Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
3
Complaints
35
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-26 | 23V296000 |
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL | 94,343 | — | Details |
| 2017-04-13 | 17V253000 |
AIR BAGS | 30,038 | — | Details |
| 2016-06-15 | 16V436000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 4,355 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | On January 9, a little after 12:30 pm, on Indian Head Highway (MD route 210) northbound near the Manokeek exit, after l… |
| 2024-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | On Friday, November 1, at about 3 pm, the brakes failed pulling away from the curb in a forward direction after loading… |
| 2024-04-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Drove home at 7PM mild day (65-70 degrees). Stopped the car and turned it off for an hour. Had to leave home at 8PM. T… |
| 2024-03-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Leaf. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was… |
| 2024-01-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Goes into neutral in a matter of seconds while driving at highway speeds and goes into turtle mode while on highway. A … |
| 2024-01-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | When turning left there is a plasticky sticking feeling and sound like a plastic bushing is coming apart. this causes t… |
| 2023-11-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | While climbing the incline section of the San Mateo Bridge in the fast lane, the Leaf shifted itself into Neutral and w… |
| 2023-03-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | On March 8, 2023, my 2016 NISSAN LEAF main EV battery failed at 75% charge power going up an incline on the freeway. Th… |
| 2023-01-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Car shifted into neutral at highway speeds and would not go back into drive on 3 separate occasions over the past 6 day… |
| 2023-01-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | While driving at highway speeds (65mph) on a cold day (10-20F), the car lost all drive power with no warning. Driver wa… |
| 2022-12-21 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | We were driving the car on a highway (the 405 in Los Angeles) in the midafternoon on December 21. We were going uphill… |
| 2022-08-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Vehicle is 2016 Nissan Leaf. Odometer reading 42,537. On August 28, 2022 in a shopping center parking lot under fair … |
| 2022-04-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The driver's side door handle broke on my 2016 Nissan LEAF. Investigating the issue online, I found that many owners ha… |
| 2022-02-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Leaf. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the "Low Battery Mo… |
| 2020-12-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE NISSAN LEAF WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A 35 MPH ROAD IN A HILLY AREA. WHILE GOING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON A DOWNHILL CURVE… |
| 2020-07-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DURING CONDITIONS OF LOW 12V BATTERY CHARGE, THE VEHICLE WILL OCCASIONALLY START, GO INTO A DRIVE MODE ("R" OR "D") BUT… |
| 2019-11-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONSUMER OWNED A 2016 NISSAN LEAF. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE ASLEEP AT THEIR RESIDENCE, THEY WERE AWOKEN B… |
| 2019-10-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH, MY CAR TURNS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY! I HAVE A VIDEO OF THIS ORDEAL THAT I'… |
| 2019-10-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | NO BRAKES AT STARTUP. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS. DROVE 20 MILES NIGHT BEFORE. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WHILE BACKING OUT… |
| 2019-07-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON SAN THOMAS EXPRESSWAY IN SANTA CLARA CITY IN CALIFORNIA; I IMMEDIATELY SWI… |
| 2019-06-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I DO NOT HAVE MUCH RANGE. AT 100% CHARGED I'M GETTING A RANGE OF 64 MILES. CONSIDERING THE CAR ONLY HAS 10K MILES ON IT… |
| 2019-05-19 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | USING THE J-1772 CHARGE PORT AT A SHOPPING MALL WHILE GOING FOR A WALK; ON SUN 5/19 AS WE APPROACHED THE CAR TO LEAVE, … |
| 2018-11-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN LEAF. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS… |
| 2018-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVEN'T HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE BRAKES NOT WORKING, BUT I HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES THAT OTHERS ARE REPORTING. I'VE … |
| 2018-05-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAD A BRAKE FAILURE AT POWER ON ISSUE ON MY 2016 NISSAN LEAF SL. NOTHING ON THE DASH ALERTED ME. THE BRAKES DID WORK,… |
| 2018-03-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | MY 2016 LEAF SL WAS DAMAGED IN A FAIRLY LOW SPEED COLLISION DURING HEAVY OFFICE RUSH TRAFFIC (AROUND 7:30AM IN THE MORN… |
| 2018-02-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | CAR LOST ALL BREAK CAPABILITIES AS I APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT. BRAKE PEDAL WAS LOOSE AND CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE BREAKS,… |
| 2017-12-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ON 6 OCCASIONS THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK ON FIRST CONTACT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A FULL STOP AT EITHER A STOP LIGHT… |
| 2017-11-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | BATTERY DEGRADATION OCCURRING MUCH QUICKER THAN REASONABLY EXPECTED. DETAILS FOLLOW. CAR PURCHASED IN JUNE 2016. A… |
| 2017-10-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY BATTERY LOST 2 OF MY 12 RANGE BARS AND NISSAN DOES NOT SEE ANY OF THIS AS AN ISSUE, OCTOBER 06, 2016 - 110 MILE … |
| 2017-07-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TRACTION MOTOR INVERTER FAILURE ON 2016 NISSAN LEAF. WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED, I WAS NOT ABLE TO CHARGE OR START THE… |
| 2017-06-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION IN A BUSY AREA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, THE BRAKES FAILED ON MY NISSAN LEAF. THE BRAKE S… |
| 2016-11-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DECEMBER 07, 2016 I BOUGHT NISSAN LEAF 2016 IN JUNE 30, 2016. ON NOVEMBER 29, 2016, IT JUST STOPPED AND NOT GOING IN R… |
| 2016-09-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN LEAF. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V244000 (AIR BAG… |
| 2016-05-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN LEAF. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V244000 (AIR BAG… |