2011 Nissan Leaf brakes problems
Owners reported brakes problems in 22 complaints for the 2011 Nissan Leaf, 19% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 22 19% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 12,000 miles 21 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 12 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 21 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 12,000 miles, and 95% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
I was on the freeway traveling appropriately 65 MPH. The vehicle to the right and in front of me suddenly swerved in to my lane and braked hard in front of me. With no place to go on either side of me, I was forced to brake fast and hard. The ABS kicked in as expected but once I had decelerated to a point where I knew a collision was not imminent and took my foot off the brake, the car continued breaking very hard.
Two months ago I was braking moderately when the car shuttered, there was a bump and the car began coasting. I saw that it had popped into n (neutral) even though I didn't touch the gear shift. I tried to put it back into d (drive) but it wouldn't respond. I pushed the car to the side of the road and tried several times to shut it down. Finally, it responded, then restarted and drove normally. After that, there would be intermittent shuttering and bumping while braking.
Other problems reported for the 2011 Nissan Leaf
- Air bags 35 complaints
- Electrical system 29 complaints