Nissan Leaf
Owners filed 1,097 complaints across 17 model years of the Nissan Leaf. The 2019 drew the most (254); the 2010 the fewest (1).
Model years17
Complaints1,097
Recalls49
Fires12
Deaths0
Every Nissan Leaf model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2023 | 20 | 3 | — | 6 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2022 | 93 | 4 | — | 7 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2021 | 55 | 4 | 5 | 2 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2020 | 164 | 6 | — | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2019 | 254 | 5 | 2 | 4 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2018 | 66 | 4 | 1 | 9 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2017 | 17 | 2 | — | 2 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2016 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2015 | 110 | 4 | — | 8 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2014 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 3 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2013 | 81 | 5 | 1 | 11 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2012 | 57 | 0 | — | 6 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2011 | 95 | 0 | — | 5 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine |
Which Nissan Leaf years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2019 is the weakest year on record, with 254 complaints concentrated in the electrical system. It carries 5 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.