2026 Chevrolet Trax FWD LT

A new lease from the dealer. You sign for 36 months.

$3,890 due at signing, besides the first payment (in the monthly).

From the carmaker’s own offers page

Gas $134/mo: about 31 mpg (EPA), U.S. average price

Offer ends Nov 11 (in 6 days)

Everything included: payment, tax, miles, insurance, gas.

The listed payment is $259 a month. With everything added, it is $717 a month. The biggest piece is insurance, $181 a month (our estimate for the U.S. average, $145 to $217; type yours).

The listed payment$259

1. Fees due when you sign ($3,890), spread over 36 months+ $108
2. Tax (about), because the ad gives no tax rate (6.1% national estimate, until you pick your state. Type your own rate in Your numbers.)+ $16
3. Miles: you drive 12,000 a year, the lease covers 10,000+ $19
4. Insurance (about) for the U.S. average (range $145 to $217). Type yours.+ $181
5. Gas (about)+ $134

Real Lease Cost, each month$717

If you pay the ad’s end-of-lease rate instead: +$23 a month ($0.25 a mile, as the ad states).

Chevrolet offers page, read Nov 4. Insurance and gas are estimates, not quotes. about = our guess.

You take over someone’s lease. You pay their last 11 months.

Transfer fee about $500 (in the monthly).

Needs the leasing company’s approval.

Charging $67/mo: EPA figure for this car at U.S. average home rates.

Assumes you charge at home.

Lease ends about Oct 2027 (11 months left)

11 months left, about $8,100 in all. Transfer fee about $500.

Everything included: payment, tax, miles, insurance, charging.

The listed payment is $414 a month. With everything added, it is $740 a month. Most of the difference is insurance, $188 a month (our estimate for the U.S. average, $150 to $225; type yours).

The listed payment$414

1. Transfer fee about $500 (the listing does not say), spread over 11 months+ $45
2. Tax (about), because the ad gives no tax rate (6.1% national estimate, until you pick your state. Type your own rate in Your numbers.)+ $26
3. Miles: you drive 12,000 a year, the lease covers 19,118+ $0
4. Insurance (about) for the U.S. average (range $150 to $225). Type yours.+ $188
5. Electric: charging at home (about)+ $67

Real Lease Cost, each month$740

SwapALease, read Nov 4. Insurance and charging are estimates, not quotes. about = our guess.

A new lease from the dealer. You sign for 39 months.

Not in the ad: typical $3,315 due at signing used (in the monthly). Ask before you sign.

Gas $138/mo: about 30 mpg (EPA), U.S. average price

Offer ends Nov 12 (in 7 days)

Everything included: payment, tax, miles, insurance, gas.

The listed payment is $289 a month. With everything added, it is $750 a month. The biggest piece is insurance, $182 a month (our estimate for the U.S. average, $146 to $218; type yours).

The listed payment$289

1. Money due at signing: the ad does not say. We added $85 a month, the typical amount (median of 148 ads that state it in the same price band, read Nov 3 to Nov 5).+ $85
2. Tax (about), because the ad gives no tax rate (6.1% national estimate, until you pick your state. Type your own rate in Your numbers.)+ $18
3. Miles: you drive 12,000 a year, the lease covers 9,228+ $38
4. Insurance (about) for the U.S. average (range $146 to $218). Type yours.+ $182
5. Gas (about)+ $138

Real Lease Cost, each month$750

If you pay the ad’s end-of-lease rate instead: +$20 a month ($0.25 a mile, as the ad states).

SwapALease, read Nov 5. Insurance and gas are estimates, not quotes. about = our guess.

The seller says they will pay you $1,481, via LeaseTrader. Counted in the price.

You take over someone’s lease. You pay their last 27 months.

Transfer fee about $500 (in the monthly).

Needs the leasing company’s approval.

Gas $172/mo: 30 mpg (EPA), U.S. average price

Lease ends Jan 2029 (27 months left)

27 months left, about $20,400 in all. Transfer fee about $500. Seller pays you $1,481.

Everything included: payment, tax, miles, insurance, gas.

The listed payment is $449 a month. The seller says they will pay you $1,481 to take it over, about $55 a month. With everything added, the real cost is $754 a month. Most of the difference is our gas estimate, $172 a month.

The listed payment$449

1. Cash the seller says they will pay you, each month- $55
2. Transfer fee about $500 (the listing does not say), spread over 27 months+ $19
3. Tax (about), because the ad gives no tax rate (6.1% national estimate, until you pick your state. Type your own rate in Your numbers.)+ $27
4. Miles: you drive 12,000 a year, the lease covers about 14,538 a year (from the miles left and months left)+ $0
5. Insurance (about) for the U.S. average (range $114 to $170). Type yours.+ $142
6. Gas (about)+ $172

Real Lease Cost, each month$754

LeaseTrader, read Nov 5. Insurance and gas are estimates, not quotes. about = our guess.

You take over someone’s lease. You pay their last 55 months.

Transfer fee about $500 (in the monthly).

Needs the leasing company’s approval.

Gas $148/mo: about 28 mpg (EPA), U.S. average price

Lease ends May 2031 (55 months left)

55 months left, about $41,500 in all. Transfer fee about $500.

Everything included: payment, tax, miles, insurance, gas.

The listed payment is $429 a month. With everything added, it is $754 a month. The biggest piece is our gas estimate, $148 a month.

The listed payment$429

1. Transfer fee about $500 (the listing does not say), spread over 55 months+ $9
2. Tax (about), because the ad gives no tax rate (6.1% national estimate, until you pick your state. Type your own rate in Your numbers.)+ $26
3. Miles: you drive 12,000 a year, the lease covers about 13,636 a year (from the miles left and months left)+ $0
4. Insurance (about) for the U.S. average (range $114 to $170). Type yours.+ $142
5. Gas (about)+ $148

Real Lease Cost, each month$754

LeaseTrader, read Nov 5. Insurance and gas are estimates, not quotes. about = our guess.