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2019 Nissan Leaf Plus (62 Kwh Battery)

Solid pick. The public record on this car is clean for its age. Inspect it, then negotiate with confidence.

Recalls, complaint breakdown & inspection checklist, all in a shareable PDF

124 owner complaints · 0 recalls · data verified July 15, 2026 · source: NHTSA

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Why buy?

Complaints are still coming in strong late in this car's life, a chronic-problem pattern, not early teething.

Electrical system problems dominate (59% of complaints).

Zero recalls, rare for a car this age.

The math, shown

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Complaint volume (40%)73
Severity (30%)69
Recall load (20%)100
Trend (10%)36

Complaints filed per year

Fading = early teething worked out. Climbing = problems aging in.

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How it crashes

NHTSA’s own crash tests, separate from the reliability score above.

NHTSA crash-tested this model year but didn’t publish an overall star rating for it.

Source: nhtsa.gov/ratings. Star ratings compare vehicles within the same class and size, not across every car on the road.

The road ahead

What breaks on a 2019 Nissan Leaf Plus (62 Kwh Battery), plotted where owners report it happening.

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Also reported (mileage varies): Electrical system (73) · Fuel system (14) · Visibility & wipers (13) · Brakes (9)

Mileage medians come from owners who mentioned an odometer reading in their NHTSA complaint, a rough guide, not a schedule.

Electrical system

59%

73 complaints · 57 in the last 2 years

Hello, Nissan was supposed to release a remedy for the EV battery recall on a 2019 Nissan Leaf SL plus by March 2025. It is now August 2025 and there is still no fix f…

Fuel system

11%

14 complaints · 11 in the last 2 years

For details please see: Manufacturer Recall Number R24B2 NHTSA Recall Number 24V-700 This battery issue has been known by the company but not yet addressed, despite th…

Visibility & wipers

10%

13 complaints · 1 in the last 2 years

The rearview camera stopped working. It works intermittently when backing up (<10%), but otherwise just shows a black screen for the rear backup camera. No warning lam…

Brakes

7%

9 complaints · 1 in the last 2 years

Brake warning sign came off and the car won't shift out of parking brake, causing the passenger to get stranded. Upon dealer inspection, there's defective wire hardnes…

Recalls (0)

No recall campaigns on file for this model year.

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What owners say

Real owners of this exact model-year, shown separately from the NHTSA score. If they disagree, that’s worth knowing.

The fine print: this verdict is computed from public NHTSA complaint and recall records for the 2019 Nissan Leaf Plus (62 Kwh Battery) as a model, not for any individual car. A well-maintained example of an “Avoid” can outlast a neglected “Buy”. Informational only, so always get a professional pre-purchase inspection.