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2019 Nissan Leaf

Electric

Midsize Cars
3 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-10-26

Safety Signal

65 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record

Recalls2 critical 5

Complaints4 crash · 2 fire · 5 injured reported 260

Crash ratingnot rated by NHTSA —

EV rangebest configuration, EPA 226 mi

2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

The 2019 Nissan Leaf is sold in the U.S. as an electric compact hatchback with 3 EPA-rated configurations. Its longest-range version, the Leaf (62 kW-hr battery pack), is EPA-rated at 226 miles with 108 MPGe combined efficiency. NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for this model year, 2 rated critical, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of D. Owners have filed 260 complaints, most often about the electrical system.

Nissan Leaf — photograph via Wikimedia Commons — Nissan Leaf · Photo: Alexander Migl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov

Configuration	Powertrain	Drive	Engine / motor	City	Hwy	Comb	Range	kWh/100mi	Charge (240V)	Annual fuel*
Leaf (40 kW-hr battery pack)	Electric	FWD	110 kW DCPM	124	99	112 MPGe	150 mi	30.2	8 h	$700
Leaf (62 kW-hr battery pack)	Electric	FWD	160 kW DCPM	118	97	108 MPGe	226 mi	31	11 h	$700
Leaf SV/SL (62 kW-hr battery pack)	Electric	FWD	160 kW DCPM	114	94	104 MPGe	215 mi	32.3	11 h	$750

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 40812, 41276, 41277.

Emissions & certification

Source: EPA emission certificates

Configuration	Smog rating	Emission standard	Where it can be sold new	SmartWay
Leaf (40 kW-hr battery pack), Leaf (62 kW-hr battery pack), Leaf SV/SL (62 kW-hr battery pack)	10 / 10	Federal Tier 3 Bin 0 / California ZEV	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	SmartWay Elite

Certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S.

The smog rating scores tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, 1 (worst) to 10 (best), and is comparable only within a model year. The standard is the federal bin or California tier the configuration was certified to. Both come from the EPA certificate behind the window sticker.

Specifications filed with NHTSA

Source: NHTSA vPIC

Dimensions Exterior

Body style	Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
Doors	4
GVWR class	Class 1: 6,000 lb or less (2,722 kg or less)

Fuel Economy

Fuel	Electric

Transmission

Drivetrain

4x2

Filed by the manufacturer with NHTSA under the federal vehicle-identification rule and decoded from the VIN pattern — not a manufacturer press kit, so it describes the configurations we could identify rather than every trim. Figures for the trim you are looking at may differ.

Dimensions & weight

Source: Transport Canada

Length	176.4 in
Width (body, without mirrors)	70.5 in
Height	61.4 in
Wheelbase	106.3 in
Track, front	60.6 in
Track, rear	61.0 in
Curb weight	3,439 lb
Weight distribution, front/rear	58/42

Measured by Transport Canada for its Canadian Vehicle Specifications database, which covers the North American versions of each model — here one configuration: 5-door Hatchback. Where a range is shown, those versions differ. Width is the body without mirrors, which is why it can read narrower than a brochure figure. Before we used it we checked it against the US manufacturer press kits we hold (27 Sep 2026): wheelbase agreed within 1% on every vehicle we could compare, length on 98%, and the curb weight fell inside the manufacturer's range on 96%. Source dataset. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Licence.

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Recalls (5)

Source: NHTSA recall database

!critical

Electrical System

R24B2, P4A38, P5A22

25,704 vehicles 23% reported repaired

Problem Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2019-2020 LEAF vehicles equipped with a Level 3 quick charging port. The lithium-ion battery may overheat during Level 3 charging. Risk A quick charging battery that overheats increases the risk of a fire. Fix Dealers will update the battery software, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed June 3, 2026. This is a phased recall. Owners may contact Nissan Customer Service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's numbers for this recall are R24B2, P4A38, and P5A22.

