2015 Nissan LEAF Reviews, Pricing & Specs

great car, wish it had more range though, usability as is is limited. You wont be running around doing errands all day in this car. But as a point to point commuter of under 100 kms and preferably with a charging station at both ends of the commute its fine. We use ours in this way and it works well. Highway trips will deplete the range so long highway commutes wont work well but short commutes around the city would be ok. So far saves us at least $ 400 per month in fuel costs alone. Plus with charging overnight at home the car always has a full tank of fuel every morning which is nice. Another bonus is because of the limited usability these cars tend to have far fewer kilometers on them and cost less to buy than an equivalent gas car.

I have personally driven the Nissan leaf and I thought it was quiet, comfortable and a great driving/ handling car. I would recommend the Nissan Leaf to anyone who would like to get into an electric car at a great value. The Nissan Leaf has more room than you might think. Test drive one!

The LEAF is luxurious compared to most compact cars. Stylish interior, comfortable seats, ample leg room, and solid construction, not a tin can that echoes and squeaks. Very quiet, like all EVs. Compared to a typical gas car at 12,000 miles/year, 30 miles per gallon and $3.00/gallon, saves 12,000 / 30 * $3 = $1,200 / year on gas. Electricity to run the car costs about 1/3 of that. We have a solar array, so driving costs us almost nothing. We charge the car in our garage 99.9% of the time, so no time wasted on gas/charging stops. Almost no maintenance: No oil changes, emission tests, tune-ups, exhaust system, radiator, transmission, etc. Ive had my 2013 LEAF for 7 years and the only repairs Ive done so far are new tires and replace worn out tie-rod ends ($70 DYI). My 2013 is 10 years old now and still has about 85% of its original battery capacity. Not all of them do this well, but Ive followed rule-of-thumb for Lithium batteries and keep it between 40% and 80% as much as possible (run it down to around 40% before recharging). The body style I would rate as OK on the 1st gen LEAF. The 2nd gen looks cooler. Fantastic car for city driving. This one only has a 90-mile range, so not convenient for long road trips. We considered a longer-range LEAF (150 or 226 miles) for our second car, but decided it was smarter to save $10,000 on a car that serves 99.9% of our needs, and rent a car for a few $hundred if/when we want to do a long road trip (which is rare). We found that we can rent a Tesla Model 3 for $39/day. So we now own two 1st gen LEAFs. Note that the LEAF battery is air-cooled, which means less cost and maintenance for us in the north, but it wont perform as well in hot climates. If you do a lot of driving on 90F/32C days, dont expect to get rated range. Many EVs have a radiator to cool the battery, so theyll perform better than the LEAF in southern India or Miami.

The Leaf is a great little car for a very specific market. The overall reliability is good except for the battery. The battery is know to degrade due to the lack of thermal management. Luckily Nissan provides a battery health gauge on the dashboard. I wouldn’t recommend buying one that is below 10 bars of battery health. The range when new was around 90 miles but at 10 bars of health or less it will have less range. If you have a short commute under 30 miles then this car would be great for you. It can have heated seats and a 360 camera.

Car is great, the NS rebates helps and based on my short commute it is perfect.

Liked the overall features and smooth ride, the only uncertainty is the life of the batteries.

Good car charged kms is too low. Good traction control. Heater uses up battery too fast

It is the perfect car if you need something just to be bop around town.