Nissan Leaf — reliability by registration year
2013–2022 · 10 registration years · 49,223 first tests
2016
breaks the run — 4.2 pp worse than the years either side
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Leaf registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8,331 | 90.8% | 93.2% | Tyres — Condition (front) 25.7% |
| 2021 | 8,202 | 89.0% | 91.4% | Tyres — Condition (front) 22.6% |
| 2020 | 7,191 | 85.5% | 88.2% | Tyres — Condition (front) 17.8% |
| 2019 | 4,664 | 83.9% | 86.8% | Ball joint (front) 17.8% |
| 2018 | 4,627 | 80.5% | 83.1% | Ball joint (front) 20.7% |
| 2017 | 4,697 | 75.9% | 79.6% | Ball joint (front) 20.3% |
| 2016 | 3,724 | 66.2% | 70.2% | Ball joint (front) 33.7% |
| 4.2 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2016 Leafs most often: Ball joint (front) (33.7%) · Tyres — Condition (front) (9.4%) · Tread depth (front) (7.1%) | ||||
| 2015 | 3,785 | 64.8% | 68.7% | Ball joint (front) 35.6% |
| 2014 | 2,854 | 59.8% | 64.2% | Ball joint (front) 32.5% |
| 2013 | 1,148 | 57.0% | 60.4% | Ball joint (front) 25.1% |