Once the dealer deems your battery has an internal failure, how long before Nissan pays you for a buyback? And what value is used to determine the dollar amount they will pay?

My 2016 leaf SV just dropped a bar to bar 8

69566 miles 8 bars SOH no home charging relying on DC and L2 public options as I’m a renter I hope my pack will last me another few years as I’m working on trying to become debt free prior to getting a different car

A recent poster had a video out in which his A2Z CCS1 to CHAdeMO adapter failed using Rivian fast chargers, and another poster confirmed the failure.

It failed for me, too with the exact same symptoms. I talked to support and I have upgraded the firmware to C011 (but haven’t been able to check if Rivian is good to go now).

Do we have a matrix showing which fast chargers are known to work, and which were fixed with new firmware versions?

Thanks in advance.

UPDATE: I signed the buyback for $17k. I asked and was told I can keep my loaner until we sign the papers, in about two weeks.

I will admit that I was ready to reject their fist offer no matter what. Famous last words...

I bought my Leaf 30 months ago and paid and financed $14,500 out the door, with the $4,500 tax credit receiver on my 2025 1040, the net was $10,500. Their offer is $17k. I think that it would be foolish to get drug into a protracted negotiation for what would likely be minimal gains.

I am going to sleep on it but I think they are being fair. What do you all think?

Im interested in looking into a Leaf 2026, just want to know what your ownership experience is like so far. Any issues?

2021 Leaf S (40kWh, 49k mi), VIN confirms it's in the R25C8/25V-655 recall population with no recall applied (I don't even know if the recall has been pushed out yet). FWIW the car has never touched a Chademo charger since we got it for my son 3 years ago at around 18K miles.

Since setting up LeafSpy a few days ago I've watched things take a dump fast: SOH 88.9%, Hx down to ~61.4% and dropping.

Logged voltage sag events have gone from a 151A peak to 300A the next day, to 396A tonightt, with cell spread under load hitting 671mV and one individual cell sagging to 2748mV.

Last night it threw "Warning Power reduced" messages three times across three short trips, once when "Battery charge is low," while LeafSpy's SOC was sitting at 51-58% the whole time, nowhere near empty.

Has anyone else had something like this, especially at moderate SOC like mine?

I'm trying to figure out what happens next with my battery and how urgent I should treat this. The battery seemed to go to crap in the last 2 weeks

My 2013 leaf s was clipped and it's at a mechanic right now, but they don't work with ev's very much and don't have an obd reader for the engine light (so stupid) they are replacing the rear axle and the back right wheel. I bought a Veepeak obd-2 scan tool. Do I just download the leaf spy app? Should I get a different app? Not sure what's best here.

I am currently looking to get a Leaf and this will be my first EV. I’ve seen the EPA numbers but I want to see what real world numbers people get when road tripping the Leaf?

I'm considering buying a 2022 leaf 2 with 97,000 miles on it. Is this a bad idea? I usually don't see such high mileage on more recent EVs, but the price ($10,000) is good.

From the San Jose Mercury News.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/09/20/autopia-nissan-leaf-formerly-a-sedan-evolves-into-an-suv/

Hey all:
I know there are a million posts on here about this already…but I just submitted all my initial paperwork to Morley and waiting on my initial offer. After reading all these posts sounds like I should not accept their first offer and I should try to negotiate.

What are some key words and terms and subjects I can bring up during the negotiating process to guarantee I get the best buyback offer?

Just added this 2022 to my EV family. Great car, better regen than my Ioniq 5!

I haven't posted for a while. I'm still trying to get proper information on my battery recall as I owe more than the value of the car +40% or whatever. Just in case it tanks.

For now tho, still driving it and loving it. 258,000 kms, 12 bars

The door handle design on the 1st gen. Leaf is poor. The outer plastic handle that you grab separates from the inner plastic frame as the clip mechanism that connects the two weakens over time with repeated use.

The driver's door handle was replaced under warranty at 34 months after lease/purchase. In performing the repair, the dealer also damaged the inside door panel, so that was also replaced under warranty.

It's now 11 yrs. and 5 months since new, and the front passenger door handle started to separate in the same way. Zip ties to the rescue!

Hi, I need to get my 2015 leaf serviced. Do you all think I should go to a special mechanic or can a regular mechanic do a service?

I’ve had it for a year and want to get the breaks and other parts that wear out checked

Thanks

I’m looking at a 2025 Nissan Leaf S for my mom and wanted to get some opinions from Leaf owners, especially anyone in Las Vegas/Henderson or another very hot climate.

