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What 51 owners told NHTSA about the 2021 Nissan Leaf (53 Kwh Battery) Bev

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)

1 of 51 complaints match · Driver assistance · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

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 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 2021 Nissan Leaf (53 Kwh Battery) Bev verdict →