CarCostCheck

Nissan Leaf

Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 13 years from 77,120 real MOT tests.

Avg Pass Rate

84%

Total Tests

77,120

Best Year

2021 (94%)

Years Covered

13

How reliable is the Nissan Leaf?

vs national average+2% (82% avg)
vs Nissan brand average+3% (81% avg)
Best to worst year spread22 percentage points
Reliability trendImproving over years

Nissan Leaf by Year

YearPass RateTestsAvg Mileage
202392%5221,206 mi
202294%50922,723 mi
202194%14,45323,743 mi
202092%14,32231,908 mi
201990%8,05042,255 mi
201889%8,12951,702 mi
201785%8,12950,339 mi
201680%6,80159,156 mi
201578%7,22758,723 mi
201474%5,54665,986 mi
201372%2,28469,990 mi
201274%80759,543 mi
201177%81163,108 mi

Checking a specific Nissan Leaf?

Enter the reg plate to see its individual MOT history, mileage verification, and predicted costs.

GB

Free instant check using official DVSA and DVLA data

About the Nissan Leaf

The Nissan Leaf has been tested 77,120 times in 2024 MOT data across 13 model years (2011 to 2023), with an average pass rate of 84%. That's slightly above the national average of 82%. Available as Electric.

Best and Worst Years

The 2021 model is the most reliable with a 94% pass rate from 14,453 tests. The 2013 model has the lowest at 72%. With a 22 point spread, choosing the right year makes a big difference to reliability.

Reliability Trend

Newer NISSAN LEAFs show better MOT pass rates than older ones, with an average improvement of 15 percentage points.

Mileage Across Years

The oldest model in our data (2011) averages 63,108 miles, while the newest (2023) averages 21,206 miles.

Click any year in the table above to see detailed running costs, individual reliability data, and comparisons with similar cars.