Nissan LEAF, Price, Specs & Review
Everything on the Nissan LEAF, for used buyers and research. 4 variants. Side-by-side specs, ANCAP safety, fuel economy, EV range and charging, towing capacity, warranty and running costs. Specifications are sourced from Nissan's original Australian brochures for this generation. No price is shown: it is no longer sold new, and we show a price when new only where we hold Nissan's own printed price for the variant.
Data checked: specs 11 Aug 2026
Discontinued. The Nissan LEAF generations listed on this page are no longer sold new in Australia. Specifications are kept for reference and used-buyer research; no new-car price is shown as it is not a current new-car offer.
Nissan LEAF: price, running costs, warranty, safety and size by grade
Every figure below is read off Nissan’s Australian documents for the 4 grades on this page, and each one says which grades it covers. Running costs are estimates and carry their assumptions; anything we do not hold says so.
Price band of each powertrain
| Powertrain | Grades | Price band |
|---|---|---|
| Electric | 4 | No dataNo price on record for 4 of 4 |
Electric: LEAF, LEAF e+, LEAF 40kWh and LEAF
Fuel or energy a year, estimated
- Electric: about $770 to $810 a yearEstimate: 15,000 km a year, $0.30/kWh electricity. No official consumption figure for 2 grades in this band
Fuel or energy only. Servicing, rego, insurance and tyres are not in these figures, and your driving and prices will differ.
Warranty and servicing
- New-car warranty
- 3yr / 100,000 km · LEAF
- No data · LEAF e+, LEAF 40kWh and LEAF
- Service interval
- No data
- Capped-price servicing
- Published for 1 of 4 grades. No data for 3.
ANCAP, by exact grade
- 5/5 (2011) · LEAF
- 5/5 (2018) · LEAF
- No data · LEAF e+ and LEAF 40kWh
A rating belongs to the exact variant ANCAP tested and is never carried across to a grade or a build year it does not cover. A rating older than six years is marked expired because ANCAP’s own test has moved on.
Safety recalls on the Nissan LEAF
Due to a software issue, the Cruise Control function may not operate as intended and could cause unintentional acceleration when deactivated.
Published 2023-07-27. Year range on the notice: 2018 - 2023. Matched to 3 of the 4 grades listed here. REC-005730 on the government register
An unintentional acceleration when using the Cruise Control function may increase the risk of an accident causing serious injury or death to vehicle occupants and/or other road users.
The welded joint on the actuator plate may fail during use.
Published 2021-01-05. Year range on the notice: 2019 - 2020. Matched to 1 of the 4 grades listed here. REC-001583 on the government register
If the actuator plate fails, the park lock may not engage when the user shifts into a Park position. This could result in unintended vehicle movement, which may increase the risk of an accident or injury to vehicle occupants, other road users and bystanders.
Size, capacity and weights across the grades
| Figure | Across the grades | Grades holding it |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 4,445 to 4,490 mm | 4 of 4 |
| Width | 1,770 to 1,788 mm | 3 of 4 |
| Height | 1,540 to 1,550 mm | 4 of 4 |
| Wheelbase | 2,700 mm | 4 of 4 |
| Ground clearance | 155 to 160 mm | 4 of 4 |
| Kerb weight | 1,594 to 1,736 kg | 3 of 4 |
| Boot space | 405 L | 3 of 4 |
Not yet on file for any grade on this page: fuel tank. Those read “No data” until we read them off a source document, rather than a guessed figure.
Every Nissan LEAF variant sold new in Australia, compared
4 variants of the Nissan LEAF that were sold new in Australia. None is sold new today. Tap to compare them side-by-side, then tap any variant for its full specs.
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Every Nissan LEAF variant sold new in Australia, compared
4 variants of the Nissan LEAF that were sold new in Australia. None is sold new today. Tap to compare them side-by-side, then tap any variant for its full specs.
LEAF201280kW / 280NmNo dataFWD5
Nissan LEAF LEAF
- Power
- 80kW
- Torque
- 280Nm
- Gearbox
- Automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- Seats
- 5
- ANCAP
- 5-star (2011)
The first-generation Nissan LEAF was one of the first mainstream battery-electric cars sold in Australia, arriving in 2012. Nissan Australia's own spec sheet describes a single, fully-equipped grade: an 80 kW / 280 Nm front-mounted EM61 motor fed by a 24 kWh laminated lithium-ion pack at 360 volts, driving the front wheels through a single-speed reduction drive. It rides on a 2,700 mm wheelbase with 16-inch alloys and 205/55R16 tyres, with ventilated discs front and rear and a regenerative braking system Nissan calls an electromotive control brake. Standard equipment was generous for 2012 - full automatic air conditioning, satellite navigation, cruise control, Bluetooth hands-free, a six-speaker audio system with USB and iPod connection, intelligent key, automatic headlights and a solar-panel roof spoiler. Nissan covered it with a three-year/100,000 km vehicle and powertrain warranty and three years of roadside assistance. Nissan Australia's sheet publishes no driving-range figure at all, so the range this car was certified for in Australia is not recorded here.
