2014 Nissan Leaf problems
NHTSA has received 45 complaints about the 2014 Nissan Leaf, and 40% of them involve brakes. Next are electrical system (13%) and air bags (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 45 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 40% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 26,000 miles 33 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 16 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 12 |
| 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 33 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 26,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 41,000 miles (15 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 81% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2014 ranks 11th most-complained-about out of 13 model years of the Nissan Leaf with enough data (32 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl - the contact owns a 2014 nissan leaf. The contact stated while driving 22 MPH he lost control of the vehicle as it veered to the right without warning. The contact then crashed into a pole. A police report was filed and the contact sustained a fractured right knee and hand, requiring medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 400.
My nissan leaf has had major issues with the windshield wiper motor. If there is any amount of accumulated snow, even a small amount, an amount on other cars I have driven does not stop the wipers or break the wiper's motor. In less than one year my wiper's motor has broken three times. The last time the motor broke I was coming home in a snow storm. I couldn't see because the wipers quit working. I tried to slowly pull over because I was on a busy street.
On february 7, 2018, nissan leaf caught fire while charging at 3003 summit blvd parking deck p4, atlanta, ga 30068. After review, nissan claims that they "found no evidence of a product problem, failure, or malfunction that may have caused or contributed to the incident." vehicle was stationary and was plugged into charger for less than 20 minutes before starting to smoke and catch fire. Police and fire units were dispatched and the fire was put out. Vehicle was subsequently towed to salvage yard a week later.
Hi, when I put the car in reverse yesterday morning it sped out of the garage with no throttle and was very difficult to brake. Turns out the brake, ABS, warning and traction control lights were all on. Throttle behavior in drive was normal but was also really hard to brake. There was also a weird hum at power on. I posted this to the r/leaf forum on reddit and everyone said replace the 12v battery which fixed it. Others described similar experiences.