Filed with NHTSADefect report PDF

NHTSA campaign 24V700000 reported Sep 19, 2024 Nissan North America, Inc. the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

●moderate

Back Over Prevention

R23D7

57,914 vehicles 71% reported repaired

Problem Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2022 LEAF vehicles. Damage to the camera harness can cause distortion or loss of the rearview camera display image. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility." Risk A rearview camera that does not properly display an image can reduce the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash. Fix Dealers will inspect the rearview camera and harness for damage and replace them as necessary. If no damage is found, the dealer will apply protective tape and reroute the rearview camera harness. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 9, 2024. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R23D7.

Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDF

NHTSA campaign 24V071000 reported Feb 2, 2024 Nissan North America, Inc. the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

!critical

Vehicle Speed Control

R23A6

66,159 vehicles 83% reported repaired

Problem Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2023 LEAF vehicles. The vehicle may accelerate unintentionally if the driving mode is changed ("D" to "B"; e-Pedal "On"; or "ECO" mode) after disengaging the cruise control. Risk Unintentional acceleration can increase the risk of a crash. Fix Dealers will reprogram the vehicle control module (VCM), free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 30, 2023. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R23A6.

Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 23V494000 reported Jul 17, 2023 Nissan North America, Inc. the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

○minor

Visibility

R22C5

64,732 vehicles 100% reported repaired

Problem Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2023 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." Risk Reduced defroster performance can limit visibility out of the windshield, increasing the risk of a crash. Fix 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 April 1, 2023. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R22C5.

Filed with NHTSARemedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 23V048000 reported Feb 2, 2023 Nissan North America, Inc. the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

○minor

Back Over Prevention

1,228,830 vehicles 80% reported repaired built May 1, 2018 – Apr 30, 2019

Problem Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX80 vehicles. Additionally included are 2019 Nissan GT-R and Taxi and Infiniti QX50, QX60, Q70, Q70L vehicles. The back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) num Risk The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash. Fix Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge. The recall began November 11, 2019 and all affected VINs should be activated. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or INFINITI customer service at 1-800-662-6200.

Filed with NHTSARemedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 19V654000 reported Sep 12, 2019 Nissan North America, Inc. the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

These are vehicle campaigns — the ones the automaker filed against this model. NHTSA also records equipment recalls, filed by a parts maker against a component (a tyre, a child seat, an aftermarket part), and those are not listed here or counted above. nhtsa.gov/recalls shows both for a VIN.

NHTSA defect investigations

Electrical System:Propulsion System — Pedestrian alert sounds closed

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 mat

Opened Jan 27, 2023 · closed Aug 7, 2023 · action DP22005 · the investigation’s page →

Whether any of this applies to one specific Leaf

A campaign covers a build range, not a model year, so two identical-looking cars from 2019 can differ. Both of these check a VIN against the manufacturer’s own list, free, in about ten seconds. Nissan publishes its own lookup because federal rule 49 CFR 573.15 requires it to, and to keep it current to within seven days.

NHTSA VIN check →Nissan’s own VIN lookup →

Hear about a recall before the letter does

The manufacturer’s letter is the last step of a recall: it has up to 60 days after filing to mail owners, at the address on the registration. We email you the day NHTSA posts a recall on the 2019 Nissan Leaf, with what to do next. Nothing else, ever — no newsletter, no marketing, one-click unsubscribe in every message.

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

260complaints filed

4 involved a crash · 2 a fire · 5 injuries · 0 deaths reported

162 per 10,000 built · Nissan reported 16,052 Leaf built (its Early Warning production report to NHTSA)

Filed per year: 2019: 4 · 2020: 5 · 2021: 6 · 2022: 14 · 2023: 17 · 2024: 17 · 2025: 118 · 2026: 79

Most-cited components

Electrical System → 178

Unspecified 47

Fuel/Propulsion System 34

Visibility/Wiper 13

Power Train 13

Service Brakes 10

In depth: electrical problems →

In owners' own words

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, one per problem area. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed.

