2022 Nissan Leaf
Complaints about this year name fast charging far more often than the model's other years — 28% of them, about 70× the usual rate of 0.4%.
| Complaints filed | 178 |
|---|---|
| Median for this model | 52 |
| Involving a crash | 14 |
| Recalls | 4 |
| EPA combined | 108 mpg |
What the complaints were about
- fast — 40.4% of this year's complaints, against 4% across the model's other years (10×).
- charging — 44.9% of this year's complaints, against 6.1% across the model's other years (7.3×).
- fire — 34.8% of this year's complaints, against 2.6% across the model's other years (13.6×).
Words owners used for the same problem are counted together, so a fault written four different ways is measured once. Grouped by which complaints they appear in, not by a list anyone wrote in advance.
Also unusual this year
- use level — 26% of complaints, 65× usual
- fast — 40% of complaints, 13× usual
- charging — 45% of complaints, 8× usual
What owners wrote
My 2022 Nissan Leaf is part of recall R25C8 involving a battery fire risk during DC fast charging. Nissan has advised not to use Level 3 charging, which prevents normal operation of the vehicle. The dealership refuses to provide a rental or loaner while I wait…
Recall R25C8 affects my 2022 Leaf’s battery cells and makes Level 3 charging unsafe. The proposed software only detects the defect and may disable the car. It does not fix the battery. I request repurchase or replacement of the vehicle. I also want to note tha…
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint filings, with identifying details removed.
Recalls for this year
- 23V048000 EQUIPMENT Fixed free of charge.
- 23V494000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Fixed free of charge.
- 24V071000 BACK OVER PREVENTION Fixed free of charge.
- 25V655000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Fixed free of charge.
How this was worked out
Every year of the Nissan Leaf was compared against its own history rather than against other cars, which removes popularity and age from the answer — a common car draws more complaints at equal reliability, and an older one has had longer to accumulate them. A year is flagged when it drew at least 2.5× this model's median and at least 50 complaints.
This is a fault record, not a review. Nobody files a federal complaint to say the car was fine, so it shows what tends to go wrong — not whether owners liked it, and not whether it is a good car.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations, retrieved . Look this vehicle up directly on NHTSA's site to check anything here.
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