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Nissan Leaf

The Nissan Leaf is NZ’s most popular full electric used import, and arguably the cheapest.

Guides

• Comprehensive guide to everything you need to know about a pre-2018 Leaf (external link).
• Learn the economics of buying a used Leaf here (external link).
• Nissan Leaf battery upgrade guide.

Battery State of Health and Range

Over time Leaf batteries lose their ability to hold their charge.

State of Health (SoH) is the most important consideration when buying a Leaf (arguably far more so than km's travelled).

SoH cannot be read on a Nissan Leaf without using some extra kit, however the dashboard does show the number of bars which correlates to SoH and therefore range.

Bars	State of Health	24 kWh Range	30 kWh Range	40 kWh Range
12	85% - 100%	115-135 km	142-168 km	230-270 km
11	78.75% - 85%	106-114 km	132-142 km	213-230 km
10	72.5% - 78.75%	98-106 km	122-132 km
9	66.25% - 72.5%	90-98 km	111-122 km
8	60% - 66.25%	81-90 km	100-111 km
7	53.75% - 60%	72-81 km	90-100 km

Figures are based on 135 km real world range (on a brand new 24 kWh Leaf), and 168 km (on a 30 kWh Leaf).

Range of Leaf by Year

Battery SoH is the best way of estimating range, but there are some correlations to the vehicle's year.

Year	24 kWh SoH and Range	30 kWh	40 kWh
2011	63% - 85 km	-
2012	70% - 94 km	-
2013	66% - 89 km	-
2014	78% - 106 km	-
2015	80% - 108 km	82% - 138 km
2016	83% - 112 km	80% - 134 km
2017	-	82% - 138 km	88% - 238 km
2018	-	-	88% - 238 km
2019	-	-	91% - 246 km

2011-2013 Leaf's seem to have huge variety in State of Health, making it difficult to assess range.

This data comes from real-world monitoring done by FliptheFleet. It represents the 50th percentile of vehicles (i.e. the mid point).

Trim Levels

Leaf's have three distinct trim levels. The top level tends to have heated seats and steering wheel.

	Base	Mid Level	Top Level
Japan	S	X	G
UK	Acenta	N-Connecta	Tekna
USA	S and S Plus	SV and SV Plus	SL Plus

Some imports are the Autech sub-variation (ex-Japan only). The Autech Leaf has distinct LED lights in the front bumper, and body trim enhancements giving it a sportier look.

Background

Nissan New Zealand sold new Leaf's from 2012 and 2015 (about 80 were registered), but were undercut by used imports (from Japan or UK).

They stopped selling new vehicles until about 2019 when the next generation (ZE1) was supplied. While there has been modest success as a NZ new vehicle, it is still the primary choice of used import EV.

How many Leaf's sold in NZ by Year and Month

Data shown for all Nissan Leaf variations combined including both NZ New and Used import registrations.

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How many Leaf's are there in NZ?

There have been 15,817 Nissan Leaf's registered in NZ to date. This is made up of 3.4% NZ New, and 96.6% Used Import.

How many of each submodel is there?

How many units of each major model variation (NZ new) have been registered to date.