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Best and worst years for the Nissan Leaf

Of the 13 model years of the Nissan Leaf with enough data to compare, the 2019 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (197), and the 2017 has the fewest (17).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Nissan Leaf 0 100 200 2010: 0 '10 2011: 62 2012: 39 '12 2013: 88 2014: 32 '14 2015: 81 2016: 25 25 '16 2017: 17 17 '17 2018: 67 '18 2019: 197 197 '19 2020: 185 185 '20 2021: 85 2022: 146 '22 2023: 35 2024: 7 '24 2025: 10 2026: 5 '26
  • Most complaints
  • Fewest complaints
  • In between
Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
20100
201162
201239
201388
201432
201581
201625
201717
201867
2019197
2020185
202185
2022146
202335
20247
202510
20265

What stands out

The 2019 stands out, with about 2.9 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2020, 2022.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2019 and 2020. Or the years with the fewest: 2017 and 2016.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
202655
20251010
202477
20233535
2022146146
20218585
2020185229
2019197329
201867120
20171727
20162550
201581146
20143245
201388120
20123971
201162117
201001