Lease Mile TrackerLease mileage guide
How many miles should I have on my lease right now?
The formula
Miles allowed today = total allowance × days since the lease started ÷ total days in the lease
Your total allowance is your yearly miles times your term in years. A 36 month lease at 10,000 miles a year comes to 30,000 miles. Fourteen months in, you're allowed about 11,667 miles. If your odometer shows fewer miles driven than that, you're under pace.
Miles allowed per day, week and month
| Per year | Per day | Per week | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,500 | 20.5 | 144 | 625 |
| 10,000 | 27.4 | 192 | 833 |
| 12,000 | 32.9 | 230 | 1,000 |
| 15,000 | 41.1 | 287 | 1,250 |
| 18,000 | 49.3 | 345 | 1,500 |
| 20,000 | 54.8 | 383 | 1,667 |
Averages over a 365.25 day year. Your exact figure depends on your start date and term; the calculator uses your real dates.
Under, close or over?
Being a few hundred miles over early in a lease isn't a big deal: one road trip can do it. What matters is the trend. If you're more than about 5% over what's allowed so far and it keeps growing, you'll likely finish over. The calculator shows where you'll finish at your current pace, and this guide covers your options if you're heading over.
Questions
- Does my lessor check my miles along the way?
- Usually not. Most leases only compare your odometer with the total allowance when you turn the car in. Spreading the allowance evenly is a pacing guide so you're not surprised at the end.
- My contract lists a total, not miles per year. What do I use?
- Use the total. Divide it by the number of days in your lease to get your daily allowance, or pick "total" in the calculator and enter it directly.
- What if I started the lease above zero miles?
- Subtract the odometer reading at delivery from your current reading. Only the miles you've driven since the lease started count against the allowance.
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