Safety Score
89
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2012 Nissan Leaf.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | High voltage battery keeps shorting out stalling while driving on interstate almost got hit by 18 wheeler a few times i… |
| 2025-01-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY | No | 0 | Lithium batteries Depletion |
| 2024-07-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Dealer is Mike Erdman Nissan Merritt Island Fl 32953 Airbag warning light flashing red on console. Paid $260 for diagno… |
| 2023-08-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My Nissan Leaf is showing a warning sign that front passenger side airbag is disabled. I see that this is a common comp… |
| 2023-08-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Car stops completely due to a defective battery should be recalled by dealer manufacturer |
| 2023-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The brakes on the vehicle jerk alot when going under 15, causing everyone in the vehicle to get jerked forward multiple… |
| 2022-12-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The passenger occupancy sensor has failed and as a result the passenger airbag is now permanently off, as indicated on … |
| 2022-07-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I believe my newly purchased 2012 Nissan LEAF is suffering from the same passenger-side airbag faulty sensor problem th… |
| 2022-01-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | When applying the brakes at low speed the brakes grab suddenly causing the car to lurch to a stop. The problem is inter… |
| 2021-08-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | As I am approaching a stop, and the car is under ~15mph, and I touch the brakes, the will grab strongly and slam the ca… |
| 2021-08-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | multiple times when I have been driving, the accelerator pedal has stayed in the depressed position when I remove my fo… |
| 2020-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN LEAF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC BATTERY WAS UNABLE TO BE RECHARGED, MAKIN… |
| 2020-03-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ON 3/3/20 I RETURNED TO ALLIED PARK AND FLY LOT IN SAN JUAN. MY CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN FROM THE LOT, IT HAD SUDDEN FAI… |
| 2020-01-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN LEAF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY BOX WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS… |
| 2019-11-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES (CONTINUOUSLY FLASHING) AND CONTINUES TO FLASH WHILE DR… |
| 2019-09-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | B1018 PASSENGER SEAT SENOSR NEEDS REPLACEMENT NISSAN SAYS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THERE 10 YEAR 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. WIL… |
| 2019-03-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR (OCS) HAS FAILED. ONLY REPAIR OFFERED BY NISSAN IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE CUSHION SEAT A… |
| 2019-03-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR IT HAS NEVER GOTTEN A FULL CHARGE. EVEN WHEN I TURN OFF ALL THE TIMERS AND CHARGE FOR 2 DAYS I … |
| 2019-01-30 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | A CASE#33557927 WAS REPORTED TO NISSAN LEAF CONSUMER RELATION AND A CAR WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP AT LONG BEACH NISSAN(… |
| 2018-12-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, AND THE DEALER HAS TOLD US THE ENTIRE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR $4,000 … |
| 2018-11-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKES GRAB AND LURCH THE CAR TO A STOP. THIS OCCURS ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC AND THUS IS DANGER… |
| 2018-07-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THIS IS AN ALL ELECTRIC VEHICLE. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT SLOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE PULSATES. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH T… |
| 2018-01-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | NISSAN LEAF. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A NUMBER OF CONCERNS: ELECTRONIC KEY PROBLEMS, FAILED NIGHT LIGHTS IN THE DR… |
| 2017-04-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 NISSAN LEAF. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE … |
| 2017-02-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN LEAF. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED… |
