We checked 1,133 lease deals. Most weren't actually good.

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Here's the number that actually matters on a lease. Hi there, Ray here. We just released this week's best Labor Day lease deals. Let me teach you how to use them to your advantage. Labor Day is one of the strongest lease weekends of the year, and it's not an accident. Automakers need 2026 inventory gone before the new model year takes over the lot. That urgency shows up as a lower payment for you. Here's the catch. Manufacturers are really good at making a lease look better than it is. Take the 2026 Mazda CX-5 S. The ad says $189/month. Sounds great, until you see $4,912 due at signing. Spread that out and the real cost is $325 a month, not $189. That real number is called the effective monthly payment, and it's the only number you should actually care about. We calculate it on every lease using our Deal Quality Index, so you're comparing apples to apples instead of getting fooled by a low headline payment. Lower is better. We checked 1,133 lease deals. Most weren't actually good. Here's the top pick in a few categories that might matter to you: Best overall value: The Hyundai IONIQ 9 S. $369/month, $3,999 due at signing, 36 months. Effective monthly: $480. The best in the entire dataset. 👉 See the full value rankings (https://email.caredge.com/e3t/Ctc/ZX+113/d5b4T104/VVMb0_3syN9fW1yWk9v5XQ04NW6N147h5TcYwkN2_Qd4z5m_5PW6N1X8z6lZ3mtVC4yMT7rLCpWW5c9Tkg5HH3xzW5RTjrk8_gqTsW26m5Lv6QY0vsW3SMnQp3xJgp1W2dyW8P1VwjgfW62TJCt9bmrCnW7Fq-q_4Pj2JFW8J7hRx11MgGrVy8Q9K6nG5XPW63C6gj1fHPWZW4CW_Hq5lYd25W6J09XC9kSkmRW3pbjsz7qW6pLW4lH_c16QD_xfW8lxfH24QpwZMN6vr63m7mdjYW9gSFph8rJhhwW3PcYg33gDCBdN5nWmfymYlDJW2q-jmC2qdfckVcv-SP4LDcBqW6wq3tg1byQwVW9kpdKl15CCBbW7_2yNK52dhdRW4SqvMZ2nSvkCW6j9kkl92W2jPW7fJTs42wGyDSW4W46Kq6yB8CsW5B8JLf6Hr_2CW7NgZz-40yPpfW7p5tw92l9-FdW4Qt-xD8cPcmqW1g3SLV7D7-ySVhqyQ46krl_dW3McM1M806zLBW4YlC6L6Ss-dsVGmkDG3HZDxpf6gt2f204 ) Cheapest midsize SUV: The Hyundai Santa Fe SE. $229/month, $3,999 due at signing, 24 months. Effective monthly: $396. Beats Subaru's Forester for the top spot this month. 