2018 Nissan Leaf problems and recalls

Owners filed 31 complaints on the 2018 Nissan Leaf in the last three full years, out of 66 on record. The most cited component is the Service Brakes.

66
Complaints
4
Recalls
9
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
3
Injuries
76.5
Severity index

Severity index 76.5 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 76.5p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 26 of 122 by severity index among 2018 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 79% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2018 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Service BrakesService Brakes: 19 complaints (28.8%)19 29%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 18 complaints (27.3%)18 27%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 13 complaints (19.7%)13 20%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 12 complaints (18.2%)12 18%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 12 complaints (18.2%)12 18%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 7 complaints (10.6%)7 11%EngineEngine: 6 complaints (9.1%)6 9%Air BagsAir Bags: 5 complaints (7.6%)5 8%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
SERVICE BRAKES1928.8%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1827.3%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE1319.7%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM1218.2%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1218.2%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER710.6%
ENGINE69.1%
AIR BAGS57.6%

Complaints filed per year

06112018: 52019: 62020: 52021: 62022: 62023: 102024: 102025: 112026: 7 (partial year)18192021222324251126
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20185
20196
20205
20216
20226
202310
202410
202511
2026 (year to date)7
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 1.8x those in 2020 to 2022 (31 against 17).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
19V65400012/09/2019BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERANissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX8
23V04800002/02/2023EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUALNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2023 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 re
23V49400017/07/2023VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2023 LEAF vehicles. The vehicle may accelerate unintentionally if the driving mode is changed ("D" to "B"; e-Pedal "On"; or "ECO" mode) after disengaging the cruise control.
24V07100002/02/2024BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERANissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2022 LEAF vehicles. Damage to the camera harness can cause distortion or loss of the rearview camera display image. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standar

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 2026-08-07. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.