cwerdna
Well-Known Member
'11 thru '15 Leaf and 24 kWh '16 Leaf have 5 year/60K capacity warranties. You need to drop to 8 capacity bars or less (out of 12) within that warranty and have the condition verified by a Nissan dealer before expiration. 8 out of 12 is a bit more than 30% capacity loss. There is also an 8 year/100K mile defects warranty on the HV battery.The Leaf really caused problems with people mistrusting batteries on EVs. My buddy's went down 50% in one year and Nissan wouldn't warranty it (seems it was on a case-by-case basis and his dealer was an ***).
30 kWh Leafs ('16 SV and SL, '16 "S30 and all '17) have a 8 year/100K capacity warranty and the same bar criteria. It is unknown if being down to 8 bars on these is the same % loss as on 24 kWh Leafs.
Numerous Leafers in hot climates have their HV battery replaced due to capacity loss within the 5 year/60K capacity warranty. Some who missed it before were often told to take a hike or in some cases, were offered some help on the cost. It was very YMMV. Nissan corporate now seems more willing to cover part of the cost of the HV battery after capacity warranty expiration.