👉 See the midsize SUV leases (https://email.caredge.com/e3t/Ctc/ZX+113/d5b4T104/VVMb0_3syN9fW1yWk9v5XQ04NW6N147h5TcYwkN2_Qd5M3prCCW95jsWP6lZ3nWW37rhNt43VNXSN2R26s2wWpqvW24w4x_7MWs3NN7gMBjXzgM0LW4lX1Mg40VGVBVKLzD81L-G5TW7ygCMY6ZbbTjW8DYPJN1Pt8QtW781W2z3l4-w5W3Ftjzy4DQ4twV3d56v8TdqY_W2Fd_FC6KVl1LW9413xN5T8R-XN70v0_gRZH__W4lb4G292KDTtW7RDfDN2d5WNMW3Gl3YP43CpYtW5h7-Jc2LkkvPW5XsNkf4mMKqZW6q65P86YmgByW4lyzJt4qdk9vW85j6fm4bmbkZN7cHN-b9pLzgW1WgrJj2Yl660W7_nVKJ1m5XhtVdfHC_16Vr3zW60bhTk349yGXW7GVYyX2q1d_xW8zcKwp3--LdnW2hmyY9101swXf2KhGfg04 ) Cheapest truck: The Toyota Tacoma SR5. $279/month, $4,278 due at signing. Effective monthly: $398. Toyota, Ford, and Jeep are within $10 of each other here, but Tacoma edges it out. 👉 See the truck leases (https://email.caredge.com/e3t/Ctc/ZX+113/d5b4T104/VVMb0_3syN9fW1yWk9v5XQ04NW6N147h5TcYwkN2_Qd5M3prCCW95jsWP6lZ3l_W4y-nqn777xDNW1vG6h68XTcrRVFWV8B5rbDs6W4h19Nt22Kt4yW6WRVbB1sr52dW3rDFFW3StPxbW2TzNXQ4Xd1XxW1nTT6f4Ml7_NN5dyVlpF90pxW50_g9x3FLdFvW2BLByD2N-ljtW4kPBj31_7Q8lW8szxpX7RqcpjW72BzrJ52CLgNN91xH22hF411W28CC9T432xZ6W1m0bd1862LY2VdX_3m1NVMGyN5b4-fPkn9tVV8Sz9V8_hCJ3N3CKdt1D6l6fW8d3wK-8K3rBvW3QGfyg2tWZV8W8G4BdY7DjyG8N6_VY1g9S6nZW5HjDQC2-tvkKVFzNjl1FX5xcW4jwVRr7fCnxfW3VYblG85M31yW4ryxbZ8DyjxPf3yBwSz04 ) Got a specific lease in mind? Ask CarEdge and find out what's actually available near you, not just what the national ad says. It'll check real-time inventory in your area and tell you if that payment is realistic locally. 👉 Try Ask CarEdge (https://email.caredge.com/e3t/Ctc/ZX+113/d5b4T104/VVMb0_3syN9fW1yWk9v5XQ04NW6N147h5TcYwkN2_Qd4T3prCCW7lCdLW6lZ3kzW5RZP3g8xt1b3W75PxbH2_CQmyN92Q3_Dk3g65N6xmsHRJqW4XW2-h3fP2CWpm8W6STvW91SLzCGN5_F7kzLLM0NW3XsXwX6vzCLlW6Jp2Rj32qxlxW9kYtcC3tQ0ZQW7q5Y_H7JwCZ9W1r8Kbk7Ww8KDW1nmpQZ7XNG4-W8wGcVB4D-95vW1pY1_Y1dBm0fW5sLqy58bPk9HW8Wy_fq8h447NW3Pvy_v2knf4RW9kbp0h1L8WRgW77NkLM64dtDXW111Ft-5T0m30W7tNNnX33yvgBW2c4sQf53zptnW2p2YZx6jfn8Nf7SMrZl04 ) Remember, a great lease number on a manufacturer's site and a great lease deal in your driveway are two different things. You got this. — Ray P.S. Before you sign anything, check our dealer ratings. Some dealers pad lease deals with junk fees and inflated acquisition costs that never show up in the ad. 