The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Leaf. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the defroster was activated; however, the defroster fan motor became inoperable, causing the front and rear windshields to become foggy. The vehicle was not diagnosed.

Equipment at 55,000 miles Apr 28, 2023 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11519524

Today I received a recall notice - 22v0-048 - regarding the defrosting and defogging systems. As currently programmed, the defroster limits visibility out of the windshield under cold conditions. The solution proposed by Nissan is reminiscent of the Apollo 13 instructions, complicated and difficult to follow by normal humans.

Visibility/Wiper Apr 3, 2023 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11515144

Stuck in a snow drift, slightly down hill, rocking the car forward and back, twice it went into an uncommanded full throttle forward. Even after removing my foot from the accelerator with no other control inputs the car was in high speed forward mode. I had to hit the brake each time to get it to shut down.

Power Train Feb 24, 2023 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11508912

A warning light came on with a circle and exclamation mark and when I starting to back up my brake pedal was not stopping the car it kept on going it was very scary , then another warning light came on with a picture of a car and exclamation.

Electrical System Oct 5, 2022 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11488058

The electronic parking brake does not automatically engage, even when the circumstances described in the owner's manual apply. This could cause some cars to be improperly secured, if drivers expect the parking brake to apply automatically but it does not.

Service Brakes Jun 30, 2022 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11471669

My Nissan does not have an audible reminder to buckle my seat belt. The dealer says this is the way the car is designed. Should my car be recalled? Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards require seat belt reminders to have an audible signal that lasts for four to eight seconds and a visual alert that lasts at least one minute whenever…

Seat Belts May 4, 2022 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11463371

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Reported by Nissan itself: 1 death-or-injury claim on this model year in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21): 1 killed, as claimed, not verified — about 6.2 per 100,000 built. Every Leaf model year, by year and system → Dated and by system, they are exhibit F of the defect dossier.

When owners reported it

Reported at 30k

miles, typically

Half the 25 owner reports with an odometer reading on file fall between 8,000 and 96,000 miles. That is when problems get reported, which is not the same as when they start — and not a failure rate, because nobody knows how many of these cars never had a problem at all.

Too few readings for a curve — the 25 on file: 7 under 10k, 4 10k–20k, 1 20k–30k, 2 30k–40k, 2 50k–60k, 1 80k–90k, 4 90k–100k, 4 100k–150k.

Median mileage by component

Component	Reports	Median miles	Vs same age
Electrical System	15	90,000	5.89×

Vs same age is this model year’s median for the system divided by the median of every 2019-model-year complaint about the same system, all makes: under 1× means owners of this car reported it at lower mileage. Here, owners reported later: electrical system (5.89×). Which systems go early across the whole fleet: the component study.

Odometer readings as filed by owners with NHTSA. Readings under 100 or over 400,000 miles are dropped as data entry rather than history, and a component needs at least 12 readings before a median is shown for it.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP

NHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.

Driver-assist crash reports (3)

Source: NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01

3reports filed

2 no injury reported · 1 severity unknown

Nov 2021 to Jun 2024 · 0 with an air bag deployment · 0 towed

What was engaged, and what was hit

System named: 07e2ff71c978f12806ff04f1d03ea5c6d10fc90f (1), 966cc9e370a341f1212d389d74e6f1eb5da9bdfe (1), Level 4 (1)

Crash partner: Passenger Car 2 · Heavy Truck 1

Filed by: WeRide Corp

Incident	System	Struck	Injury alleged	State	Speed	Report
Jun 2024	ADS · 07e2ff71c978f12806ff04f1d03ea5c6d10fc90f	Passenger Car	no injury reported	CA	6 mph	30792-8115
Jun 2023	ADS · 966cc9e370a341f1212d389d74e6f1eb5da9bdfe	Heavy Truck	unknown	CA	—	30792-5747
Nov 2021	ADS · Level 4	Passenger Car	no injury reported	CA	—	30792-1699

From the manufacturer’s own filing

The reporting entity’s narrative as NHTSA published it, with anything identifying removed and nothing added. A narrative is a notice, written before the entity had verified what happened.

