Nissan Leaf Plus
Problems & Worst Years

The Leaf Plus, Nissan's longer-range variant, shows complaint volume rising from 100 occurrences in 2019 to 168 in 2020, even as the number of distinct problems grows from seven to eleven — suggesting a wider spread of issues in the newer year rather than a single dominant one. In 2019, delayed recall repair is the top complaint at 30 occurrences, rated medium severity, followed by fire risk during fast charging at 21 occurrences, rated safety severity — the year's only safety-rated complaint. An inoperative backup camera (17 occurrences), limited range attributed to an unresolved recall (11), and a defective rearview mirror camera (11) round out that year's top five.

By 2020, the emphasis shifts toward the battery and its charging behavior more specifically. Delayed or non-existent recall repair, described as leaving safety concerns unresolved, tops the list at 45 occurrences, rated high severity, and unavailability of parts for recall repair adds another 30. High-voltage battery malfunction restricting fast charging (26 occurrences) and battery overheating during Level 3 charging (21 occurrences, rated safety severity) continue the theme, and inability to use fast charging generally adds 9 more.

Notably, no recall campaign numbers are listed against either year in the data provided, despite multiple complaints in both years explicitly referencing delayed or unavailable recall repairs — a real gap worth flagging, since it means the recall these owners describe isn't identified here and should be tracked down independently by VIN before purchase.

Both years point toward the same underlying concern: a fast-charging system tied to fire and overheating risk, paired with owner frustration over the pace of getting it fixed. As with the standard Leaf, these are owner-reported figures rather than a precise failure rate, and confirming that any relevant recall has actually been completed on a specific car matters more here than which of these two years it happens to be.