👉 Check dealer ratings near you (https://email.caredge.com/e3t/Ctc/ZX+113/d5b4T104/VVMb0_3syN9fW1yWk9v5XQ04NW6N147h5TcYwkN2_Qd4T3prCCW7lCdLW6lZ3lVW7JR4RM6jsR5fW9k26l_6n2JNQW7DlnGw4f9-RjW46qcFV3n0RWvW95Fr-c5H_kyGW4yWR2M5FzW93W5qXRSc88DsG2W1kL4VV7Qv6W-VCvMsT52Q0DhW5Vl25H2KGGyLVGvSW-3w_vPrW1G4pfM5nrg0jW5vW-GX957M6wVftX8_1S_cwJW1Pg4KS1yB6RqW1xW7NL6lkZSfN1XMVXBBJdq1W5krwRr7w_hRmW4RFzhp8nMp64W8jvn864DtzMRW8TCryC8ktvfKW2kRl6611pcCVW5w4s5086JB21W6DqZnz3y2Dvxf8hg3j-04 ) CarEdge, 5268 Nicholson Ln, Kensington, MD 20895 Unsubscribe (https://email.caredge.com/hs/preferences-center/en/direct?data=W2nXS-N30h-BqW2qNMCy1N5dh_W3jsn0B4fHSV4W4tgP802WGK2CW3_DJv03JSh3FW2CKbQx2xYNm-W3C8-gK3y_cncW3_sWlY2-L29yW3gvcGM23l29tW2MWfRK2HqVZ4W2YDqw_4kdJgYW2sLTH11V98ZTW2MmTR843RxN7W233x5r2H-m-nW45yGWF1_82DKW3K8Q1R4tt-MNW2RTwPw1_snkyW3SJQ-c233_zpW4cwqgL3QQs_1W2TNjM71VtmbLW4pDxXB4krSQmW2WxKVK4r6c2gW22WStS41ZnbTW1BDjq71N4p8GW2vTmX13JYgZtW32Cqjs3NSh7gW2KBpPw2FRdwbW4fh60Z32F2Q2W3gxkgS43Ym7VW4kM4Gh2-qTKSW1_mMxW3gyzNvW2WJsBg4mjg7SW2363Yw3JGhBpW3XK9Dg2PDTTpW3M4V9H2qDQGhW2qM3sx3JQH31W4myyY54fyP4SW4rF51z49NSD3W2Tr4wP4tz81TW2vHljD3dpSrwW2sQcl54kMxD-W1VnR9M2Tt9VgW36vd423LZkzBW3g8Lcv2Mm8bcW3GZg3V38mN-bW3W0bsv4hc_t1W1L6bgS1QbNRMW2MSP224hHDpLW2RNbyq4fcp7VW30D2Gm1Qs3lgW3T51Yd4kJ9qwW3z1HK43_wnSKW3XNwHH32Dk2kW2TQsGb3bdTzMW1Z8hF12sNv0GW49rXJv2-LwgwW1QvbNH21g_XPW1NgLZn1SfzhBW2Rg2kx2x_-H2W3NSNcN3JW_H10&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8k-3gsNdE0EnnWlvBCi5O1pxNAaxCmkPn7zZ7W4vI-vlobQVLgij2mWMwSB70vHGrNt5NCOHm7WyaI2Eqtc5FUMA_O1cNMULB9zk4jOaE5jgYGq1A&_hsmi=435635015 ) Manage preferences (https://email.caredge.com/hs/preferences-center/en/page?data=W2nXS-N30h-BqW2qNMCy1N5dh_W3jsn0B4fHSV4W4tgP802WGK2CW3_DJv03JSh3FW2CKbQx2xYNm-W3C8-gK3y_cncW3_sWlY2-L29yW3gvcGM23l29tW2MWfRK2HqVZ4W2YDqw_4kdJgYW2sLTH11V98ZTW2MmTR843RxN7W233x5r2H-m-nW45yGWF1_82DKW3K8Q1R4tt-MNW2RTwPw1_snkyW3SJQ-c233_zpW4cwqgL3QQs_1W2TNjM71VtmbLW4pDxXB4krSQmW2WxKVK4r6c2gW22WStS41ZnbTW1BDjq71N4p8GW2vTmX13JYgZtW32Cqjs3NSh7gW2KBpPw2FRdwbW4fh60Z32F2Q2W3gxkgS43Ym7VW4kM4Gh2-qTKSW1_mMxW3gyzNvW2WJsBg4mjg7SW2363Yw3JGhBpW3XK9Dg2PDTTpW3M4V9H2qDQGhW2qM3sx3JQH31W4myyY54fyP4SW4rF51z49NSD3W2Tr4wP4tz81TW2vHljD3dpSrwW2sQcl54kMxD-W1VnR9M2Tt9VgW36vd423LZkzBW3g8Lcv2Mm8bcW3GZg3V38mN-bW3W0bsv4hc_t1W1L6bgS1QbNRMW2MSP224hHDpLW2RNbyq4fcp7VW30D2Gm1Qs3lgW3T51Yd4kJ9qwW3z1HK43_wnSKW3XNwHH32Dk2kW2TQsGb3bdTzMW1Z8hF12sNv0GW49rXJv2-LwgwW1QvbNH21g_XPW1NgLZn1SfzhBW2Rg2kx2x_-H2W3NSNcN3JW_H10&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8k-3gsNdE0EnnWlvBCi5O1pxNAaxCmkPn7zZ7W4vI-vlobQVLgij2mWMwSB70vHGrNt5NCOHm7WyaI2Eqtc5FUMA_O1cNMULB9zk4jOaE5jgYGq1A&_hsmi=435635015 )