2015 Nissan Leaf problems and recalls

78% of owner complaints on the 2015 Nissan Leaf related to the Service Brakes (86 of 110).

110
Complaints
4
Recalls
8
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
3
Injuries
55.7
Severity index

Severity index 55.7 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 55.7p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 92 of 143 by severity index among 2015 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 36% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2015 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Service BrakesService Brakes: 86 complaints (78.2%)86 78%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 18 complaints (16.4%)18 16%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 9 complaints (8.2%)9 8%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 8 complaints (7.3%)8 7%Air BagsAir Bags: 8 complaints (7.3%)8 7%EngineEngine: 3 complaints (2.7%)3 3%Power TrainPower Train: 3 complaints (2.7%)3 3%Electronic Stability Co…Electronic Stability Control (Esc): 3 complaints (2.7%)3 3%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
SERVICE BRAKES8678.2%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1816.4%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER98.2%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL87.3%
AIR BAGS87.3%
ENGINE32.7%
POWER TRAIN32.7%
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)32.7%

Complaints filed per year

08162014: 12015: 162016: 122017: 52018: 112019: 102020: 72021: 92022: 132023: 102024: 52025: 62026: 5 (partial year)1415161617181920212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20141
201516
201612
20175
201811
201910
20207
20219
202213
202310
20245
20256
2026 (year to date)5
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (21 against 29).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
17V25300013/04/2017AIR BAGSNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2017 LEAF and 2014, 2016 and 2017 Sentra vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error within the air bag inflators, the passenger frontal air bag may not properly deploy in the event of a crash.
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
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
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 2026-09-04. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.