On 06/[redacted]/2024 at 3:51pm, a WeRide vehicle (Car 1) safety driver in manual driving mode was attempting to make a u-turn at 6 mph on [redacted]. During the u-turn maneuver, a white chevy cruze (Car 2) traveling at 23 mph, having just made a right turn off of [redacted]., approached from behind on [redacted].

WeRide Corp report 30792-8115 Jun 2024 NHTSA SGO filing

At 2:06pm a WeRide driverless vehicle (car 1) was stopped behind a big rig truck (vehicle 2). As our vehicle (car 1) was stopped behind the big rig truck, the big rig truck proceeded to reverse backwards and eventually collided into the WeRide vehicle (car 1). Both parties pulled over both involved vehicles and cooperated to exchange information.

WeRide Corp report 30792-5747 Jun 2023 NHTSA SGO filing

At 3:27 PM on 11/[redacted]/2021, a driver from Weride was operating one of our L4 autonomous vehicles in autonomous mode on the on-ramp to [redacted] from [redacted] in North San Jose. Our car was in the queue of traffic waiting for the metering light.

WeRide Corp report 30792-1699 Nov 2021 NHTSA SGO filing

A report under the General Order is a notice the manufacturer or operator must file within days of hearing of a crash in which a Level 2 driver-assist or automated-driving system was engaged within 30 seconds of impact. It is filed before anything is verified, and entities with telematics hear of far more crashes than entities that rely on complaints, so counts say as much about the reporting as about the car and are not comparable across makes. Nothing is normalised by fleet size. Every report on file, by make and year → · NHTSA’s page and files

Service bulletins & campaigns

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Communicationsfiled with NHTSA 117

Most recentmanufacturer date 2026-06-03

Kindsas classified by NHTSA 117 service bulletins

Most often about: Electrical System, Equipment, Power Train, Engine, Forward Collision Avoidance.

11034255 Service bulletin
2026-06-03 · Fuel/Propulsion System
*****Dealer Announcement***** Nissan is committed to delivering the highest levels of product quality and customer satisfaction. In support of this commitment, Nissan is implementing a Lithium-ion Battery Post-Remedy Program for certain Model Year 2019–2022 Nissan LEAF vehicles that were previously remedied under voluntary safety recall campaigns R24B2 and R25C8. As a reminder, campaigns R24B2 and
NTB09-131C Service bulletin
2026-04-13 · Structure — Body
CERTIFICATION LABEL AND VIN PLATE REPLACEMENT SERVICE INFORMATION Because of collision damage or other vehicle repair, a replacement “Certification Label” or “VIN Plate/Label” may be needed. HINT: Certification Label = FMVSS (Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards) label. These items may be available from Nissan by request if certain criteria are met. This bulletin lists the criteria and provides
NTB09-131C Service bulletin
2026-04-13 · Structure — Body
CERTIFICATION LABEL AND VIN PLATE REPLACEMENT SERVICE INFORMATION Because of collision damage or other vehicle repair, a replacement “Certification Label” or “VIN Plate/Label” may be needed. HINT: Certification Label = FMVSS (Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards) label. These items may be available from Nissan by request if certain criteria are met. This bulletin lists the criteria and provides
NTB15-049CC Service bulletin
2026-03-30 · Electrical System
TELEMATICS SERVICE INFORMATION HINT: This bulletin applies to vehicles equipped with a 4G network compatible TCU. TCUs compatible with 3G network only are no longer supported. SERVICE INFORMATION The APPLIED VEHICLES that come equipped with a factory installed SOS switch, located near the overhead map lamp, also come equipped with a wireless communication device called a Telematics Communication U
NTB19-042F Service bulletin
2025-02-20 · Service Brakes
AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING WARNING LIGHT BLINKING APPLIED SYSTEMS: Vehicles equipped with a lane camera (see Figure 1) SERVICE INFORMATION If the Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) warning light or is blinking (but not illuminated steadily) or the customer states it is blinking, and there are no related DTCs, inspect the windshield. A blinking AEB warning light may occur under the following condit
NTB19-033G Service bulletin
2025-02-20 · Electrical System
INTELLIGENT CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE AND AEB/FEB WARNING LIGHT ON OR RADAR OBSTRUCTION MESSAGE DISPLAYED WITH DTC C1A16 OR C2582 IF YOU CONFIRM IMPORTANT: The purpose of ACTION (on the next page) is to give you a quick idea of the work you will be performing. You MUST closely follow the entire SERVICE PROCEDURE as it contains information that is essential to successfully completing this repair.
NTB24-048 Service bulletin
2024-10-30 · Visibility/Wiper
*****Dealer Announcement***** Nissan is conducting a service campaign on certain specific MY2018-2025 Nissan LEAF vehicles identified in Service Comm and National Service History – Open Campaigns. On affected vehicles, at temperatures below -10°C/14°F, use of the blower motor at full speed can cause the defrost function to operate at a low electrical current and trigger failsafe logic. This may re
NTB20-066C Service bulletin
2024-10-04 · Lane Departure — Warning
LANE CAMERA AIMING VEHICLE REFERENCE VALUES NOT IN ESM SERVICE INFORMATION If the lane camera requires aiming, the values in Table A on page 4 must be used.  For all other models/model years, consult the Electronic Service Manual (ESM).

