Worst Lease Deals July 2026: Kona Electric Bottoms Out
Part of our monthly best lease deals coverage. See all vehicle types ranked.
We track 188 manufacturer lease offers this July, and 46 of them, roughly a quarter of the market, land in walk-away territory at 1.5% LVR or worse. This page exists so you know exactly which deals to avoid before you walk into a dealership.
The 2025 Hyundai Kona Electric holds the single worst spot in the entire database this month at 2.96% LVR, up from 2.90% in June. Every deal below is ranked using the same Lease Value Ratio we use everywhere else on this site: your monthly payment plus due at signing spread across the term, divided by the sticker price. Higher means worse.
We track every advertised lease offer each month specifically to flag the ones you should avoid, not just the ones worth taking.- 46 of 188 tracked lease deals, about 24%, are in walk-away territory at 1.5% LVR or worse this month
- The 2025 Hyundai Kona Electric is the single worst lease in the entire database at 2.96% LVR, worse than June’s 2.90%
- The GMC Sierra 2500HD is the worst truck lease at 2.06%, and the worst overall gas vehicle on the list
- The Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross at 1.95% is more than double the LVR of its own Outlander PHEV sibling, which leads the SUV lease rankings this month
The 3 worst lease deals this month
Every deal below is genuinely bad value, not just below average. Steer clear of these regardless of how appealing the monthly payment looks.
The worst lease deal in the entire database again this month, and it got worse: 2.96% LVR, up from 2.90% in June. $815/month on a $34,050 EV is not competitive on any measure. The regular gas Kona and the Hyundai Ioniq 6 are both dramatically better options if you want a Hyundai in this size class.
The worst gas vehicle lease and the worst truck on the entire list. Heavy-duty trucks rarely make sense to lease, and this month is no exception. The Chevrolet Silverado 1500 at 1.15% LVR is a completely different tier if you need a full-size truck.
The same brand that has the Outlander PHEV leading the SUV lease rankings this month at 0.96% offers the Eclipse Cross at more than double that ratio. Same manufacturer, wildly different result. If you’re shopping Mitsubishi this month, there is only one deal worth taking.
A note from me, personally.
I get asked constantly why we bother publishing a “worst deals” page. The honest answer is that dealers rarely lead with these numbers, and a $426/month payment on the Eclipse Cross sounds perfectly reasonable if you don’t know what the same brand offers on a better vehicle a few feet away on the lot.
Every deal on this page is technically real. Manufacturers do advertise these terms. But real and good are different things, and my job is to tell you which is which before you sign anything.
Worst lease deals by category
The weakest deals in each major category this month, so you know what to avoid regardless of what type of vehicle you’re shopping for.
$815/month, $4,605 at signing, 24 months, on a $34,050 vehicle. The worst EV lease and the worst deal overall this month.
$469/month, $3,649 at signing, on a 48-month term. The long term is doing most of the damage here on a $29,990 vehicle.
$859/month, $6,333 at signing, on a $66,200 luxury EV sedan. Mercedes-Benz has no competitive EV lease left this month.
$999/month, $8,209 at signing, on a $64,600 vehicle. The Lexus NX 450h+ at 1.07% delivers a comparable premium experience for a fraction of the ratio.
$879/month, $7,995 at signing, on a $63,500 vehicle. Every Land Rover model this month sits at 1.39% or worse.
$609/month, $5,409 at signing. BMW’s weakest lease deal this month by a wide margin compared to the rest of its lineup.
The worst SUV lease and the worst deal overall. See the EV section above for details.
$426/month, $4,425 at signing, on a 39-month term. See the top 3 section above for the full comparison against the Outlander PHEV.
$499/month, $4,499 at signing, on a $34,590 vehicle. A weak result for a vehicle that is often cross-shopped against better-supported compact SUVs.
The worst truck and the worst gas vehicle on the entire list. See the top 3 section above for the full detail.
$389/month, $4,359 at signing, on a $32,150 mid-size truck. Worth noting: the Frontier is actually the best truck finance deal at 18.81% score this month, so financing is clearly the better path if you want this specific vehicle.
$399/month, just $1,398 at signing. The low upfront looks appealing, but the ratio still lands in walk-away territory on a $28,145 truck.
The worst sedan and worst hatchback-style lease this month. See the EV section above for full detail.
$482/month, $3,362 at signing, on a $35,100 performance sedan. The standard Elantra at 1.26% is a dramatically better ratio if you don’t need the N’s performance upgrades.
$289/month, $3,499 at signing, on a $24,990 sedan. Walk-away territory despite the modest monthly payment.
The 50 worst lease deals this month
Every deal on this list scores worse than the market median. Ranked from worst to least-bad. Click any column to sort.
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Sourced from manufacturer websites July 8, 2026. Ranked worst to least-bad by Lease Value Ratio. Offers vary by region and credit score.
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