FaultScore

Nissan Leaf problems reported in California

419 of the 1,497 complaints filed about the Nissan Leaf came from California, most often about the electrical system.

Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.

419

Complaints from California

38

Crashes

1

Fires

2019

Worst model year

What failed

By model year

2011 Leaf 46 11.0%
2012 Leaf 18 4.3%
2013 Leaf 46 11.0%
2014 Leaf 11 2.6%
2015 Leaf 40 9.5%
2016 Leaf 15 3.6%
2017 Leaf 18 4.3%
2018 Leaf 35 8.4%
2019 Leaf 81 19.3%
2020 Leaf 44 10.5%
2021 Leaf 12 2.9%
2022 Leaf 44 10.5%
2023 Leaf 7 1.7%
2025 Leaf 2 0.5%

Cities reporting most

SAN Diego 26 18.7%
LOS Angeles 15 10.8%
SAN Jose 14 10.1%
Long Beach 13 9.4%
Sacramento 12 8.6%
Oakland 11 7.9%
Pasadena 9 6.5%
Fremont 9 6.5%
Santa Rosa 8 5.8%
SAN Pablo 8 5.8%
Palo Alto 7 5.0%
Corona 7 5.0%

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