Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2016 Nissan Leaf has 4 recalls, 35 complaints, and a 4-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
4
Recalls
35
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 7, 2026
16V436000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016 LEAF vehicles manufactured February 24, 2016, to March 23, 2016, and Sentra v...
17V253000
AIR BAGS
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2017 LEAF and 2014, 2016 and 2017 Sentra vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error within ...
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...
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: 2016 Nissan Leaf 5 HB FWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2025 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | On January 9, a little after 12:30 pm, on Indian Head Highway (MD route 210) northbound near the Man... |
| Nov 1, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | On Friday, November 1, at about 3 pm, the brakes failed pulling away from the curb in a forward dire... |
| Apr 21, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES | Drove home at 7PM mild day (65-70 degrees). Stopped the car and turned it off for an hour. Had to l... |
| Mar 18, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES | The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Leaf. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, ... |
| Jan 10, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Goes into neutral in a matter of seconds while driving at highway speeds and goes into turtle mode w... |
| Jan 1, 2024 | STEERING | When turning left there is a plasticky sticking feeling and sound like a plastic bushing is coming a... |
| Nov 27, 2023 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | While climbing the incline section of the San Mateo Bridge in the fast lane, the Leaf shifted itself... |
| Mar 8, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | On March 8, 2023, my 2016 NISSAN LEAF main EV battery failed at 75% charge power going up an incline... |
| Jan 27, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Car shifted into neutral at highway speeds and would not go back into drive on 3 separate occasions ... |
| Jan 8, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | While driving at highway speeds (65mph) on a cold day (10-20F), the car lost all drive power with no... |
| Dec 21, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | We were driving the car on a highway (the 405 in Los Angeles) in the midafternoon on December 21. W... |
| Aug 28, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES | Vehicle is 2016 Nissan Leaf. Odometer reading 42,537. On August 28, 2022 in a shopping center park... |
| Apr 4, 2022 | STRUCTURE | The driver's side door handle broke on my 2016 Nissan LEAF. Investigating the issue online, I found ... |
| Feb 2, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Leaf. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, ... |
| Dec 13, 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | THE NISSAN LEAF WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A 35 MPH ROAD IN A HILLY AREA. WHILE GOING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ... |
| Jul 31, 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | DURING CONDITIONS OF LOW 12V BATTERY CHARGE, THE VEHICLE WILL OCCASIONALLY START, GO INTO A DRIVE MO... |
| Nov 2, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | TL* THE CONSUMER OWNED A 2016 NISSAN LEAF. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE ASLEEP AT THEIR RESIDENCE,... |
| Oct 22, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH, MY CAR TURNS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY! I HAVE A VIDEO OF ... |
| Oct 7, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | NO BRAKES AT STARTUP. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS. DROVE 20 MILES NIGHT BEFORE. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOO... |
| Jul 23, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | BRAKE STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON SAN THOMAS EXPRESSWAY IN SANTA CLARA CITY IN CALIFORNIA... |