Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2018 Nissan Leaf.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | This vehicle is equipped with a feature known as "e-pedal" also known as one-pedal driving which is quite common on EVs… |
| 2026-01-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | On 1/6/2026, as I slowed down as I was turning into my parking lot. I had Eco and e-pedal ON for regenerative braking. … |
| 2025-12-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I was traveling north on Freeway 57 at approximately 70mph. The dash lit up red with 12v and charging warnings. Power w… |
| 2025-12-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Vehicle failed inspection due to a rusted out front subframe which seems premature for a 7 year old vehicle with 27,599… |
| 2025-11-27 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | The front windshield wipers on this car fail in light ice or snow. They've broken every winter I've owned this car (fo… |
| 2025-05-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | After four years of owning this vehicle purchased new, the passenger side seatbelt warning light came on the dash. It i… |
| 2025-04-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | On [XXX], I was slowly pulling into my driveway, took my foot off the accelerator and turned the steering wheel slightl… |
| 2025-03-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | After hard acceleration then releasing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle does not slow as expected and, at times, will… |
| 2025-02-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Leaf. The contact stated that after his wife had parked in a parking garage, the vehicle… |
| 2025-02-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Vehicle randomly shuts down when car is underload traveling at highway speed up an incline and with the climate on. Dia… |
| 2025-01-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The Power Distribution Module failed in my 2018 Nissan Leaf at 77k miles. It left me stranded with no way of getting ho… |
| 2025-01-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I did not have an incident(accident), I noticed issues with my car, that seem to be prevalent with other Nissan Vehicle… |
| 2025-01-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | Car was descending towards Kailua on the [XXX] on Oahu, HI. Dash lit up with warnings and acceleration and brake pedal… |
| 2024-12-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | The incident occurred at a stop sign where I was waiting behind one other vehicle. The vehicle ahead of me accelerated … |
| 2024-12-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Leaf. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, there was a rapid battery discharge. Ther… |
| 2024-12-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I was traveling home from work at approximately 60MPH (speed limit) and I experienced a rapid drop in the state of char… |
| 2024-06-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Twice now - both times on the South Bound Richmond Bridge, the Automatic Emergency Braking lights came on and slammed o… |
| 2024-03-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I was driving at 65 MPH on the freeway and the car was acting/driving normally. Without any warning at all, many lights… |
| 2024-02-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Our 2018 Nissan Leaf experienced an error message when we tried to start it saying "Warning Service EV System No Power"… |
| 2024-02-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | When I was drivimg on the highway, the battery rapidly plummeted from 50% to 5%. The car urged me to pull over. After p… |
| 2023-12-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | Front passenger seat occupancy sensor has failed resulting in an illuminated seat belt warning even when the front pass… |
| 2023-11-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | I was pulling slowly into a parking spot. The vehicle accelerated all of a sudden on its own very fast. I slammed on t… |
| 2023-09-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Leaf. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle at low speeds, the vehicle sudde… |
| 2023-08-21 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | The malfunction warning light came on to indicate that the automatic braking system was not working. I brought the car … |
| 2023-08-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Vehicle would rapidly suffer from a high energy drain when driving at freeway speeds. Range was reduces from 150 miles … |
| 2023-05-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | I was stopped at a light, in a long line of cars, my foot on the brake, a few feet away from the car in front of me, an… |
| 2023-05-12 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | On may 12, I was in a long line of cars at a red light , stopped. all of a sudden my car started moving and acceleratin… |
| 2023-05-06 | STEERING | No | 1 | Plastic/metal from steering wheel become dislodged/detached/warped, caused major laceration to my right ring finger whe… |
| 2023-01-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Hello NHTSA: I purchased a 2018 Nissan Leaf from Carvana on December 29, 2022. Within a short period of time the car ex… |
| 2022-12-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Leaf. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60-65 MPH uphill, the vehicle … |
| 2022-11-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The PTC Heater and A/C compressor failed on my 2018 Nissan Leaf, just as the winter of 2022 was getting started. The v… |
| 2022-11-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Around 45 degree weather, while driving on the freeway, a warning light indicating the AEB had been turned off started … |
| 2022-11-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Around 45 degree weather, while driving on the freeway, my electric battery mileage started to fluctuate erratically (7… |
| 2022-09-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | When the vehicle is booting up after pressing the power on button you can try to shift from P to R or D. It is very ea… |
| 2022-07-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | There is a faulty passenger airbag sensor. I see that this has been an issue in the past for older Nissan models. The… |
| 2022-04-19 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | While driving on the highway with a full battery charge, the vehicle battery was suddenly depleted, the car entered "t… |
| 2021-12-15 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | AEB system malfunction around 25000 miles. Dealer diagnose as the front radar failed and cause the cruise control not a… |
| 2021-10-11 | STEERING | No | 1 | Steering wheel paint chipping causes multiple lacerations on finger during turn |
| 2021-08-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 2 incidents have occurred with this vehicle. The first earlier this year (2021) is that upon slowly accelerating to mo… |
| 2021-02-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ALONE AT 4:20PM AT ABOUT 30 MPH, WITH NO OTHER CARS OR PEDESTRIANS AROUND WHEN THE BRAKES SUDDENLY ACTIVA… |
| 2021-01-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR STARTED SAGGING AGAIN, SAME ISSUE AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED UNDER # 11308649. TAKEN TO THE DEALER T… |
| 2021-01-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING AT APPROX. 30 MPH ALONE ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY WITH NO TRAFFIC AROUND, NO PEDESTRIANS OR OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE RO… |
| 2020-06-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | BACKUP CAMERA PERIODICALLY FAILS TO PRODUCE FEED, RESULTING IN BLACK SCREEN WHEN VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE (THOUGH BACKUP T… |
| 2020-02-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | ON FRIDAY, 02/07/2020, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR NO LONGER CLOSED CORRECTLY ON THIS CAR. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A NISSAN… |
| 2020-02-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT MY ALMOST TWO YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. THE NISSAN LEAF 2018 HAS A MODE CALLED "E… |
| 2020-01-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | THIS NISSAN LEAF HAS AN EZ-PEDAL FEATURE. WHEN ENABLED, TAKING YOUR FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR SLOWS YOU DOWN QUICKLY UNT… |
| 2019-12-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | NISSAN PROPILOT HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY FLAW. WHEN USING PROPILOT ON MY 2018 NISSAN LEAF SV IN STOP AND GO HIGHWAY TRAFFI… |
| 2019-11-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ON THE STREET WE USE TO LEAVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE IS ONE SECTION OF THE CEMENT THAT IS A LITTLE TALLER THAN THE ONE… |
| 2019-07-07 | TIRES | No | 0 | GROOVED ROAD SURFACE IN COMBINATION WITH SPECIFIC VEHICLES GIVE DRIVERS THE FEELING OF LOSING CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLES… |
| 2019-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CONTROL PANEL TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY IN THE NISSAN LEAF (2018) HAS A DENIAL OF SERVICE VULNERABILITY THAT CAN BE USED … |