Rust on 4 year old car - break calliper

craiglivesey94_185818
Thu, 29 Jun 2023 15:55:18 +0000
Maintenance/Repairs

Hi all,

I didn’t know where to ask about this as I’m not a car person by any means but I could do with some general advice.

I leased a car for the first time in 2019 after always previously buying cars (Mercedes A Class, 69 reg, brand new) and my lease is due to end next month.

The issue is - when reading the fair wear and tear policy for handing the vehicle back it says the car should be free from corrosion. The issue I have is that there is a slight bit of surface rust on the break callipers. There is absolutely no rust anywhere else on the wheels or body work.

I am having trouble understanding if this is my fault or not - everything I have read online tells me this is subject to weather conditions and there isn’t much I can really do about this happening. The car didn’t get used as often as I wanted given when I received the car in late 2019 and March 2020 was COVID lockdown in the UK where I worked from home for the next year and a half.

Should I try get this repaired before handing the car back? I’m wondering if anyone on here as had a similar experience with a lease car?

The car has always been kept clean inside and out and I am at a loss to understand how I could have prevented this. The policy stipulated I wasn’t allowed to modify the car in anyway.

If it’s because I have not used the car enough - on 8k miles a year then to me the car isn’t fit for purpose under that mileage.

Any help would be great and I do apologise if this basic / stupid question.

Thanks,

Craig

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