Breaking Down the 2025 Kia Niro EV’s Crazy $159 Lease Deal
What Car Shoppers Need to Know
- A $159-per-month lease on the Kia Niro EV has been getting lots of attention.
- The offer is only valid in 11 states and ends March 31.
- It could save lessees more than $2,000.
A promotional lease deal from Kia has been garnering lots of attention for its headline-grabbing payment: $159 a month. It caught the attention of the Cars.com staff, too, so we decided to dig into the details to see if it’s really as good a deal as it appears to be. The answer? Yes, but only for some people.
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The biggest catch is that the offer is only valid in 12 Northeastern states: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Virginia. Lessees must have a credit score of at least 720 to qualify. The offer is available through the end of March. Check out the rest of the details below.
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Lease Payment Details
- Monthly payment: $159
- Vehicle: 2025 Kia Niro EV Wind (base trim)
- Lease cash: $13,600
Lease cash is a discount that lowers the net cost of the vehicle, also known as the capitalized cost or cap cost. Lease payments are calculated based on the cap cost, so reducing this amount reduces the monthly payments.
Kia currently has various lease offers on the Niro EV in different regions of the country. Details versus the national incentive are outlined below. The $159-per-month offer in the Northeast saves lessees $2,530 versus the national offer.
| Eastern Region | National | |
| Term (months) | 24 | 36 |
| Payment | $159 | $269 |
| Down payment | $3,190 | $3,080 |
| Due at signing | $3,999 | $3,999 |
| MSRP | $41,045 | $41,045 |
| Cap cost | $24,255 | $26,115 |
| Money factor | 0.0019 | 0.00221 |
| Residual value | 0.55 | 0.49 |
| Lease cash | $13,600 | $11,850 |
| Total payments + due at signing (not including local taxes and other fees) | $7,656 | $10,186 |
| Availability | Conn., Del., Mass., Md., Maine, N.H., N.J., N.Y., Pa., R.I., Va., Vt. | National excluding selected states: Calif., Colo., Conn., Del., Fla., Hawaii, Ill., Ind., Mass., Maine, Mich., Minn., N.D., Neb., N.H., N.J., N.Y., Ohio, Pa., R.I., Utah, Vt., Wis., and Wyo. |
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