Used 2015 Nissan LEAF Consumer Reviews

electric car

The range is limited by cold weather. Takes out about 35% of range, if temperature below 30. In the 2016 model range is increased by 23 miles so this will help. I still love the car but you need a second car for long trips. Fast charging is a problem for long trips. Only Tesla has the infrastructure. However, for a commuter the Nissan works well. And best of all the only maintenance is to rotate the tires. That's it. Now that Nissan has a car with 150 miles range the commuting ability is much better. And in 2018 model the range is said to go beyond 200 miles. Tesla has cars with range of 350, but who can afford them at $80,000 for the Model S. The Model 3 will be under $50,000, so they are getting realistic for most of us. But Nissan still best value. I have noticed some drop-off in range since now the car has 36,000 miles on it. But it still has all 12 bars and the range is still around 80 miles. Plenty for my commuting needs. Obviously no good for trips. I am saving around $1,000 per year vs. having a gas car, and that is taking into account cost of electricity to charge the car. Now with Tesla have the model Y coming to production, that is a better buy considering the cost is close to the Leaf. Although the Leaf still has the $7500 credit, all things considered (especially resale value) I would go with the Tesla Model Y. With Tesla charging infrastructure, the Y can do it all. If you are making a lot of long trips every year, the gas car is still king. Even Tesla can't do a 5 minute fill up.

Not a range worth considering

The range promised is not the range delivered. Once driving 65 mph, expect to get a 45 mile range before you begin to panic and search for a charging station. This will be the worst purchase of your life. You think you are getting a car, but really it is a golf cart. I don't even think these should be sold as cars because they deliver so little range that it is unreasonable to expect that a person would be satisfied. It is the equivalent of having a 3 gallon gas tank at 22 mpg, if you are lucky. This fake car devastated my life because I could not afford to make a huge mistake. I planned on keeping the car for many many years, however, I had to get rid of it because I needed to drive to my elderly mom's house (35 miles away) and I couldn't make the trip back and forth without charging. That's not right. It was horrible. Just don't ever buy a Nissan. Bad company and I still have not been able to get into another vehicle since this financially devastating event. Terrible.

Leaf perfect most of the time; good storage, fun

Great car for everyday. Cold in Michigan winter first 10 mile.

Couldn’t be happier

This car was very inexpensive, but it has low mileage and drives like a dream. Only drawback is that the range is terrible but that was expected (that’s why it was so inexpensive!). But we use this car for shorter drives and it is nothing short of wonderful

It's a jewel for its price!