2014 Nissan LEAF Consumer Reviews

Nissan LEAF is the electric car that has paved the way for the widespread adoption of electric vehicles. Compact yet spacious, Nissan LEAF is both accessible and functional for a broad audience. I even used it for ride sharing being the first electric car in Chicago market. With 208K miles now since I bought it new in Novembe 2014, it has paid off its price without any major repairs needed, let alone not to mention no oil-change!

Yeah it's a cute and comfy car, but it's just not reliable enough because of the charge not lasting. It says 80 miles on a full charge, but it feels like only 30 and even less if you run the AC. I can't even get to the city safely, which is about a 45 minute drive or 25 miles away. It rains constantly where I live, and having to run the AC constantly makes this car's battery completely drop. I tried to go get coffee the other day, less than a five minute drive in the rain and less than a mile, and the battery went from 45 miles to 27 miles. The battery charge at this point is just straight up not safe. I'm having to sell it soon because I don't want to worry anymore about whether or not I'll actually make it to my destination or end up stranded, and I'd rather pay for oil changes and gas for a car that will take me where I need to go. Oh and if you have an S version it doesn't have Bluetooth for music, just for phone calls, which feels a little insulting.

its an eletric car and looks good for a beginning car it can take you places and is fine for a new driver to drive

I bought a 2017 Nissan Leaf SV used at 40k miles and it served me perfectly well. It was my first car. I wouldn’t drive on the freeway because the miles would go down if you accelerate too fast. I had this car when I had a garage and when I didn’t. I would only pay $3-6 a week to fully charge my car. The seats are super comfortable and there wasn’t much maintenance required at all! Unfortunately, I had to trade in my car because I needed a car that can drive me longer and further since I would be required for work. I would totally buy another Nissan Leaf in the future when I have a steadier living environment.

Nissan does not stand behind their warranty. My battery suffered enough degradation that it should be replaced under warranty. I got a piece of paper stating all of this from the dealer. The problem is that the dealer can't tell me WHEN I'll get that battery. And as my battery continues to degrade (getting to the point where the car is being rendered useless), I am getting no help. The dealer knows nothing and doesn't seem to want to lift a finger to help. Nissan won't answer my questions and offered me a pittance just to surrender the car back to them (sorry, I want the battery you promised me, Nissan!). They won't even offer me a loaner car while I wait. So, yeah, I don't recommend the Leaf and I don't think I ever want to deal with Nissan again.

Settings matter - both "ECO" and "B" gear impact performance and range, as do heat and A/C. But this car is fun to drive, works well in stop and go, or up & down especially well. Can do highway "over the limit" speeds, but staying at 60 or less will vastly improve range/mileage/economy. Thought we'd use this car for half our driving and a Subaru 4 wheel drive for other half. Nope - we use the Leaf for 90% of our driving and lend out the Subaru to friends. Turns out the range (107 nominal, 90 to 130 actual, depending on use of heat or A/C and other settings) fits most of our usage. Better in two car family than if "only" car. You learn what weight, heat, cooling and speed cost you. For best range, have less weight and milder acceleration. We really like it. We tell neighbors this is an ideal car for new drivers - very easy, great mirrors and camera to rear. So much easier to go slow and park. Test drives sell this type of vehicle.

Need a car for your kids to learn in and drive to school? This is the perfect car. It is very reliable, nearly maintenance free, and can easily charge from home on a L1 connection (normal wall outlet), saving you tons of money on gas. My daughters love this car and hated driving gas cars after having learned on this. I loved the fact that they did not need to go out of their way to gas stations to fuel up the car, just plug in at home. While the car is good performance, it is not a overly fast car. It will keep with most common cars in the zero to 35 range and it is confident even going 65 on the local highway but it is not a "sports car" so it does not entice overly fast driving. The fact that my girls were able to be safe and never have to deal with an oil change or gas station or other such annoyances was wonderful, and yet this was a great deal for a used car - got it coming off of a lease back in 2018 - it was like new) My only complaint about the car is that it is a Nissan and I had to deal with the Nissan dealership in this area. I would otherwise recommend it, as long as you don't need to deal with the dealership. (Which you would not need to as this is basically a maintenance free car other than tires, windshield washer fluid, and maybe brakes, albeit we still have not needed them)

I first had a two year lease on this car, but liked it so much I purchased it. Until I installed a 220 volt plug, charging in my garage could take all night. Once I made the change, it was perfect. Cost around $0.50 to fully charge it. I have never had any mechanical issues with this car. I just had the breaks replaced after 7 years, 63,000 miles. I replace the cabin filter and transmission fluid annually, and that’s it. Nothing else to have to change or fix. This car is the perfect in town vehicle.