A service bulletin is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a known condition. It is not a recall, not a finding that the vehicle is defective, and the work is not automatically free — though a bulletin is often what a dealer works from when you describe a symptom, so quoting the document number can save a diagnosis. The count is every communication filed; the list shows the most recent, one entry per campaign, because a single campaign is usually filed as several documents on the same day. The summaries are NHTSA's; the full documents come from the manufacturer.

Diagnostic trouble codes on file

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints

Codes documented against this model year in the federal record. A code appearing here does not mean this vehicle will set it — it means the code is part of this nameplate-year's documented history.

Code	What it means	Most often filed under	Where it appears
P0456 P0456 on Nissan →	A very small leak in the evaporative emissions system.	Fuel/Propulsion System · Gas cap →	2 bulletins
P0AA6 P0AA6 on Nissan →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Electrical System · Battery →	2 bulletins
P31E7 P31E7 on Nissan →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Electrical System · Battery →	2 bulletins

Generic codes (the second character is 0 or 2) mean the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States. Manufacturer-specific codes (1 or 3) mean whatever the automaker assigned, and no honest source can define them for you — which is why the ones here carry the evidence instead of a definition. A code is a link when enough separate federal documents name it across the catalogue to be worth a page of its own; the rest are listed here, where the vehicle is the context that makes them mean something.

At the New York inspection station

Source: New York State DMV

New York inspections 4.2%

failed the safety inspection

261 initial inspections of 255 vehicles.

Measure	The 2019 Leaf	Every 2019 vehicle	Behind it
Failed the safety inspection	4.2%	1.7%	261
Air-bag warning lamp stayed lit	0%	0.20%	261
Miles driven a year	7,863	9,904	odometer at inspection
Average odometer	57,106	72,084	odometer at inspection

Electric vehicles get no emissions test in New York, so the safety inspection is the record here. First inspections only, so a car that failed and came back is counted once; private and special plates, not taxis, livery or commercial plates. A rate appears only where at least 200 inspections stand behind it. “Every 2019 vehicle” is every 2019 model-year car, SUV and pickup inspected in the same window, all makes. This is the state’s record of test results, not a reliability score by itself. Source: New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Vehicle Inspections (data.ny.gov, Open NY terms).

