Nissan Leaf review | Can it match the competition in 2024?

I have done 170,000km in my 182 Leaf. Its been absolutely fantastic. Zero issues. Seriously considering the revamped version in 2024/25. Price dependant obviously!

Secondhand market is where this car is. Its tech is no longer anywhere near today’s cars but second hand market is a buyers market. £12k for a low mileage 2 year old car is crazy.

On my second Leaf 40 and yes I would definitely like the 59/62, a very good motor that does what it's supposed to without issue, Tekna speck is brilliant even autopark though I don't use it, a very underrated vehicle full of technology.

Have this 40KWh model in 222 reg. Superb urban car. Good economy, cheap to charge at home. I've found most applegreens or motorway service stations have the required fast chargers so non-issue for me atm although I rarely leave Dublin.

Just bought an SV Plus in 🇨🇦 🍁 love the car not going back to gas...I just trickle charge at home ..back and forth to work everyday...got the white color!

Ye been living with the 58kw one for 2 years and love it changing it for an xc30 in the Autumn totally agree with your points also the cc charger is 7.4 kw also for home charging the main point is the price way to expensive for 2024

Lots of 62kWh Leafs for cheap on carwow and autotrader in the uk. Pity they’re still not in the eu.

I have the 40kWh SVE in the 2022 facelift. Love it, excellent urban car, but since recently moving over 200km outside of Dublin and needing to do that round trip every few weeks, the range is well below my needs now. This wasn't the case when I bought it, just had a lot unexpected changes in the last year. Originally I was planning to buy it out when the PCP is up, hoping for a good trade value or sell it privately, but they've depreciated massively this year and I don't see that being worth trying anymore - by 2025 it might be extremely hard to sell with CHAdeMO and uncompetitive range vs alternatives, so maybe handing the keys back will be the best thing.

Absolutely a great video, really informative 👍 👏

I have done over 104000miles in two leafs. A 30Kw and a 40Kw, I was going to change to a different EV this time but when I went to the dealership after leasing the first two, I just bought a 60Kw ex demonstrator for half the original price with only 5000miles on the clock. OMG, I know that this car will last me for years as a second car. Very very pleased!

I am on my third Leaf over 7 tears of Electric driving. Never had any problems with them. The 62 Kw one will see off many of the newer cars regarding performance and purchase cost. Won't go back to petrol or diesel.

I believe the Leaf ALSO has the CCS 1772 port next to the ChaToMo port. Works with Level 2.

Thanks!

I own e+n connector 62kw and love it,The only thing I don't like is the Sat nav can pick up the wrong speed when passing side roads, All in all though it was a good move.

Recently bought a 161 in highest spec with original 24kwh as second car for local trips only. Have a 58kWh Ioniq5 for long distance. Leaf is perfect for this use case in my opinion. Especially when you compare it to ICE alternatives at the same price it’s a no brainer from a spec, size and running costs perspective.

Winter range on the "40kWh" Leaf is quite uncompetitive now. The usable range on the 40 is 36kWh. Assuming that you only want to use 90% of that battery (nobody wants to see the turtle mode while driving on the highway..) and you will likely only get 3 miles / kWh in cold and wet conditions = usable range of just 97 miles. If you factor-in some battery degradation after a couple of years, that will go down by another 10 miles. As a fair weather commuter EV for short journeys, it's fine. But for longer journeys, it's not really viable.

Bought the 40KWh new in 2021, loved it but traded it in for an ID4 in August. Chademo was my main concern as I was going to keep the car long term. I would recommend the Leaf to anyone but you need to know that the range is really about 200kms in mixed driving and 250+ in just city driving. I am glad I changed to the ID4 but it was nearly twice the price.

We bought the 40Kwh six months ago as our first EV. We moved from a couple of Qashqais previously and my wife loves the familiarity of the Nissan. We charge at home and rarely do any thing more than 30 miles so it's perfect for us. Nice to see some competition coming through for our next update in a couple of years. My biggest concern is the CHADEMO.. Nissan should be looking to sell an adapter for CCS if they want people to buy this car in the used market. The highlights for me are being able to warm the car up and defrost it from my bed and running a car for 2p per mile. Finally, we've been getting over 5 miles per kilowatt Strangely, when we use the e-pedal that drops below the magical five. Still loving it though.

Yes this car is VERY relevant, but... only on a second hand market.

Had a 30kWh Leaf and the second hand prices for the 40KWh made it a good deal for my commuting needs.