BMW lease takeover -- what maintenance am I responsible for?

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Hi,

I took over a 2019 BMW lease for which 33k miles are allowed. The car is now at 28k miles. I was told by the dealer that the maintenance is not transferrable. The dealer quoted me $550 for changing engine oil, brake fluid and wiper blades.

My questions are:

  1. Am I responsible for the brake fluid and wiper blades?
  2. Is there any other maintenance work I should do before lease return?

Thanks!

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It should be transferable (assuming it’s not too late to do so) by paying $100 to re-enable the servicing provided from manufacturer to you at no cost.

Others shall chime in with more info

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Thanks for the reply.
Indeed, it is too late now to refresh the maintenance as it has been more than 36 months since the date it went into service(loaner car).

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There’s a ton of Indy shops in NJ/PA that’ll be more cost effective and can give you a good assessment of anything else that needs to be done at turn in (PM if you want recommendations). Dunno about wipers, I figured that would be a consumable, but the first brake fluid service is needed at the 36 months from production mark (not lease start date). Personally wouldn’t do it at the dealer, unless there’s a good special.

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