Compare the 2019 Leaf with

Any vehicle, your weights →

Head-to-head	Verdict
2019 Toyota Prius c · Compact Hatchback · grade A	Leaf +7.8

Leaf by model year

all years, side by side →

Year Safety Recalls Complaints

2026 C 2 3 Park outside 2025 A 0 7 212 mi 2024 A 0 5 212 mi 2023 C 3 22 212 mi 2022 D 4 96 226 mi 2021 D 4 57 226 mi 2020 F 6 167 226 mi 2019 this page D 5 260 226 mi 2018 C 4 67 151 mi 2017 B 2 17 107 mi 2016 C 4 36 107 mi

Common questions about the 2019 Leaf

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Does the 2019 Nissan Leaf have any recalls?

NHTSA has posted 5 recall campaigns for the 2019 Nissan Leaf, 2 of them rated critical. The most serious on file is 24V700000, covering Electrical System. 1 campaign is phased, so the repair reached some model years before others. Check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a recall applies to specific build ranges, not every car.

How safe is the 2019 Nissan Leaf?

NHTSA has not published a crash-test rating for the 2019 Nissan Leaf yet. On the recall record WhichTrim grades it D (65/100), which measures open and severe recalls rather than crash protection.

What is the fuel economy of the 2019 Nissan Leaf?

Across the 3 EPA-rated configurations of the 2019 Nissan Leaf, the longest EPA range is 226 miles on a charge. Figures are the EPA's own, per configuration, and every one is listed above.

What are the dimensions of the 2019 Nissan Leaf?

Transport Canada measured it at 176.4 in long, 70.5 in wide (body, without mirrors), 61.4 in tall, on a 106.3 in wheelbase. Curb weight: 3,439 lb. Those are its measurements of the North American versions; every figure is in the table above.

What do owners complain about on the 2019 Nissan Leaf?

Owners have filed 260 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Nissan Leaf, most often about electrical system, unspecified, fuel/propulsion system. Of those, 4 involved a crash, 2 a fire, 5 reported injuries. Complaints are unverified owner reports, so treat the pattern as a signal and the individual report as an anecdote.

How clean is the 2019 Nissan Leaf?

The EPA smog rating for the 2019 Nissan Leaf is 10 out of 10. That score covers tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, and it only compares vehicles within the same model year. It is certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S. Its configurations were certified to different standards — California ZEV, Federal Tier 3 Bin 0 — which the table above lists per configuration.

Are there service bulletins for the 2019 Nissan Leaf?

The manufacturer has filed 117 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2019 Nissan Leaf, most often covering electrical system, equipment, power train. The most recent is dated 2026-06-03. A bulletin is not a recall: it is the repair procedure a manufacturer sends its dealers for a condition it knows about, and the work is not automatically paid for. It is still worth knowing — if the symptom matches, quoting the bulletin number at the service desk can save a diagnosis. The document numbers and summaries are listed above.

How does the 2019 Nissan Leaf do at state inspection?

In New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2019 Nissan Leaf failed the safety inspection on 4.2% of first inspections — higher than the 1.7% for every 2019 model-year vehicle inspected. The figures are New York State DMV’s own inspection records, first inspections only, and the table above sets each one against every vehicle of the same model year.

Is the 2019 Nissan Leaf better than the 2019 Toyota Prius c?

The Nissan Leaf wins clearly, 80 to 72.2, on fuel & range. The Toyota Prius c is ahead on safety. We publish a full side-by-side of the 2019 Nissan Leaf against the 2019 Toyota Prius c — specifications by family, equipment feature by feature, safety record and ownership costs. You can re-weight what matters to you and the verdict recalculates.

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Paid vehicle-history reports will not tell you the difference between “nothing happened to this car” and “we never received that record” — both of the big two say as much in their own help pages. Most of what is on this page comes from complete federal registers, so we can tell you which is which, row by row.

