2026 Mercedes-Benz E-Class

A new lease from the dealer. You sign for 24 months.

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

Gas $178/mo: about 29 mpg (EPA), U.S. average price

Offer ends Nov 12 (in 7 days)

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

The listed payment is $205 a month. With everything added, it is $770 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$205

1. Money due at signing: the ad does not say. We added $138 a month, the typical amount (median of 148 ads that state it in the same price band, read Nov 3 to Nov 5).+ $138
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.)+ $13
3. Miles: you drive 12,000 a year, the lease covers 7,500+ $38
4. Insurance (about) for the U.S. average (range $160 to $235). Type yours.+ $198
5. Gas (about)+ $178

Real Lease Cost, each month$770

If you pay the ad’s end-of-lease rate instead: +$56 a month ($0.25 a mile, as the ad states).

Leasehackr Marketplace (broker offers), read Nov 5. Insurance and gas are estimates, not quotes. about = our guess.

A new lease from the dealer. You sign for 24 months.

$3,275 due at signing, besides the first payment (in the monthly).

Gas $178/mo: about 29 mpg (EPA), U.S. average price

Offer ends Nov 12 (in 7 days)

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

The listed payment is $225 a month. With everything added, it is $789 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$225

1. Fees due when you sign ($3,275), spread over 24 months+ $136
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.)+ $14
3. Miles: you drive 12,000 a year, the lease covers 7,500+ $38
4. Insurance (about) for the U.S. average (range $160 to $235). Type yours.+ $198
5. Gas (about)+ $178

Real Lease Cost, each month$789

If you pay the ad’s end-of-lease rate instead: +$56 a month ($0.25 a mile, as the ad states).

Leasehackr Marketplace (broker offers), read Nov 5. Insurance and gas are estimates, not quotes. about = our guess.

A new lease from the dealer. You sign for 24 months.

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

Gas $184/mo: about 28 mpg (EPA), U.S. average price

Offer ends Nov 12 (in 7 days)

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

The listed payment is $219 a month. With everything added, it is $794 a month. The biggest piece is insurance, $202 a month (our estimate for the U.S. average, $165 to $240; type yours).

The listed payment$219

1. Money due at signing: the ad does not say. We added $138 a month, the typical amount (median of 148 ads that state it in the same price band, read Nov 3 to Nov 5).+ $138
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.)+ $13
3. Miles: you drive 12,000 a year, the lease covers 7,500+ $38
4. Insurance (about) for the U.S. average (range $165 to $240). Type yours.+ $202
5. Gas (about)+ $184

Real Lease Cost, each month$794

If you pay the ad’s end-of-lease rate instead: +$56 a month ($0.25 a mile, as the ad states).

Leasehackr Marketplace (broker offers), read Nov 5. Insurance and gas are estimates, not quotes. about = our guess.

You take over someone’s lease. You pay their last 21 months.

Transfer fee about $500 (in the monthly).

Needs the leasing company’s approval.

Charging $63/mo: EPA figure for this model at U.S. average home rates.

Assumes you charge at home.

Lease ends Jul 2028 (21 months left)

21 months left, about $23,300 in all. Transfer fee about $500.

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

The listed payment is $737 a month. With everything added, it is $1,108 a month. Most of the difference is insurance, $215 a month (our estimate for the U.S. average, $133 to $297; type yours).

The listed payment$737

1. Transfer fee about $500 (the listing does not say), spread over 21 months+ $24
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.)+ $45
3. Miles: you drive 12,000 a year, the lease covers about 10,863 a year (from the miles left and months left)+ $24
4. Insurance (about) for the U.S. average (range $133 to $297). Type yours.+ $215
5. Electric: charging at home (about)+ $63

Real Lease Cost, each month$1,108

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

You take over someone’s lease. You pay their last 56 months.

Transfer fee about $500 (in the monthly).

Needs the leasing company’s approval.

Gas $271/mo: about 19 mpg (EPA), U.S. average price

Lease ends Jun 2031 (56 months left)

56 months left, about $62,000 in all. Transfer fee about $500.

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

The listed payment is $599 a month. With everything added, it is $1,108 a month. Most of the difference is our gas estimate, $271 a month.

The listed payment$599

1. Transfer fee about $500 (the listing does not say), spread over 56 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.)+ $36
3. Miles: you drive 12,000 a year, the lease covers about 9,564 a year (from the miles left and months left)+ $51
4. Insurance (about) for the U.S. average (range $114 to $170). Type yours.+ $142
5. Gas (about)+ $271

Real Lease Cost, each month$1,108

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

The seller says they will pay you $1,000, via LeaseTrader. Counted in the price.

You take over someone’s lease. You pay their last 17 months.

Transfer fee about $500 (in the monthly).

Needs the leasing company’s approval.

Charging $70/mo: EPA figure for this car at U.S. average home rates.

Assumes you charge at home.

Lease ends Apr 2028 (17 months left)

17 months left, about $18,900 in all. Transfer fee about $500. Seller pays you $1,000.

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

The listed payment is $828 a month. The seller says they will pay you $1,000 to take it over, about $59 a month. With everything added, the real cost is $1,109 a month.

The listed payment$828

1. Cash the seller says they will pay you, each month- $59
2. Transfer fee about $500 (the listing does not say), spread over 17 months+ $29
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.)+ $51
4. Miles: you drive 12,000 a year, the lease covers about 17,654 a year (from the miles left and months left)+ $0
5. Insurance (about) for the U.S. average (range $152 to $228). Type yours.+ $190
6. Electric: charging at home (about)+ $70

Real Lease Cost, each month$1,109

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