Nissan Leaf problems, by model year and system
729 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Nissan Leaf 2016–2026, and the 1 system the record is deep on — electrical (438). Each system has a page across the years; 3 model-year pages go deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.
The systems the record is deep on
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsNissan Leaf complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | electrical |
|---|---|
| 2026 2 in all | 2 |
| 2025 7 in all | 3 |
| 2024 5 in all | 2 |
| 2023 20 in all | 3 |
| 2022 95 in all | 61 |
| 2021 56 in all | 32 |
| 2020 166 in all | 123 |
| 2019 259 in all | 177 |
| 2018 66 in all | 18 |
| 2017 17 in all | 4 |
| 2016 36 in all | 13 |
Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseWhich Nissan Leaf system draws the most complaints?
Electrical: 438 complaints across 11 model years, 60% of everything owners filed about the Nissan Leaf. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Nissan Leaf year has the most complaints?
2019 (259), 2020 (166), 2022 (95). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.