The 2017 Nissan Leaf has 14 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 0 recalls on record. The most-reported areas are air bags and electrical system. Owners most often flag passive battery thermal management: causes rapid state-of-charge (soc) drop during highway driving in cold weather, battery isolation faults, swollen cells, and long-term health concerns. cited as a fundamental design flaw. frequency: very frequent.
Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 2017 Nissan Leaf vehicles (US, public record).
Across the 6 Leaf model years we track, complaint volume runs from 1 (2010) to 372 (2019). With 14 complaints, the 2017 Leaf sits belowthe model's median of 57.
These are raw NHTSA complaint totals, not adjusted for how many cars sold or how long each model year has been on the road. Older and higher-selling years accumulate more complaints.
Sentiment is sharply divided by generation and use case. For the first-generation models (notably 2011-2013), feedback is overwhelmingly negative due to severe battery degradation, loss of remote access services, and poor cold-weather…
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