Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2013 Nissan leaf has 5 recalls, 81 complaints, and a 4-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
5
Recalls
81
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
16V119000
SERVICE BRAKES
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 LEAF vehicles manufactured November 19, 2012, to July 31, 2015. During ...
14V138000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Altima, LEAF, Pathfinder, and Sentra, model year 2013 NV200 (aka Taxi) a...
16V244000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfin...
13V069000
AIR BAGS
Nissan is recalling certain model year 2013 Altima, LEAF, Pathfinder, Sentra, and Infiniti JX35 vehicles. Sensors within the passenger Occupant Detec...
23V296000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2013-2017 LEAF vehicles. The Owner's Manual instructions for defroster operation are incorre...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2013 Nissan Leaf 5 HB FWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | On 3 occasions the brakes have randomly failed when traveling. In 2 cases, stopping ability was non... |
| Dec 11, 2024 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES | I put the car in park as I was pulling in without turning it off to grab trash from the curb and tak... |
| May 9, 2024 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Leaf. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed,... |
| Nov 30, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The car suddenly lost power during freeway driving. The brake system appeared compromised. Turning o... |
| Sep 16, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The Nissan Leaf has a 6,600 watt charger that is attached to the top of the 26,000 watt electrical m... |
| Jun 1, 2023 | AIR BAGS | Warning light is flashing and the airbag warning light is flashing. I took it to the dealership and ... |
| May 18, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | I was driving and wanted to slow the vehicle to turn on a side street. I pressed the brake and noth... |
| May 5, 2023 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | The left curtain and driver seat airbags were spontaneously deployed while driving. The driver seatb... |
| Apr 1, 2022 | AIR BAGS | SRS Airbag light has been flashing for about a year. Code reader shows B00A0 0009 code indicating a ... |
| Sep 17, 2020 | SUSPENSION | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN LEAF. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ... |
| Sep 18, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 2013 NISSAN LEAF BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY AND WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 30MPH RESULTING IN NEAR ... |
| Sep 11, 2019 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | DANGEROUSLY LOW INCREASINGLY HIDEOUS BATTERY STORAGE. PURCHASED USED 2013 LEAF IN JUNE 2019. WAS A... |
| Jul 29, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE INDICATORS LIGHTS CAN AND ARE BEING MANIPULATED (TURNED ON AND OFF) VIA REMOTE CONTROL ACCESS. T... |
| Jul 10, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | BATTERY CHARGED TO 55 MILE RANGE, LEFT OVERNIGHT AND DROPPED TO 39 MILES WHILE SHOWING 9 BARS. RANG... |
| Jul 1, 2019 | AIR BAGS | IN 2017 I BROUGHT IN MY NISSAN LEAF TO BE SERVICED FOR A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE OCS SENSOR. BEFORE TH... |
| Jun 24, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | MY NISSAN LEAF WAS EXPERIENCING A SEAT BELT NOT BUCKLED AND IT WOULD LIGHT UP WHEN NO ONE WAS SITTIN... |
| Jun 18, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | WHILE DRIVING ON A WARM DAY AT ABOUT 25 MILES AN HOUR ABOUT TWO MILES FROM MY HOME, MY BRAKES BECAME... |
| Feb 20, 2019 | AIR BAGS | AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON AND DEALER SAYS IT IS A CONTROL MODULE OR THE AIRBAG IN THE PASSENG... |
| Feb 6, 2019 | WHEELS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | MY CAR'S WARNING SYSTEM INDICATORS CAN BE ACCESSED AND OR TURNED ON OR OFF VIA FOREIGN KEY FOB (OR O... |
| Feb 4, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | I FILED THIS COMPLAINT PREVIOUSLY ON 2/4/19 - CONFIRMATION # ODI 11174255. YOU SENT ME SOME FOLLOW-U... |