Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2011 Nissan Leaf.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-17 | SEATS | No | 0 | Car throws a B1018 DTC, which is for the passenger seat occupancy sensor. The seat occupancy sensor failing poses a maj… |
| 2024-08-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Air bag sensor fault, passenger seat warning on dashboard. Confirmed sensor failure at repair shop. Notified by Nissan … |
| 2024-06-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Please see thread: [XXX] My 2011 Nissan Leaf's OCS has failed randomly. I pulled the code via an Bluetooth OBD reader… |
| 2023-12-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | When applying brakes, at a point in the pedal travel the vehicle deceleration goes from too little to vastly too much. … |
| 2023-09-24 | SEATS | No | 0 | Supplemental air bag warning light started blinking on 9/24/2023. It blinks regardless of whether the front passenger s… |
| 2023-07-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | Vehicle doesn't slow down when taking foot of the acceleration pedal. Same both power settings. It will continue to mov… |
| 2023-06-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My airbag sensor light went off for no reason. I took it into the dealership and was told that it would cost $3,700 to… |
| 2023-05-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | On 05/28/23 while i was trying to park my 2011 Nissan Leaf in a parking lot, the car accelerated unexpectedly and hit a… |
| 2023-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The airbag warning light has come on. An independent shop and the dealer say the repair is $4500 or more -- greater th… |
| 2022-08-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Air bag occupant sensor in front passenger seat failure causing air bag system shut off. DTC Code: B 1018 Description: … |
| 2022-07-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Passenger airbag sensor is not working. When car is turned on and driving, the dashboard continually displays a red fla… |
| 2022-05-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Airbag light comes on when it should not. Vehicle disables the passenger airbag because it has code B1018. Airbag sho… |
| 2021-10-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The air bag sensor unit failed. The car only has 5271 miles on it and it was stored in a warm garage since 2011. This f… |
| 2021-09-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 Nissan Leaf. The contact stated that the Telematics Control Unit, which locates the nearest cha… |
| 2021-04-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN I ACCELERATED FROM A STOP ON A CITY STREET TO TURN LEFT ON MY WAY HOME THE ENGINE LOST POWER EVEN AS I PUSHED THE … |
| 2020-12-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 2011 NISSAN LEAF VEHICLES IS DEFECTIVE AND AFFECTS THE PROPER DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG. I HAVE A FAULT… |
| 2020-12-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR IS NOT WORKING. WHEN CAR IS TURNED ON AND DRIVING, THE DASHBOARD CONTINUALLY DISPLAYS A RED FLA… |
| 2020-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2011 NISSAN LEAF HAS CODE B1018 OCCUPANT SENS(UNIT FAIL) FOLLOWING A CUP OF WATER SPILLED ON FRONT SEAT. VEHICLE WAS S… |
| 2020-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHING. PASSENGER AIR BAGS ARE DISABLED. DEALER FIX IS A NEED A NEW PASSENGER SEAT AT A COST OF $3,000+.… |
| 2020-07-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHING. PASSENGER AIR BAGS ARE DISABLED. DEALER FIX IS A NEED A NEW PASSENGER SEAT AT A COST OF $3,000… |
| 2020-05-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2011 NISSAN LEAF VEHICLE FROM A PRIVATE PARTY. I QUICKLY NOTICED THAT MY BATTERY CAPACITY WAS AT… |
| 2020-02-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES INDICATING AIR BAG SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. IT CAN BE RESET BY RECYCLING THE CAR ON/OFF 3 TIME WITHIN… |
| 2019-11-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT AND DANGER SYMBOL BEGAN FLASHING RECENTLY. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE A… |
| 2019-11-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | ILLUMINATED AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS FOR FRONT PASSENGER SEATS, DIAGNOSED BY NISSAN DEALER AS A FAILED SENSOR. WAS TOLD TH… |
| 2019-10-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER AIR BAG HAS SHUT OFF. DEALER RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND SAID I NEED A NEW PASSENGER SEAT AT A COST OF $3,182.… |
