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What 107 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Nissan Leaf Plus (60 Kwh Battery)

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (107)Crash / fire / injury (8)Brakes (82)Electrical system (16)Airbags (8)Speed control (8)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (3)Engine (3)Transmission & drivetrain (3)Fuel system (2)Visibility & wipers (2)Wheels (2)

1 of 107 complaints match · Speed control · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Dec 29, 2022Speed controlBrakesCrash

I was driving with one passenger going at very low speed. I began to turn into parking area and suddenly the car accelerated at an alarming speed. I applied total pressure on the brake to no avail, it did not override the acceleration. I steered into the back of another parked vehicle. The impact pushed the large heavy vehicle down into a ditch and deployed the airbags for both myself and passenger. 911 was called, Police arrived, tow trucks. My vehicle was totalled, and insurance now has the claim. If this has occurred on a highway or busy city street, many lives would have been at risk.

NHTSA ODI 11499319

Working with the data? Download all 107 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 19, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2015 Nissan Leaf Plus (60 Kwh Battery) verdict →