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2014 Nissan Leaf

Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
34
NCAP Stars

Recalls (2)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2014-05-16 14V263000 HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER 196 Details
2014-04-16 14V192000 STRUCTURE 211 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2024-06-18 SERVICE BRAKES Yes 0 [XXX] - I was on the way to work on a clear and sunny morning. After stopping at a traffic light, vehicles started movi…
2023-03-29 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 The contact owns a 2014 Nissan Leaf. The contact stated that while his wife was reversing from the garage, the brake pe…
2022-09-19 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 Complete braking system failure. After putting the car into reverse, only the emergency brake and parking system were…
2022-02-03 SEAT BELTS No 0 1) start the vehicle 2) exit the vehicle 3) Unplug the vehicle 4) re-start the vehicle 5) put in drive Seat belt chime …
2021-11-30 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 Brake Failure - ABS noise, there is zero brake action. Pedal goes all the way to the floor and nothing happens. Car mak…
2021-08-16 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The power steering has intermittently been de-activating. There is a warning light that comes on (yellow triangle with…
2021-04-07 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Yes 0 My car suddenly accelerated out of my control and my car was totaled in a supermarket parking lot. Amazingly no seriou…
2021-04-02 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 I WAS DRIVING MY 2014 NISSAN LEAF SL AT A LOW SPEED (5-10 MPH) WHEN THE BRAKES HAD A SUDDEN AND UNANTICIPATED TOTAL BRA…
2021-01-15 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. FEW TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD, THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING AND I HAD TO USE THE…
2020-11-04 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 AFTER COMING FROM WORK (54 MILE BACK AND FORTH) ON 11/4/2020, PARKED 2014 LEAF SV AT THE DRIVEWAY FOR 40 MINUTES. THEN …
2019-10-11 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 UPON STARTING THE CAR IN THE PARKING LOT, THE BRAKE PRESSURE DID NOT RELEASE AS USUAL WHEN STARTING THE CAR. WHEN DRIVE…
2019-09-23 POWER TRAIN No 0 WHEN STATIONARY, VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO PARK, AND WILL ROLL UNLESS PARKING BRAKE IS APPLIED. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT C…
2019-07-31 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 HI, WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE YESTERDAY MORNING IT SPED OUT OF THE GARAGE WITH NO THROTTLE AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT T…
2019-02-22 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED ON IT WOULD MAKE A LOUD HUMMING NOISE. WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE IT WOULD ROLL BACK, ONCE…
2018-12-05 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 AFTER DISCONNECTING CHARGE PORT, THE VEHICLE START DISPLAYED THE WARNING LIGHT, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT. MAJOR ELECTRIC PRO…
2018-09-24 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 DROVE VEHICLE FROM HOME TO DESTINATION 15 MILES AWAY WITH NO ISSUES. STOPPED AND TURNED OFF VEHICLE. AUDIBLE TONE CAME…
2018-02-07 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I WAS READING A RECENT ARTICLE REGARDING A NISSAN LEAF AND A FIRE. WE JUST HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN AT OUR FACILITY, 3…
2018-02-07 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 ON FEBRUARY 7, 2018, NISSAN LEAF CAUGHT FIRE WHILE CHARGING AT 3003 SUMMIT BLVD PARKING DECK P4, ATLANTA, GA 30068. AF…
2017-12-26 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR THE BREAKS STARTED TO MAKE SOME NOISES WHEN ACTIVATED . I CHANGE MY ROUTE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEA…
2017-07-07 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKES FAILED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AS IT ROLLED INTO THE STREET. BRAKE…
2016-12-01 VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN LEAF. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE DEFROSTER DID NOT GENERATE AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT…
2016-11-28 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 1 MY NISSAN LEAF HAS HAD MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. IF THERE IS ANY AMOUNT OF ACCUMULATED SNOW, EVEN …
2016-05-05 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 BRAKE FAILURE. PRESSING ON BRAKES WITH NORMAL PRESSURE HAD NO EFFECT. PRESSING ON PEDAL VERY HARD WOULD STOP THE CAR.…
2016-01-17 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 LOSS OF ALL BRAKING POWER DUE TO ABS FAILURE.
2015-10-15 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 NISSAN DID NOT NOTIFY ME OF THIS RECALL OF THE LEAF WHICH WAS EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 26, 2016. WHEN I CALLED NISSAN REGARDI…
2015-05-10 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 CHILD LOCKS ISSUE: MY FAMILY AND I WERE GOING TO A RESTAURANT, AND, UPON ARRIVAL, MY MOTHER WAS UNABLE TO EXIT. I REAL…
2015-02-23 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN LEAF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE ON AN INCLINE AND THE…
2015-02-13 AIR BAGS No 0 WHEN MY 90LB DAUGHTER AND 130LB WIFE SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF OUR MY14 NISSAN LEAF, THERE IS NO CONSISTENCY WITH W…
2014-11-14 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 WHENEVER OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW +/- 38F, THE REGENERATIVE BRAKE SYSTEM BEHAVES VERY AGGRESSIVELY IN THE SENSE T…
2014-08-01 AIR BAGS No 0 FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF LIGHT COMES ON EVEN WITH A 150LB PASSENGER SITTING IN THE SEAT. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIME…
2014-06-19 AIR BAGS No 0 TWO PASSENGERS, ONE IN DRIVER'S SEAT, ONE IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WHO WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 140 LBS. APPLIED BRAKE, PUSH…
2014-06-05 AIR BAGS No 0 THERE IS AN AIR BAG LIGHT THAT ILLUMINATES WHEN THERE IS WEIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SEAT BUT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT BE DEPLO…
2014-04-29 STEERING Yes 1 TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN LEAF. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 22 MPH HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS IT …
2014-03-22 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT No 0 THIS IS A GENERAL COMPLAINT ABOUT RECENT-MODEL HEAD RESTS. IT IS NOT LIMITED TO OUR CAR. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I T…