Configure the LEAFLEAF e+2023160kW / 340Nm450km WLTPFWD5
Nissan LEAF LEAF e+
- Power
- 160kW
- Torque
- 340Nm
- 0–100
- 6.9s
- EV range
- 450km
- Gearbox
- Reduction drive
- Drive
- FWD
- Seats
- 5
The LEAF e+ was the long-range version of Nissan's second-generation electric hatch, and in MY23 Australian form it paired a 59 kWh usable battery with a 160 kW / 340 Nm EM57 motor. Nissan Australia certified 450 km of range on the Australian ADR 81/02 (NEDC) standard, with a separately quoted 385 km on the European WLTP cycle. The bigger battery brings a stronger DC charger too, 100 kW on CHAdeMO against the standard car's 50 kW, cutting a 20 to 80 per cent top-up to about 45 minutes. It is quicker than the standard LEAF at 6.9 seconds to 100 km/h and runs to 158 km/h, at a cost of 142 kg of extra kerb weight for 1,736 kg all up. Everything else is shared with the standard car: the same 4,490 mm five-door body, the same 405-litre boot, the same 17-inch alloys, and the same full equipment list of leather-accented Ultrasuede seats, heated front and outboard rear seats, an 8-inch touchscreen with satellite navigation and smartphone mirroring, seven-speaker Bose audio, an Intelligent Around View Monitor and Nissan's complete active safety package. Bi-directional charge capability is standard.
Configure the LEAF e+LEAF 40kWh2019110kW / 320NmNo dataFWD5
Nissan LEAF LEAF 40kWh
- Power
- 110kW
- Torque
- 320Nm
- 0–100
- 7.9s
- Gearbox
- Automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- Seats
- 5
The second-generation Nissan LEAF (ZE1) reached Australia in 2019 as a single, comprehensively equipped grade with a 40 kWh laminated lithium-ion battery. The AC synchronous motor makes 110 kW and 320 Nm, enough for a 7.9-second 0-100 km/h run and a 144 km/h top speed, and the car keeps the LEAF formula of a five-door hatchback body on a 2,700 mm wheelbase with a MacPherson-strut front and twist-beam rear. Nissan quotes up to 270 km on the WLTP combined cycle, although the company's own disclaimer notes that figure came from the European-specification car rather than an Australian test. Charging is via a 6.6 kW on-board AC charger through a Type 2 port or a 50 kW CHAdeMO DC port. The Australian car was sold in one trim with leather-accented seats trimmed in Ultrasuede, heated front and rear seats, a heated steering wheel, an 8-inch touchscreen with satellite navigation, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a seven-speaker Bose Energy Efficient audio system, an Intelligent Around View Monitor, and a full suite of driver assistance including autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian detection, blind spot warning and rear cross traffic alert. Boot space is 405 litres, rising to 1,176 litres with the 60:40 rear seats folded.
Configure the LEAF 40kWhLEAF2023110kW / 320Nm315km WLTPFWD5
Nissan LEAF LEAF
- Power
- 110kW
- Torque
- 320Nm
- 0–100
- 7.9s
- EV range
- 315km
- Gearbox
- Reduction drive
- Drive
- FWD
- Seats
- 5
- ANCAP
- 5-star (2018)
The MY23 Nissan LEAF was the entry point to Nissan's electric range in Australia, running a 39 kWh usable laminated lithium-ion battery and a 110 kW / 320 Nm EM57 AC synchronous motor through the front wheels. Nissan Australia certified it at 315 km of range on the Australian ADR 81/02 (NEDC) standard, and separately quoted 270 km on the European WLTP cycle. It charges at up to 6.6 kW AC through a Type 2 port and up to 50 kW DC through CHAdeMO, and it is bi-directional capable, which is unusual at this price. The five-door hatchback body measures 4,490 mm long on a 2,700 mm wheelbase, weighs 1,594 kg at the kerb, and swallows 405 litres of luggage, or 1,176 litres with the 60:40 rear seats folded. Standard kit runs to leather-accented seats with Ultrasuede inserts, heated front and outboard rear seats, a heated steering wheel, an 8-inch touchscreen with satellite navigation, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a seven-speaker Bose Energy Efficient audio system, an Intelligent Around View Monitor with moving object detection, an Intelligent Rear View Mirror, and Nissan's full ProPILOT-adjacent safety suite including autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian detection, blind spot warning, rear cross traffic alert and traffic sign recognition. Nissan's e-Pedal one-pedal driving mode is standard.
Configure the LEAF
