Worst years for a Nissan Leaf
Owners have filed 1,497 complaints about the Nissan Leaf with NHTSA across model years 2010 to 2026. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.
Avoid
2019 Nissan Leaf320 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.
Every Nissan Leaf year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2025 | A | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2024 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 2023 | C | 30 | 10 | 0 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 2022 | D | 136 | 13 | 0 | 60,000 | Electrical System |
| 2021 | D | 77 | 6 | 6 | 30,000 | Electrical System |
| 2020 | D | 221 | 3 | 0 | 10,000 | Electrical System |
| 2019 | D | 320 | 8 | 3 | 27,500 | Electrical System |
| 2018 | D | 117 | 19 | 3 | 7,000 | Brakes |
| 2017 | C | 27 | 3 | 0 | 29,500 | Electrical System |
| 2016 | C | 50 | 1 | 2 | 17,000 | Brakes |
| 2015 | D | 144 | 9 | 0 | 29,500 | Brakes |
| 2014 | D | 45 | 5 | 3 | 26,000 | Brakes |
| 2013 | D | 120 | 17 | 2 | 29,000 | Brakes |
| 2012 | D | 71 | 9 | 0 | 14,470 | Brakes |
| 2011 | D | 117 | 7 | 0 | 30,000 | Airbags |
| 2010 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
What breaks on a Nissan Leaf
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2018
Worst in 2018
Worst in 2011
Worst in 2013
Exactly what failed on a Nissan Leaf
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Nissan Leaf, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Nissan Leaf problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Nissan Leaf
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.