo XC40 from £299 a month, the Volvo XC60 from £429, the Volvo V60 from £499, the Volvo XC90 from £599 and the Volvo V90 from £699. EV deals include the Volvo EX30 from £349, Volvo EX40 from £579 and Volvo EC40 from £609 per month. Find out more on these deals
Vauxhall Corsa from £146 a month
Vauxhall Corsa
Lease from £146 per month
Vauxhall Corsa review
The Vauxhall Corsa is one of the most recognisable cars in the UK. Chances are you, or someone you know, learned to drive behind the wheel of Vauxhall's supermini. The Corsa's popularity is based on the car's value for money, with the latest model being the best yet in terms of its cost versus the equipment you get - even base models come with most luxuries you need. It may not be quite as exciting to look as the Peugeot 208, with which it shares technology and engines, but otherwise the Corsa is an extremely solid choice.
Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 GS 5dr
Initial payment: £1,753.56
Monthly payment: 23 x £146.13 (£3,360.99)
Annual mileage limit: 5,000
PCH agreement length: 24 months
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Renault Clio from £158 a month
Renault Clio
Lease from £158 per month
Renault Clio review
Not just a common sight in the UK, the Renault Clio is the whole of Europe's most popular supermini. Recently refreshed too, the Clio is good to drive, has plenty of equipment as standard, and the interior itself feels nicely finished. The Clio is a little tight on rear-seat space, but otherwise Renault's fine little supermini remains a great choice for much of what life can throw at it.
Renault Clio 1.0 TCe 90 Evolution 5dr
Initial payment: £1,893.72
Monthly payment: 35 x £157.81 (£5,523.35)
Annual mileage limit: 5,000
PCH agreement length: 36 months
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Nissan Qashqai from £190 a month
Nissan Qashqai
Lease from £190 per month
Nissan Qashqai review
The Nissan Qashqai is a really popular car in the UK. This latest version is arguably the most striking yet, thanks to a recent facelift, but that doesn't come at the expense of the practicality and ease of use that made it such a hit with family buyers in the first place. All Qashqais come with plenty of equipment, offering decent value, too.
Nissan Qashqai 1.3 DiG-T Acenta Premium 5dr
Initial payment: £2,280.24
Monthly payment: 23 x £190.02 (£4,370.46)
Annual mileage limit: 5,000
PCH agreement length: 24 months
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Hyundai Tucson from £210 a month
Hyundai Tucson
Lease from £210 per month
Hyundai Tucson review
The Hyundai Tucson is all about flexibility. You can choose from a conventional petrol engined version, a hybrid or plug-in hybrid, depending on how you drive. Whichever model you choose, the Tucson is a very capable family SUV. Its eye-catching exterior design is matched by a nicely made and upmarket feeling interior, but none of this compromises the fact that the Tucson is spacious, cheap to run and easy to live with, making it a solid choice for a whole range of families.
Hyundai Tucson 1.6T Advance 5dr
Initial payment: £2,519.52
Monthly payment: 35 x £209.96 (£7,348.60)
Annual mileage limit: 5,000
PCH agreement length: 36 months
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Ford Puma from £215 a month
Ford Puma
Lease from £215 per month
Ford Puma review
The Ford Puma is one the UK's favourite cars, regularly coming out on top of the sales charts. What's the secret to its success? The Puma is based on the now-retired Fiesta, which means that it's sharp to drive for a small SUV and comes with a range of economical engines.
Add in the fact that it features a surprisingly spacious interior and big boot for its size, plus high levels of equipment across the range, and you're starting to understand the breadth of the Puma's appeal.
Ford Puma 1.0 EcoBoost mHEV Titanium 5dr
Initial payment: £2,574.84
Monthly payment: 47 x £214.57 (£10,084.79)
Annual mileage limit: 5,000
PCH agreement length: 48 months
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Volkswagen T-Roc from £223 a month
VW T-Roc
Lease from £223 per month
Volkswagen T-Roc review
The Volkswagen T-Roc is one of VW's top-selling cars and it's not hard to see why. For starters, it's a very much in-demand family SUV, offering a spacious, practical interior, which - for the most part - is sensibly designed and well built. It's decent to look at, too, thanks to the fact that the T-Roc is pitched at a slightly younger demographic, and is also comfortable to drive with a range of engines that are cheap to run.
