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What 51 owners told NHTSA about the 2021 Nissan Leaf (40 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 (51)Crash / fire / injury (5)Electrical system (31)Fuel system (8)Visibility & wipers (6)Engine (5)Driver assistance (3)Transmission & drivetrain (3)Airbags (2)Backup camera & sensors (2)Lights (2)Brakes (1)

2 of 51 complaints match · Airbags · clear filters

Apr 1, 2022AirbagsLane DepartureCrash1 injury

This vehicle failed to have airbags deployed in this accident on 3.23.2022, as photographs that are larger than 10MB will upload, but the Estimate did upload. BUT the car was spun nearly if not fully 360 after hit by a truck in a lane change of a blind spot that spun the car and into concrete barriers. HORRIBLE. Totaled Vehicle. this is the SECOND accident both under USAA on September 03, 2021, with another Police Report and Freeway accident from Front End when freeway traffic came to a sudden stop, and into the barrier. AGAIN no Air Bag Deployed. Warning systems failed.

NHTSA ODI 11459264

Apr 1, 2022AirbagsDriver assistanceCrash

9.3.2021 Freeway comes to a complete stop. Front end collision into vehicle in front at an angle to avoid full collision and into the barrier on Passenger side. NO AIRBAGS deployed! Police Report Filed.

NHTSA ODI 11459274

Working with the data? Download all 51 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 14, 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 2021 Nissan Leaf (40 Kwh Battery) verdict →