Volvo XC60 End Of Lease Inspection

This Volvo XC60 had a collection of dents, chips, and scratches that made it look worse than it was. The dents were the main concern -- they were clearly chargeable, and the advice was to get them removed with paintless dent repair before the car went back.

The chips through the paintwork were numerous but straightforward. A touch-up pen at the correct colour fills them acceptably -- the lease company does not expect new-car condition, just evidence of care. Chips filled in with touch-up paint are considered acceptable; chips left bare and rusting are not.

The scratches were light and most could be polished out. The ones that could not be fully removed would at least look better, and together with the dents repaired and chips touched in, the total damage on the car would come down significantly.

A lease inspector works from what they can see at a glance. A car with multiple obvious dents and bare metal chips looks like a problem. The same car with the dents out and the chips filled looks like normal wear, and that changes the inspector's calculation entirely. If the remaining damage falls below the threshold, you walk away without a bill.

Our pre-return inspection finds the most cost-effective path to that threshold, rather than recommending repairs that cost more than the recharge would.