Volkswagen T-Roc 1.5 TSI R-Line 5dr
Initial payment: £2,680.08
Monthly payment: 23 x £223.34 (£5,239.86)
Annual mileage limit: 5,000
PCH agreement length: 24 months
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Audi A3 Sportback from £248 a month
Audi A3 Sportback
Lease from £248 per month
Audi A3 review
The Audi A3 Sportback shares much of its engines and technology with the VW Golf, Seat Leon and Skoda Octavia. Despite the fact that all of these brands are part of the wider VW Group, the Audi A3 is certainly the poshest feeling of all these models, thanks to glitzy technology like its LED lights on the outside, and interior packed with the latest features. It's an extremely popular premium hatchback as a result.
Audi A3 Sportback 30 TFSI Sport 5dr
Initial payment: £2,976
Monthly payment: 23 x £248 (£5,704)
Annual mileage limit: 5,000
PCH agreement length: 24 months
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BMW 1 Series from £255 a month
BMW 1 Series
Lease from £255 per month
BMW 1 Series review
The BMW 1 Series is the smallest car to feature a BMW badge, and has challenged the very idea of what a BMW is. That's thanks to the fact that the 1 Series now uses front-wheel drive, rather than sports-car-like rear-wheel drive, which BMW has previously avoided. The upshot is that the 1 Series still drives well, but features much more space inside and has a great quality-feeling interior, too.
BMW 120 Sport 5dr Step Auto
Initial payment: £3,058.32
Monthly payment: 47 x £254.86 (£11,978.42)
Annual mileage limit: 5,000
PCH agreement length: 48 months
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Kia Sportage from £258 a month
Kia Sportage
Lease from £258 per month
Kia Sportage review
The Kia Sportage has gone from a family SUV also-ran to one of the very best of its type. Thanks to the design-led overhaul the car received when the latest version arrived in 2022, the Sportage is certainly striking to look at. However, there's plenty of substance under the skin, too, with a strong choice of economical engines, a spacious interior, plus excellent equipment and high-end technology all available.
Kia Sportage 1.6T GDi 157 2 5dr
Initial payment: £3,091.68
Monthly payment: 47 x £257.64 (£12,109.08)
Annual mileage limit: 5,000
PCH agreement length: 48 months
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Should I lease a car rather than buying one?
Leasing - or hiring - a car means that you will be driving a new car that you get to change as frequently as every year, depending on your deal. That means you’ll always be driving a car that meets your needs and available budget, and, as leases are generally only offered on new cars, a vehicle that includes the latest fuel-saving tech to keep running costs down.
Once the deal is over, you’re also free to walk away without having to worry about the car’s depreciation, or finding someone to sell it to either. A finance deal also means your costs are fixed each month, allowing you to better plan your finances. Most deals include things like road tax as standard, and you can usually add maintenance packages for a fixed fee, further helping you to keep control of your monthly spend.
What happens if I exceed the agreed mileage when I return the car?
When you sign your lease agreement, your monthly payments will be influenced by how many miles you plan to drive while you have that particular car. It’s worth putting some serious thought into this to ensure that you have enough flexibility in your lease deal to drive the miles you need to without incurring excess mileage costs.
This figure will be in your lease agreement as a charge per mile, usually around 10p per mile but can be significantly more. It’s worth getting in touch with your lease provider as soon as you realise you’re driving more than you thought to mitigate any extra mileage fee.
Can I leave my car lease deal early?
Cancelling a lease is usually possible. However, while circumstances do change unexpectedly and there’s no other option, cancellation is something you should think long and hard about doing as it’s often expensive.
These deals are not meant to be broken after all. There will usually be some sort of cancellation fee, and you won’t get any money back that you’ve already paid. You are also not permitted to pay off your remaining car lease early, as the lease agreement binds you to making those monthly payments on schedule.
What's the difference between PCH and PCP?
Although not to be confused with Personal Contract Purchase (PCP), which uses financing to help you buy a car, PCH works in a similar way. You pay an initial payment, which is often a multiple of the monthly rental cost up to around 35%.
Monthly payments will then be calculated, depending on the size of the deposit and length of the hire agreement. At the end of the lease, you give the car back, simple as that - no balloon payment to consider as with a PCP.
If you want the convenience of driving a new car and have no interest in owning it, then PCH makes sense, as the monthly payments tend to work out cheaper than PCP on a new car. However, if you’re after a little more flexibility and might want to buy outright, then consider the PCP option instead.