2019 Nissan LEAF - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2019 Nissan LEAF has not been rated for overall safety by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). However, it is equipped with standard electronic stability control and forward collision warning features, with an optional lane departure warning system available. The car has received 46 complaints and has been subject to 3 recalls. It is important to consider these factors along with any available safety ratings when evaluating the safety of the Nissan LEAF.

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Complaint Count

46

Recall Count

3

Investigation Count

1

Safety Rating

Not Rated

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Safety Features

2019 Nissan LEAF 5 HB FWD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2019 Nissan LEAF 5 HB FWD

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

Standard
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

Optional

2019 Nissan LEAF 5 HB FWD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2019 Nissan LEAF 5 HB FWD Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2011 Score 2019 Score 2021 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating 4 Not Rated 4
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 4 Not Rated 5
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 4 Not Rated 4

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2011 Score 2019 Score 2021 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating 5 Not Rated 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 5 Not Rated 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 Not Rated 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front 5 Not Rated 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear 5 Not Rated 5
Overall Side Barrier Rating 5 Not Rated 5

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2011 Score 2019 Score 2021 Score
Rollover Rating 4 Not Rated 4
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating 4 Not Rated 5

Complaints for the 2019 Nissan LEAF

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

Choose a component to see what complaints people have made about them.

Complaint:
"the backup camera does not work correctly. it shows blank in stead of surrounding video. sometimes closing the back cover again can fix the issue but most of time no video is displayed."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2021-02-09
Complaint:
"infotainment system frequently resets. this occurs rarely at times while driving (inconvenient, not a significant problem) but it frequently occurs within 10 seconds of starting car at which time the backup camera cannot display. this is a safety concern because it means backing up without safety backup camera working."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2021-01-01
Complaint:
"having issues with the back up camera it will randomly not work, showing a black screen instead of rearview. other times the image is excessively dark compared to other surround camera views or has horizontal lines that interfere with view. car is available for inspection. i have reported to the dealer multiple times. they have not been able to replicate. the problem is intermittent, dealer has not been able to replicate. asked that i take video when it occurs which i have done. no warning lights or lamp or consistent pattern to warn when the issue will occur. most recent incident noted below."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2023-01-12
Complaint:
"rear camera shows black screen when backing up. guidance lines are still present. research online indicates this to be a common issue with my vehicle."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2024-03-03
Complaint:
"car backup camera stopped working. screen is black or showing green and pink static lines. several months prior the car entertainment system would come on momentarily for few seconds when the car was off (not powered). other occasional issues related to blue tooth not recognizing phone ( not sure if all of these issues are related)"
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2022-04-10
Complaint:
"the issue with our car is that the distance-to-empty (dte) calculation for miles remaining for battery charge is very inaccurate. this issue causes the car to prematurely alert the driver that the battery is depleted when it truly is not depleted. while not a true safety issue, it's a driver distraction that can certainly lead to a safety issue. here's an example of the problem: 1. fully charge vehicle- the dte registers 223 miles remaining; reset trip meters. the leafspy application shows a 215.9 miles which appears the more accurate reading. 2. drive 158 miles, the dte now says only 3 miles remaining. (the dte dramatically drops after 100 miles of driving each time). the car's historic miles/kwh is 3.9 and is consistent so issue is not related to lost efficiency. 3. drive another 14 miles to 172 miles, leafspy indicates a 23.8% battery state of charge and 49.5 miles remaining to 2% charge 5. check the math for leafspy: 216 - 172 = 44 miles 6. i have been auditing the car for a few months and leafspy is super accurate. the battery is good, the nissan dte calculation is not. we have taken the car to two dealers and have contacted nissan ev customer support (1-877-664-2738). i warned nissan i was going to issue a report so things get documented more."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2024-05-10
Complaint:
"the rear view mirror camera does not display an image on the console. visibility behind the car is very poor without this camera due to the car's design, creating a hazardous driving condition."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2022-01-04
Complaint:
"backup camera issue on a fairly frequent basis the backup camera does not function. the other cameras (side mirror, front, etc) always work correctly. closing the rear hatch "firmly" typically resolves the issue and restores the clrear camera function. opening/closing the rear hatch at some later point may or may not cause the camera to fail again."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2021-01-08
Complaint:
"the backup camera on our 2019 nissan leaf (vin : [xxx] works sporadically. there's a recall for the same issue but it doesn't cover our model year. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2022-04-04
Complaint:
"2019 nissan leaf. on multiple occasions during hard acceleration the throttle would stick wide open and not release. 06/15/21, 06/29/21, 07/23/21, 10/01,21. i would have to stomp on the brake pedal and make several attempts before i could get the throttle to release. i have reported the issue to the nissan dealership and on 10/02/2021 they diagnosed it as a braking issue and said they found no problem or faults. the issue is intermittent and has been reported by other nissan leaf owners. very dangerous issue that needs resolved!!"
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2022-03-06

Recalls for the 2019 Nissan LEAF

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"nissan 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 qx80 vehicles. additionally included are 2019 nissan gt-r and taxi and infiniti qx50, qx60, q70, q70l vehicles. the back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 111, "rear visibility.""
Consequence:
The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy:

Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge. The recall began November 11, 2019 and all affected VINs should be activated. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or INFINITI customer service at 1-800-662-6200.

Component(s) Involved: BACK OVER PREVENTION > SENSING SYSTEM > CAMERA
Date of incident: 2019-09-12

NISSAN Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

NISSAN ranks 5 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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