| 2019-04-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR IS FAILING. THIS CAUSES THE PASSENGER AIRBAG TO TURN OFF AND THE WARNING LIGHTS TO … |
| 2019-03-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE LIGHT FOR MY SENSOR FOR MY PASSENGER AIRBAG (OCS SENSOR) IS ON ALL THE TIME AND FLASHING RED WITH OR WITHOUT A PASS… |
| 2019-03-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR FAILED. SAME ISSUE AS OTHER COMPLAINTANTS. VEHICLE STATIONARY. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE AS A… |
| 2019-02-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE LIGHT FOR MY SENSOR FOR MY PASSENGER AIRBAG (OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM OCS SENSOR) IS ON ALL THE TIME AND FLAS… |
| 2019-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKES MALFUNCTION AT LOW SPEEDS, BUT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL PROGRAM. NISSAN HAS NOT HELPED AND DOES NOT RESP… |
| 2019-01-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM DISABLED BY OCCUPANT SENSOR FAILURE. THIS HAPPENED ON STARTUP. DTC B1018 AIR BAG OCCUPANT SENS … |
| 2019-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN LEAF. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH DOWN A MOUNTAIN, THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT BRAKING ABILITY A… |
| 2018-12-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | STARTING ON 12/03/2018, THIS 2011 NISSAN LEAF BEGAN RELEASING SMOKE AND A NOXIOUS BURNING-PLASTIC SMELL INTO THE CABIN … |
| 2018-12-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2011 NISSAN LEAF. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE OCCUPANT SEAT SENSOR. *LD *DT *DT *JS*DT *JS*DT CONSUMER ST… |
| 2018-11-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE RANGE METER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DASH SHOWS INCORRECT RANGE. I UNDERSTOOD WHEN PEOPLE WOULD SAY IT DEPENDS ON H… |
| 2018-11-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | OCCUPANT SENSOR FAILURE IS PREVENTING THE PASSENGER AIR BAG FROM DEPLOYING. THE CODE IS REPORTED AS A B1013. AS THIS … |
| 2018-08-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | RECENTLY I GOT A NISSAN LEAF. BATTERY HAS BEEN ACT INCORRECT MILES .I DROVE 2 MILES IT COUNT AS 5 MILES. CHARGING WAS I… |
| 2018-06-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN LEAF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONC… |
| 2018-06-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. A CHECK OF THE DIAG… |
| 2018-05-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT AT AROUND 35 MPH, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. SUBSEQUENT DIAGNOSIS SHOWED A B1018 COD… |
| 2018-05-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER AIR BAG SEAT PRESSURE SENSOR FAIL. PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATE WHEN FRONT PASSENGER OCCUPIED THE S… |
| 2017-11-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SO, APPARENTLY THE 2012 - 2014 NISSAN LEAF HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR AND IS COVERED BY RECALL, BUT … |
| 2017-10-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I BELIEVE THE BATTERY WAS RIGGED INTO RUNNING LOW RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT |
| 2017-07-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY, LITTLE OR NO BRAKING FORCE MAYBE BE AVAILABLE WHEN THE CAR IS PUT IN GEAR AFTER INITIAL KEY-ON FOLLOWIN… |
| 2017-06-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2011 NISSAN LEAF PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT SENSOR OFF WHEN PASSENGER IS IN SEAT. I TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO INSPECTED HARNES… |
| 2017-04-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN LEAF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER WITHOUT WARNIN… |
| 2016-12-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN LEAF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER … |
| 2016-08-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON AND INDICATES THE AIRBAGS ARE OFF AS I UNDERSTAND IT. WENT TO NISSAN AND THEY SAID IT WOU… |
| 2016-07-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD THE CAR INTO THE DEALER TWICE IN THE PAST 1 1/2 YEARS TO 'REPROGRAM' THE GRABBY BRAKES. THEY GET VERY SENSI… |
| 2016-05-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I ECHO SO MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THE EXPERIENCE OF THE BRAKES BEING OUT OF ONE'S CONTROL AT LOW SPEEDS. INSTEAD OF AL… |