{"id":"2016_nissan_leaf","make":"Nissan","make_slug":"nissan","model":"Leaf","model_slug":"leaf","year":2016,"url":"/nissan/leaf/2016/","pts":["bev"],"configs":[{"id":37066,"model":"Leaf (24 kW-hr battery pack)","pt":"bev","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (A1)","cyl":null,"displ":null,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":126,"hwy":101,"comb":114,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":29.6496,"range":84,"range_city":92,"range_hwy":74,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":8.0,"charge240b":5.0,"charger":"3.6 kW charger","charger_b":"6.6 kW charger","motor":"80 kW DCPM","fuel":"Electricity","vclass":"Midsize Cars","co2":0,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":650,"save_spend":8000,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"NSX","modified":"Mon Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2016"},{"id":37067,"model":"Leaf (30 kW-hr battery pack)","pt":"bev","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (A1)","cyl":null,"displ":null,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":124,"hwy":101,"comb":112,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":29.9829,"range":107,"range_city":116,"range_hwy":95,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":6.0,"charge240b":0.0,"charger":"6.6 kW charger","charger_b":"","motor":"80 kW DCPM","fuel":"Electricity","vclass":"Midsize Cars","co2":0,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":650,"save_spend":8000,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"NSX","modified":"Mon Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2016"}],"vclass":"Midsize Cars","segment":"Midsize car","recalls":[{"campaign":"23V296000","component":"VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM","mfr":"Nissan North America, Inc.","reported":"2023-04-26","owner_notified":"2023-05-30","units":94343,"summary":"Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2013-2017 LEAF vehicles.  The Owner's Manual instructions for defroster operation are incorrect and may result in reduced defroster performance under specific conditions.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 103, \"Windshield Defrosting and Defogging Systems.\"","consequence":"Reduced defroster performance can limit visibility out of the windshield, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Nissan will mail an addendum with updated instructions on how to operate the defroster, free of charge.  Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed May 26, 2023.  Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669.  Nissan's number for this recall is R23A1.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"R23A1","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"17V253000","component":"AIR BAGS","mfr":"Nissan North America, Inc.","reported":"2017-04-13","owner_notified":"2017-06-07","units":30038,"summary":"Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2017 LEAF and 2014, 2016 and 2017 Sentra vehicles.  Due to a manufacturing error within the air bag inflators, the passenger frontal air bag may not properly deploy in the event of a crash.","consequence":"In the event of a crash, if the front passenger air bag doesn't deploy properly, it can increase the risk of injury to passengers.","remedy":"Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge.  The recall began June 7, 2017.  Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"16V436000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING","mfr":"Nissan North America, Inc.","reported":"2016-06-15","owner_notified":"2016-08-09","units":4355,"summary":"Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016 LEAF vehicles manufactured February 24, 2016, to March 23, 2016, and Sentra vehicles manufactured February 9, 2016, to March 4, 2016.  The wiring harness connector may disconnect from the dual-stage passenger air bag.","consequence":"If the wiring harness disconnects, the passenger air bag may not to deploy during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.","remedy":"Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the wiring harness connector for proper engagement and, if necessary, replace the passenger air bag module and main body harness, free of charge.  The recall began on August 9, 2016.  Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"16V244000","component":"AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION","mfr":"Nissan North America, Inc.","reported":"2016-04-26","owner_notified":"2016-06-10","units":3296947,"summary":"Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfinder, 2014-2016 Nissan NV200 Taxi, Infiniti QX60, QX60 Hybrid, and Q50 Hybrid, 2014-2017 Nissan Rogue and Infiniti Q50, 2015-2016 Nissan Murano, Murano Hybrid, and Chevrolet City Express, 2014-2015 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid, and 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles.  In these vehicles, the front seat passenger Occupant Classification System (OCS) may incorrectly classify an adult passenger as a child or classify the seat as empty despite it being occupied.  As a result, the passenger frontal air bag may be turned off and not deploy in the event of a crash.","consequence":"If the passenger frontal air bag does not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, the passenger is at an increased risk of injury.","remedy":"Nissan will notify their owners.  Chevrolet City Express owners will be notified by General Motors.  Dealers will reprogram the Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) and OCS Electronic Control Unit (ECU) in Altima, Maxima, Murano, Rogue, and Sentra vehicles, and replace the OCS ECU in LEAF, NV200, NV200 Taxi, Pathfinder, Infiniti Q50, JX35, and QX60 and Chevrolet City Express vehicles, free of charge.  Interim notices were sent to owners on May 31, 2016.  Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available.  Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669, Infiniti customer service at 1-888-833-3216 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"","initiated_by":"ODI","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":4,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":68,"grade":"D","complaints":{"count":36,"crash":1,"fire":1,"injured":0,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Service Brakes",16],["Electrical System",13],["Fuel/Propulsion System",8],["Air Bags",3],["Engine",3],["Power Train",3]],"by_year":{"2016":3,"2017":4,"2018":6,"2019":5,"2020":2,"2021":1,"2022":4,"2023":3,"2024":5,"2025":2,"2026":1},"excerpts":[["2025-04-10","Steering","When turning left there is a plasticky sticking feeling and sound like a plastic bushing is coming apart. this causes the steering to momentarily bind. this happens most often when making gentle curves on the highway. the feeling causes you to overcorrect the steering wheel. there are many complaints online of similar \u2026"],["2025-01-09","Power Train","On January 9, a little after 12:30 pm, on Indian Head Highway (MD route 210) northbound near the Manokeek exit, after limiting drive power owing to battery degradation and cold weather (about 30 F) drive power and power steering failed entirely. There was no warning to pull over so I suspect this is an undocumented fai\u2026"],["2024-11-05","Service Brakes","On Friday, November 1, at about 3 pm, the brakes failed pulling away from the curb in a forward direction after loading equipment into the vehicle. Really stomping the brakes as though they had a fluid problem did get them to engage. I think the problem occured again backing out of my driveway prior to Monday the 4th w\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"DP22005","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM","opened":"2023-01-27","closed":"2023-08-07","campaign":"22V063000","subject":"Pedestrian alert sounds","summary":"NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt"}],"ncap":[{"desc":"5 HB FWD","overall":4,"frontal":4,"side":4,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.109,"seats":5,"fcw":"No","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":131,"headline":{"range":107,"mpg":null,"ncap":4,"complaints":36},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}