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2015 Nissan Leaf

Safety Score
75
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2016-02-29 16V119000 SERVICE BRAKES 46,859 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2025-12-05 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 Was driving the car in a neighborhood setting only going 20 mph, ABS light turned on the dashboard, traction control li…
2025-12-03 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 While driving normally, yellow brake warning lights came on but I arrived home without incident. Next time I drove, th…
2025-07-22 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 My Intelligent Brake Unit failed. I was slowing down at a major intersection to stop. The ABS system activated and the …
2025-03-28 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 I was driving about 30mph and suddenly out of nowhere my brakes went out. They went out for about 1 second and some lig…
2025-01-10 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 I was driving my vehicle and the brakes suddenly stopped working. Upon failure, the ABS warning light as well as the br…
2024-10-16 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 Driving normally when the brake light, abs light, and traction control light came on.Brakes were unresponsiveness unles…
2024-09-03 ENGINE No 0 Unintended Acceleration: Vehicle continue to accelerate even after the gas pedal is released or not slow down as expect…
2024-08-12 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 The intelligent braking system control unit failed. The car is available for inspection, it is at the dealership for r…
2024-03-22 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 Brakes did not engage when depressing the brake pedal. No warning lights in the dash. Car was used a few hours prior wi…
2024-01-24 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 My 2015 Nissan Leaf is suffering from advanced battery degradation. The car would only charge to 55 miles per charge. …
2023-12-20 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Leaf. While in the driveway of the residence, the contact started the vehicle with his f…
2023-11-15 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 Brake pedal goes to the floor with no braking power. Grinding sounds, then finally brakes engage, but feels like the e…
2023-11-03 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 Warning lights, abs light and brake light illuminated out of nowhere. Unable to brake. Used a lot of force to get the c…
2023-09-16 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? The electronic braki…
2023-09-09 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 When vehicle is cold, I start driving and the first time I try to brake the brake light comes on, an orange triangle wi…
2023-08-14 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 The contact owns 2015 Nissan Leaf. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the brake pedal was almost depres…
2023-07-24 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 I approached a red light at an intersection intending to make a right turn. As I pressed the brakes to stop before the …
2023-06-19 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 Upon starting the car and putting the vehicle into Reverse or Drive, the brakes fail to work and must be compressed com…
2023-06-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Backup camera shows blank black screen intermittently. Shifting into park and back to reverse does not resolve. Several…
2023-02-08 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Leaky A/C system results in loss of refrigerant . As a result, windshield can't be effectively cleared of fogging that …
2022-12-28 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 I was driving with one passenger going at very low speed. I began to turn into parking area and suddenly the car accele…
2022-12-05 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 I was driving down the road and applied pressure to the brakes. The brakes did not respond and the dash lights lit up i…
2022-11-30 POWER TRAIN No 0 The car stopped responding to accelerator pedal and eventually stopped in the middle of the road just before a hill. H…
2022-11-14 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 On Monday, 11/14/2022, while driving at 25 mph in approximately 28 degree temperatures, the brakes completely failed on…
2022-10-03 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 Complete brake failure due to the intelligent brake unit. Driving on the freeway when multiple warning lights flashed a…
2022-08-25 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 The intelligent brake control unit has gone bad. I was driving home and I was preparing to stop at a stop sign . I pres…
2022-06-16 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 I was driving my 2015 Nissan Leaf and attempted to decrease my speed for an upcoming right turn. When I put my foot to …
2022-04-08 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 Just after starting my car, it began moving in reverse on its own even though the car was in 'park' and my foot was fir…
2022-03-16 ENGINE No 0 The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Leaf. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, the engine temperature warn…
2022-03-13 SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT No 0 The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Leaf. The contact stated his wife was driving approximately 30 MPH as she was slowing fo…
2022-03-04 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 On Feb. 16, in about 25 degrees F, my wife pressed the brake pedal and the car did not react at all. She then jammed th…
2022-03-04 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 This is to update my report from earlier this month, NHTSA ID Number: 11455211, because I don't see any way to revise i…
2022-01-22 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 In minus 12 degree temperature, I traveled to a store without incident and parked. Upon returning to the car and starti…
2022-01-16 SERVICE BRAKES Yes 1 Brakes fail cause as a wreck while parking
2021-11-05 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 I was at Ralphs parking lot ready to leave last Friday (11/5/2021), as I turned on the car, BRAKE'S light got lit up an…
2021-07-03 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 I backed my car out of the parking space in front of a building, and drove on a 300+ ft long driveway. I stepped on the…
2021-05-13 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 CAR STARTED AS NORMAL IN THE MORNING. AS SOON AS I PLACED THE CAR IN REVERSE, THE CAR STARTED MOVING EVEN THOUGH I HAD…
2021-05-07 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT ABOUT 40MPH, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKES BECAME COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIV…
2021-04-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY No 0 The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Leaf. The contact stated while driving 10 MPH, the battery warning light illuminated, an…
2021-03-16 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 I DROVE MY VEHICLE TO MY CHILDREN'S DAYCARE A FEW MILES FROM MY HOME, PARKED, AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN I WENT TO ST…
2021-02-12 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE MOVING IN ANY FORWARD DIRECTION AND THE VEHICLE ROLLS OVER A POTHOLE (OR SIMILAR FEATUR…
2021-01-30 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 CAR WAS DRIVEN ABOUT 3.5 MILES TO THE STORE AND PARKED. AFTER SHOPPING, WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM…
2021-01-27 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 PRIMARY BRAKES MALFUNCTION WHILE COMING TO A STOP ON CITY STREET. BRAKE WARNING DASH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. BRAKE PEDDLE …
2020-11-13 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 FREEZING BRAKES. BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK WHEN APPLIED IN MOTION.
2020-10-09 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 ELECTRONIC BRAKE ASSIST FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, OCTOBER 9TH, 2020. BRAKING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED AND THE BRAKE…
2020-09-15 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 FIRST SIGNS OF A PROBLEM WAS A YELLOW TRIANGULAR WARNING SIGN ON THE DASH WHEN I WAS CLOSE TO HOME, BUT NO DRIVING PROB…
2020-08-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING TO 60MPH FROM A STOP LIGHT ON US 287 AND ISABELLE ROAD IN BOULDER COUNTY, COLORADO, THE CAR CO…
2020-04-14 POWER TRAIN No 0 CAR GOES INTO TURTLE MODE, LOSING ALL POWER. HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES, EACH TIME HAS BEEN COMING OFF A HIGHWAY OR HEAD…
2019-12-20 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 WHEN THE CAR IS POWERED ON, THE BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE; THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD OR BACKWARD AS IF IN GEAR, DESPITE CONSTAN…
2019-12-20 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 ON 20 DEC. 2019 DRIVING ~25MPH ON CITY STREET, WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH LIT UP, REGENERATIVE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND, BRAK…