| 2016-05-15 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | NHTSA MUST PASS REGULATIONS REQUIRING VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS TO DRASTICALLY IMPROVE A-PILLAR OBSCURATION ANGLE! THIS IS… |
| 2016-03-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKES ON THIS CAR OFTEN BECOME GRABBY, ESPECIALLY IN EITHER COLD OR WET WEATHER. IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO MODULAT… |
| 2016-03-02 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN LEAF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE INDEP… |
| 2016-02-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE OBSERVED THE TRANSIENT GRABBY BRAKE SYNDROME IN MY LEAF DURING COLD WEATHER MONTHS IN THE PAST COUPLE YEARS. I … |
| 2015-08-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | IN MAY 2015 WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO DEALER SERVICE CENTER COMPLAINING OF PERIODIC SENSITIVE AND PERIODIC NON-RESPONSIVE B… |
| 2015-04-14 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT IN MANY MODERN CARS - HUGE WINDOW PILLAR BLOCKAGE!!! I AM A RETIRED ENGINEER AFTER ALMOST 34 Y… |
| 2015-02-22 | SEATS | No | 1 | NEW CAR HEADRESTS ARE ANGLED TOO FAR FORWARD. I DO NOT WANT TO SLOUCH, SO I WOULD LIKE TO SIT WITH MY SEAT UPRIGHT. TH… |
| 2014-07-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AND IGNITION STARTED AND THRUSTED CAR FORWARD. IT SEEMED LIKE THE BRAKE GOT SOFT AND THEN WOULD NOT… |
| 2014-06-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN MOVING THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK YOU MUST DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. I'VE HAD 3-4 TIMES WHERE AS SOON AS THE GEAR SELE… |
| 2014-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DESPITE AN ADULT OCCUPYING THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DISABLED INDICATOR CAME ON. THIS HAPPENED WIT… |
| 2014-05-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED MID-TRAFFIC, WHILE GENTLY PRESSING THE BRAKES, CAUSING A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM AND A NEAR-ACCID… |
| 2014-04-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | EXITING FREEWAY, HIT BRAKES TO START A TURN. THE BRAKES COMPLETELY LOCKED UP SENDING THE CAR INTO A SLIDE AND INTO THE… |
| 2014-03-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS COMING TO A STOP SIGN THERE WAS A LITTLE SAND ON THE ROAD AND THE CAR STARTED TO SKID IN THE FRONT WHEELS. I LET … |
| 2013-09-27 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | WITH THE CAR PARKED AND ALL SEATS UPRIGHT, I FOUND THE CENTER REAR SEATBELT RETRACTOR LOCKED. IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO U… |
| 2013-09-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AN ANIMAL RAN IN FRONT OF THE CAR. AFTER A HARD APPLICATION OF BRAKES AND SUBSEQUENT RELEASE OF BRAKE PEDAL, THE CAR C… |
| 2013-09-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE CAR CONTINUES TO BRAKE EVEN AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NO LONGER PRESSED. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE ABS KICKS IN. I HAD T… |
| 2013-08-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 NISSAN LEAF ON MY MORNING COMMUTE TO WORK, ABOUT A MILE AWAY FROM FREEWAY AND 3 MILES AWAY FROM H… |
| 2013-08-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR INTO MY DRIVEWAY ON A SLIGHT INCLINE AND I GET OUT OF THE CAR WHILE ITS IN DRIVE AND THE CAR IS ON… |
| 2013-08-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | DROVE CAR INTO DRIVEWAY WITH SLIGHT INCLINE, PRESSED BUTTON TO ENGAGE CAR INTO PARK, GOT OUT OF VEHICLE, PLUGGED IN CAR… |
| 2013-06-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 3 | DRIVING MY 2012 LEAF ON A SECONDARY ROAD ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON, AT 45 MPH, I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO TURN RIGHT ON TO ANOTHE… |
| 2013-06-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BEGAN A FAST REDUCTION IN SPEED. I RAPIDLY APPLIED MY BRAKES… |
| 2013-03-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR DOES NOT DRIVE THE NUMBER OF MILES THE ELECTRIC CHARGE STATES AND DEALERSHIP REPORTS. THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS CAU… |
| 2013-03-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DRIVER AND DRIVER'S YOUNG CHILD WERE IN VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND SLIGHTLY INCREASED SPEE… |
| 2013-02-20 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN LEAF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WASHER SPRAYS THE REAR EDGE OF THE HOOD… |
| 2013-01-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN LEAF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN ECO- MODE, SHE N… |