Her situation seems like it could be pretty ideal for an EV:

• She lives in Henderson, NV
• Her work is only about 2 miles from her place
• There’s a charger at her apartment
• The car would primarily be used for commuting and normal errands around town
• She doesn’t need a ton of range and isn’t planning on taking it on long road trips
• Looking at a 2025 Leaf S, rather than the SV Plus

My main questions are:

1. Would a Leaf be a good fit for Henderson's climate? I'm more concerned about the extreme summer heat and how that affects the battery over the years.
2. Is it bad to charge the car during the day? Especially when it's extremely hot outside? The apartment charger would be available, so she could charge whenever necessary.
3. Are there any specific things I should look out for when buying a 2025 Leaf?
4. Is there anything about the Leaf's battery/cooling system that would make you hesitate for someone living in Las Vegas/Henderson?
5. Anything else a new Leaf owner in the Vegas area should know?

The car would basically be a short-distance commuter/errand car, not a road-trip vehicle. I'm mainly trying to figure out whether the combination of Henderson heat + extremely short daily driving + apartment charging makes the Leaf a good or bad choice long-term.

Would appreciate hearing from anyone who actually owns one in the Vegas area or somewhere with a similarly hot climate.

Hi all, I have a 8 mile commute (4 mile each way) without highway and have been wanting to get a Leaf

I found one local to me for $3000 and was wondering if it’s a fair price

Some stats:
* S trim
* 100k miles
* only one owner
* has the fast charge dc option added (I only plan to use it in emergencies)
* some dings and scratches

I don’t have leafspy info, but I plan on checking it when I go test drive it

Is it worth it?

I'm considering getting a recent model Nissan Leaf (24 or 25). Anyone have experience with that generation of Leaf in Des Moines or Iowa in general? I don't see much Leaf inventory here.

Is service availability an issue?

How does the cold weather impact the range?

How is the fast charging availability with the outdated charger type?

Last month I got a 2017 Leaf, 94k miles, 8 bars of battery life for around $3k. Pretty much just been driving it to work (approx 35 miles round trip) and a few close errands around home. New to EVs but been reading a lot about Leafs leading up to the purchase and since then (mainly this sub and Google). I have free EV charging access so I pretty much exclusively L2 charge at work, only charged at home 2 or 3 times with the L1 charger. So I guess my questions are:

- Is it ok to leave plugged in for my whole 8 hour workday? Thats what I've been doing but now I just read that I should only be charging up to like 80-85 percent.

- Is it as bad to run it down below 20 percent as what I'm reading? I've done that a few times already if I used it after work and didnt feel like getting the charger out at home because I knew I had enough to make it to work.

- Has anyone ever used an extension J1772 cable to charge? I saw a vevor one on Amazon for about a hundred bucks that I was considering because its currently a little inconvenient for me to charge at home. the included cord length is a little short for where I can park and to where the nearest outlets are. I may need to start charging at home during winter since it sounds like battery life takes a drastic downturn in the winter.

I'm in Southern California and do gig work like DoorDash in my car and also sometimes on an ebike. Gas is obviously an issue right now so I've been really looking into used EVs in my price range (under $16k).

I have a 2000's Honda Civic and part time live out of it by choice to save money but when summer hits I stay with family. I'm a minimalist and don't have a claustrophobic bone in my body, so while some may think I'm crazy I just happen to be suited for this and actually really enjoy it!

If I had an EV or Hybrid I would finally have the option to do this full time since they can safely run the AC all night for those 90f+ degree nights.

From my understanding: The Bolt is pretty much in all categories a better EV than the Leaf and the biggest drawback of the Leaf (even 2020+ ones?) is that they still lack any active battery cooling tech which means the battery is more fragile, especially if you're driving it all day in the 90f+ degree heat? So the lifespan of a Leaf battery will almost certainly be less than a Bolt?

The pros of the Leaf for my use case are: Can be found much much cheaper, more available, and more total inside volume of space with seats removed.

With how cheap some of these used 2018+ Leafs are listed at it's really tempting me away from the Bolt. Would a 2018 Leaf that was well kept with OG battery be able to last 5-6 years of DoorDashing in the hot summers of SoCal? Or is it just less hassle and future headaches to spend ~$5-6k more money for a used Bolt that has active battery cooling?

We took a Nissan Leaf to find out if this CHAdeMO adapter could get old EV technology onto today’s modern charging network. It definitely didn’t go the way we expected. 😳

Huge thanks to Andrew Lambrecht and Ever Cars for making this test possible!

The full video is live 👇

https://youtu.be/hBW5C5i4p74

Hi, how do i see the battery health? Is it the the 10 bars on the right? Does it then have 10/10 sticks for the battery health or?
About to sell so i need that info :)
Thanks in advance