Used 2014 Nissan LEAF Consumer Reviews
Used LEAF for sale
We have a limited number of reviews for the 2014 LEAF, so we've included reviews for other years of the LEAF since its last redesign.
Great choice for around town use by family.
Abhinav, 09/11/2017
2014 Nissan LEAF SL 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
This vehicle is proving itself to work very well for the specific purpose we had in mind - to be used to get around our town, school PUDOs, sport, groceries ... all family oriented activity. Charging is really easy as we have a lot of options in the town we live in as well as at home. The range is even good enough for us to use it for short trips to nearby trailheads when we're out hiking. The vehicle drives well, is compact so it's very easy to park, and the interior is simple and comfortable. Plenty of storage in the back. ECO mode is our normal use case while we switch this off when we need a quick burst of speed. We're shortly going to be charging the vehicle from the new solar array on our house - so it's a nice and complete scenario there!
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Great at First, But You'll Be Sorry in the End
J., 02/18/2019
updated 09/03/2021
2013 Nissan LEAF SL 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
16 of 20 people found this review helpful
Update Sept. 2021. I have 4 bars on my battery for a whopping 25 mile range at 43,000 miles. Show me any other modern car that can only go 25 miles at 43,000 miles. Car is worth $6,000. A new battery pack is $9,825. I have a very shiny brick sitting in my garage. I contact Consumer Affairs and they refused to do anything despite that fact that every Nissan person I talked to was shocked at how bad my battery is. Nissan doesn't stand behind their cars. Purchase at your own risk. Battery degradation is horrible and will leave you financially upside-down on this car. A used LEAF is cheap to pick up used because the market knows that the battery will have to be replaced sooner than later and the cost to replace it is more than the value of the vehicle. Consider as of writing this (Feb 2019) there are many used options around $9,000-$10,000. Battery replacement is $8500. In addition, there is no after-market for batteries or battery rebuild service. It's a fun car to drive you just won't be able to go very far. My car has 36k miles on it but my range is on 45 miles and dropping. Would you be willing to put up with this kind of degradation from any other car? You shouldn't. Do NOT buy.
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I am amazed
Nena Smith, 04/11/2015
2013 Nissan LEAF SL 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
10 of 12 people found this review helpful
I was surprised by how much I love this car. I was a bit worried by range but my husband thought since we would save $200-$250.00 in gas a month it was worth a try. Glad He talked me into it. Super fun to drive, great comfort/room and wonderful technology. In 2 weeks I have driven my 2013 Leaf (purchase with 22,400 miles) over 700 miles with no problems. I live in a very rural area but can find plenty of charging stations within 20-30 miles if I need them. IF you live in the city don't even worry about range average driver in USA only goes 22 miles per day. Think about this not only are you not spending on gas but no more taking the car in for oil changes ect. Love my Leaf!
My nissian. Leaf.
Kevin, 08/18/2018
updated 03/08/2021
2013 Nissan LEAF S 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
15 of 19 people found this review helpful
My. Nissian leaf. EV. SUCKS. my battery has less than 8. Out of 12 bars. Capacity. Left. And this vehicle has no range at all maybe 20 miles. So now. Itc just sits parked while I make payments on it. For the nex 2 years. Big mistake. Buying this vehicle This will never happen Again Told nissian about this situation no help ---- oh by the way. This vehicle only has. 40 ,000. Miles on it... Since I have got rid of this burden lost several thousands of dollars glad to be rid of it ..( worst mistake ) ever ! Don't buy a electric car with a bad battery .... Don't buy a nissian ... Bad company.... Update 9/2019 this vehicle was voluntary surrendered ... The finance company wants me to donate $900 more for this vehicle I couldn't drive .. Nissan will ( never ) have anymore of my business ... BAD COMPANY...!!!
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Owning Leaf - The one flaw you need to know
Blecken, 07/25/2018
2013 Nissan LEAF SV 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
The one BIG problem with owning a leaf is that there is no thermal battery management. This means that the battery capacity degrades significantly over time. After 5 years and 33k on the odo my battery is down to 75-80% of its original capacity, which already was with 84 miles not very much. The nissan dealer says this is 'normal'. In effect this means that i won't be able to keep the car 10 years, because i need 40-50 miles radius during a work day. If you lease the car this does not really apply, since the you can get rid off the car after your lease term ends (and you should). There are some rumors that a leaf with a new battery is in the works for 2019, but anything before it better keep your hands off (owning). Other than this BIG drawback, the car is ok. While it is nothing fancy to look at and has a somehow cheap interior it handles and drives actually quite well and does serves it current purpose well.
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