2014 Nissan Leaf problems and recalls

53% of owner complaints on the 2014 Nissan Leaf related to the Service Brakes (18 of 34).

34
Complaints
6
Recalls
3
Crash reports
2
Fire reports
2
Injuries
75.3
Severity index

Severity index 75.3 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 75.3p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Service BrakesService Brakes: 18 complaints (52.9%)18 53%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 6 complaints (17.6%)6 18%Air BagsAir Bags: 4 complaints (11.8%)4 12%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 3 complaints (8.8%)3 9%SteeringSteering: 2 complaints (5.9%)2 6%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 2 complaints (5.9%)2 6%VisibilityVisibility: 2 complaints (5.9%)2 6%SeatsSeats: 2 complaints (5.9%)2 6%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
SERVICE BRAKES1852.9%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM617.6%
AIR BAGS411.8%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER38.8%
STEERING25.9%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL25.9%
VISIBILITY25.9%
SEATS25.9%

Complaints filed per year

0362014: 32015: 62016: 42017: 32018: 42019: 42020: 12021: 42022: 32023: 12024: 114156161718192021222324
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20143
20156
20164
20173
20184
20194
20201
20214
20223
20231
20241
Filings in 2022 to 2024 ran 0.6x those in 2019 to 2021 (5 against 9).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
16V11900029/02/2016SERVICE BRAKESNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 LEAF vehicles manufactured November 19, 2012, to July 31, 2015. During very cold temperatures, the relay inside the electronic brake booster may freeze, requiring the driver to exert more effort to slo
14V13800025/03/2014ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARENissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Altima, LEAF, Pathfinder, and Sentra, model year 2013 NV200 (aka Taxi) and Infiniti JX35 and model year 2014 Infiniti Q50 and QX60 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the occupant classification system
16V24400026/04/2016AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATIONNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfinder, 2014-2016 Nissan NV200 Taxi, Infiniti QX60, QX60 Hybrid, and Q50 Hybrid, 2014-2017 Nissan Rogue and Infiniti Q50, 2015-2016 N
14V19200016/04/2014STRUCTURENissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014 LEAF vehicles manufactured February 28, 2014, through March 12, 2014. The front structural member assembly may be missing welds, which could reduce the structural integrity of the vehicle if the vehicle is
14V26300016/05/2014HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTERNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014 Nissan LEAF vehicles manufactured April 15, 2014, through April 24, 2014. Due to a problem with the motor control circuit board, the inverter may fail, causing the vehicle shut down.
23V29600026/04/2023EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUALNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2013-2017 LEAF vehicles. The Owner's Manual instructions for defroster operation are incorrect and may result in reduced defroster performance under specific conditions. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the req

Other Nissan Leaf model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 9 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.