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Lease-end with Ease

A helpful list of everything you will need to know can be found here.

  • Examine possible excessive wear and use on your vehicle and make any necessary repairs.
  • Your originating Dealer is required to accept your return vehicle, however, we recommend contacting your local Mazda dealer to schedule a turn-in appointment for your vehicle.
  • Ensure all contracted payments and miscellaneous fees are paid to MFS.
  • Schedule your pre-inspection appointment 15 to 60 days before your maturity date. To schedule a pre-inspection, visit www.AutoVINLive.com;to chat with an AutoVin specialist. Pre-Inspections are only available to MFS lease customers who do not reside in Alaska or Hawaii, and whose leases did not originate in New Hampshire or Wisconsin.
  • Call your local DMV to find out if your state requires license plates to be returned at lease-end.
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Bring the following to your lease-return appointment:

  • Toolkit and spare tire, if applicable.
  • All set of keys (master/remote/valet), if applicable.
  • Owner's Manuals.
  • Any original equipment on your vehicle at lease inspection (radio, headrests, 3rd row seat, tonneau/cargo cover, etc.).

Ask the dealer to record the mileage, and do not forget to sign the Odometer Disclosure Statement and ask for a copy.

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  • Confirm the Dealership will accept the return. Only your originating Dealer is required to accept your lease return.
  • Sign an Odometer Statement and ask for a copy for your records. Capture the name of Dealer associate that helped with the return.
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Authorized Mazda Dealership Returns:

  • To minimize any potential delays processing your lease return, you can notify us of your return by logging onto Mazdafinancialservices.com or your Mazda Financial Services app and follow the return prompts. You can also notify us by telephone at (866) 693-2332 using our automated system or speaking with a live agent.
  • MFS will send you a Lease End Invoice if you have any unpaid payments, late fees and miscellaneous charges.1 The invoice will also include Excessive Wear and Use charges, Excessive Mileage charges, and Disposition Fee if applicable. These items may be taxable. 
1Under certain circumstances, Mazda Financial Services does not charge its lease customers for excess wear and use damage.
  • As an appreciation of your Loyalty with MFS, we will waive the Disposition Fee (up to $350) if you:

    Replace with a New or Certified Mazda financed or leased through a participating Mazda dealer and MFS within 30 days before or after return.2 Or have had three or more Mazda Financial Services accounts.2
2Delays in termination, often as a result of delayed grounding or early return with remaining payments still due, may prevent MFS from applying the waiver prior to billing. Due to statutory requirements, customers who originated in NJ may receive a bill for a disposition fee prior to the application of the waiver. Disposition fee may be waived in other circumstances.
  • If you had a Security deposit, it will be returned to your home address via check. It will be used to first pay any Lease End Invoice charges, if applicable.
  • If you make automatic payments through Mazda Financial Services, Cancel Any Electronic Payments.
 

Unauthorized Third-Party Dealership Returns:

  • If you do not purchase the leased vehicle, it must be returned to an authorized Mazda dealer on or before the lease maturity date.
  • If an unauthorized third-party dealer is purchasing the vehicle or agrees to return it to us on your behalf, you remain responsible for the vehicle and your obligations under the lease agreement, until we receive the payoff funds or the vehicle and any required documentation to process the transaction.
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