Real Lease Cost™ (everything you pay, each month): $1,503 a month, estimate (payment, tax, miles, insurance and gas, added up) at 12,000 miles a year at U.S. average prices. The listed payment is $897. The receipt adds every cost.
An estimate, not a quote. The payment, fees and tax come from the listing and the state’s rules; insurance and gas or charging are our estimates. Your dealer, insurer and driving set the real figures. How we estimate
Listed in NJ New leaseCollection at the dealer; shipping is sometimes possible at extra cost, so ask themRead by handgas SUV Only one site lists this. Not confirmed.
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Read by hand on 2026-10-31.
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The listed paymentSource: The listing itself, from 15 public sites. Newest read Oct 31.$897
Tax, our estimate, because the ad gives no tax rate (6.1% national estimate, until you pick your state. Type your own rate in Your numbers.)Source: State revenue department pages, 50 of 51 states sourced. Read Oct 30.+ $55
Miles: you drive 12,000 a year, the lease covers 9,996You drive 2,004 miles a year more than the lease allows. We price buying them up front: 1 step of 2,500 miles at $19 a month each (our estimate). That is $19 a month.Source: The ad's miles and per-mile rate; $0.25 a mile when the ad gives none. Read with the ad, Oct 31.+ $19
Insurance, our estimate for the U.S. average: $202 (range $162 to $242). Your own quote may differ. Type yours.No quotes for this exact model, so we use AAA’s 2026 full-coverage average for a Medium SUV (gas) ($2,423 a year, five top-selling models, a driver under 65 with 6+ years and no accidents) → × 1.00 (U.S. average) = $202 a month. Range $162 to $242. Full coverage, a typical driver with a clean record.Source: AAA Your Driving Costs 2026 full-coverage class average and MoneyGeek 2025 state averages. Class average read Oct 31, state table read Oct 30.+ $202
Gas, our estimate12,000 mi a year÷about 16 mpg(middle of the EPA figures for the 2025 Defender)=750.0 gallons×$5.275 a gallon(EIA U.S. average premium, week of Oct 26)=$3,956 a year=$330 a monthcity 15 to highway 19Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (gas, week of Oct 26; electricity, August 2026). Read Oct 31.+ $330
At 12,000 miles a year and U.S. average costs, 181 of the 444 similar luxury SUVs we price today cost more than this one.
vs 444 luxury SUV deals today, at 12,000 miles and U.S. average costs
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The math behind this
About 41 of every 100 similar luxury SUVs we price today cost more than this one. Pool: the live ranked luxury SUV deals we read, luxury makes with luxury makes only, each priced at the same miles and costs. A car we could not check counts at its worse number.
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Facts stated by the source on 2026-10-31.
The cheapest live car outside this brand is the 2026 Toyota Corolla with a Real Lease Cost of $531 a month. This car is $972 a month more than that.
The full math, line by line
This table is priced at 12,000 miles a year and U.S. average prices.
The math for 2025 Land Rover Defender
Monthly payment in the ad
$897 plus tax
Months on the lease
36
Sticker price
$70,000 (as stated by the source)
Tax rate used
6.10% (our estimate, the source stated none)
Monthly cost before tax, money due at signing spread out
$897
Tax, each month
$55
Monthly cost after tax
$952
Lease cost over all the months, before tax
$32,292
Transfer fee
none stated by the source
Cash the seller says they will pay you
$0
Money you pay up front
not stated by the source, counted as $0 until you confirm
Miles a year the lease allows
9,996
Extra miles to reach your 12,000 a year
You drive 2,004 miles a year more than the lease allows. We price buying them up front: 1 step of 2,500 miles at $19 a month each (our estimate). That is $19 a month. If you pay the ad’s end-of-lease rate instead: +$23 a month ($0.25 a mile, as the ad states).
Insurance, our estimate
$202 a month for the U.S. average (range $162 to $242). We use the middle of the range. Source: AAA Your Driving Costs 2026, full-coverage class average, read 2026-10-31. Full coverage, a typical driver with a clean record. Source and date
Gas, our estimate
$330 a month (about 16 mpg, middle of the EPA figures for the 2025 Defender; EIA U.S. average premium, week of Oct 26)
Real Lease Cost, each month
$1,503
Real Lease Cost, over all the months, our estimate
$54,108
Listing status
live
Source read
2026-10-31
For the experts: the exact lease terms
Lease terms for experts
When it ends
Offer ends Nov 7 (in 7 days)
MSRP
$70,000
Cap reduction
not stated
Effective monthly, before tax
$897
Effective monthly, after tax
$952
Effective as a share of MSRP, monthly
1.36%
Monthly cost vs sticker price
1.4% a month (high; a rule of thumb, not part of the ranking)
All-in cost as a share of MSRP
77.3%
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Gas $195/mo: about 27 mpg (typical), U.S. average price
Ad$749
Real$1,184
+$435 we added, most of it estimate
Why +$435? gas $195, insurance $175, tax $46, extra miles $19
The listed payment is $982 a month. The seller says they will pay you $1,273 to take it over, about $85 a month. With everything added, the real cost is $1,403 a month.
The listed payment$982
Cash the seller says they will pay you, each month- $85
Transfer fee we assumed ($500), spread over 15 months+ $33
Tax, our estimate, because the ad gives no tax rate (6.1% national estimate, until you pick your state. Type your own rate in Your numbers.)+ $60
Miles: you drive 12,000 a year, the lease covers 12,294+ $0
Insurance, our estimate for the U.S. average (range $175 to $260). Type yours.+ $218
Gas, our estimate+ $195
Real Lease Cost, each month$1,403
LeaseTrader, read Oct 31. Insurance and gas are estimates, not quotes.
The listed payment is $839 a month. With everything added, it is $1,407 a month. The biggest piece is insurance, $198 a month (our estimate for the U.S. average, $160 to $235; type yours).
The listed payment$839
Transfer fee we assumed ($500), spread over 23 months+ $22
Tax, our estimate, because the ad gives no tax rate (6.1% national estimate, until you pick your state. Type your own rate in Your numbers.)+ $51
Miles: you drive 12,000 a year, the lease covers 6,468+ $115
Insurance, our estimate for the U.S. average (range $160 to $235). Type yours.+ $198
Gas, our estimate+ $182
Real Lease Cost, each month$1,407
LeaseTrader, read Oct 31. Insurance and gas are estimates, not quotes.
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