Data	Held	Source	What it covers — or what empty means
Fuel economy & configurations	3 configurations	EPA certification records	Every configuration the EPA certified for sale, with its own test figures.
Emission certificates	3 configurations	EPA emission certificates	Smog rating, standard and the sales area that decides where the car can be sold new.
Recalls	5	NHTSA recall campaigns	A complete federal register: every campaign covering this model year, with severity and advisory flags.
Owner complaints	260	NHTSA complaint database	Also complete, but unverified: these are reports owners filed, not findings. Counts scale with how many were sold.
Crash ratings	none	NHTSA NCAP	NHTSA has not tested this model year. Cars are selected for testing, so untested is not unsafe.
Service bulletins	117	NHTSA manufacturer communications	Everything the manufacturer told its dealers about a defect or malfunction, short of a recall.
Investigations	1	NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation	Open and closed defect investigations, with the agency's own narrative.
Driver-assist crash reports	3	NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01	Crashes the manufacturer or operator reported with a Level 2 or automated-driving system engaged. Notices, filed before verification; not comparable across makes.
Specifications filed with NHTSA	5 fields	NHTSA vPIC, decoded from VIN patterns	What the manufacturer filed under the federal VIN rule — a configuration, not the full trim ladder.
Measured dimensions	7 fields	Transport Canada, Canadian Vehicle Specifications	Length, width, height, wheelbase, track and curb weight, measured on the North American versions.
Trims, pricing & equipment	none	Manufacturer press kit	We have not transcribed a press kit for this model year yet. This is our gap, not the manufacturer's — the one row here where an empty cell means we are behind.

Rebuilt nightly; this page was generated 2026-10-26. Every figure above is traceable to the source named beside it, and the JSON for this page carries the same values with their identifiers.

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). The most serious recall counts in full and each further one counts 85% of the one before, because a vehicle sold in millions is recalled more often than a rare one without being more dangerous — and because a flat subtraction bottomed the scale out, scoring a vehicle with 22 recalls within a point of one with six. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Read it as what it counts: recall campaigns on the federal record, weighted by severity. The damping reduces the sales bias by roughly 40% but does not remove it: like our complaint counts, this is not normalized by how many were sold, so a best-seller still scores somewhat worse than an obscure model with the same real risk. NHTSA crash ratings, do-not-drive and park-outside advisories, and the crash, fire, injury and death counts in owner complaints are reported separately on every page and never blended into the letter — a vehicle can hold five stars and a poor letter at once, and where that happens we say so rather than leave you to notice. Because the scale subtracts from a clean sheet, a model year too new to have been recalled, complained about or bulletined scores full marks on an empty record; we label those grades provisional rather than present them as earned.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed nightly.

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2019 Nissan Leaf

Specs & fuel economy

Emissions & certification

Specifications filed with NHTSA

Dimensions Exterior

Fuel Economy

Transmission

Dimensions & weight

Factory warranty running out?

Recalls (5)

Electrical System

Back Over Prevention

Vehicle Speed Control

Visibility

Back Over Prevention

NHTSA defect investigations

Whether any of this applies to one specific Leaf

Hear about a recall before the letter does

Parts & accessories for the 2019 Nissan Leaf

Owner complaints

Most-cited components

In owners' own words

When owners reported it

miles, typically

Median mileage by component

Crash ratings

Driver-assist crash reports (3)

What was engaged, and what was hit

From the manufacturer’s own filing

Service bulletins & campaigns

Diagnostic trouble codes on file

At the New York inspection station

failed the safety inspection

Compare the 2019 Leaf with

Leaf by model year

Common questions about the 2019 Leaf

Does the 2019 Nissan Leaf have any recalls?

How safe is the 2019 Nissan Leaf?

What is the fuel economy of the 2019 Nissan Leaf?

What are the dimensions of the 2019 Nissan Leaf?

What do owners complain about on the 2019 Nissan Leaf?

How clean is the 2019 Nissan Leaf?

Are there service bulletins for the 2019 Nissan Leaf?

How does the 2019 Nissan Leaf do at state inspection?

Is the 2019 Nissan Leaf better than the 2019 Toyota Prius c?

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Where to go next

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