Your Audi lease is ending: four options and how to prep

When an Audi lease wraps up, drivers in Louisiana and in Baton Rouge have four choices: trade up, extend, buy the car, or return it.

The inspection

The inspector is independent, not the dealership. The visit is free and can happen at your home, your office or the store, and the report is good for 90 days.

Usually fine

• Scratches or dents under 2 inches
• Three or fewer quarter-size dings per panel
• One windshield chip that hasn't spidered
• Tires with more than 1/8 inch of tread

Usually costs you

• Damage over 2 inches, or more than three dings per panel
• Thin tires, mismatched tires on quattro, plugged sidewalls
• Curb-gouged wheels
• Warning lights on, or aftermarket parts left on the car

Skipping the turn-in fee

Audi says the fee is waived if you lease or buy a new or Certified Pre-Owned Audi through Audi Financial Services within 90 days.

Want to keep it?

Request a payoff in the myAudi app. Audi Baton Rouge can also look at buyout and refinance options with a number of lenders, not only Audi Financial Services. See our buyout and trade-in explainer.

Full guide: When your lease ends at audibatonrouge.com.

Specs are from Audi of America materials, preliminary where noted, and subject to change. Ask Audi Baton Rouge for current pricing and availability.