Can Dealerships Determine Actual battery Health?

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LeftieBiker

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I'm looking into new and very slightly used 2017 Leafs, and while dealerships generally have no interest in or knowledge of using LeafSpy, a few seem willing, but know nothing about it. I was thus wondering if the Nissan Consult diagnostic computers can read anything like SOH from the cars without LeafSpy. Has this been investigated? I know that this doesn't apply to 95% of the dealers out there, but could an interested dealer Tech find out what shape a pack is in using their own diagnostic tools...?

On a related note, what currently available OBDII Bluetooth readers are still Leaf-compatible?
 
I use this one and it still exists: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005NLQAHS/ref=ya_aw_oh_bia_dp?ie=UTF8&psc=1
 
Why would the dealer need to buy one... You can just plug your own in and they should let you run your Leafspy??

Personally, I cannot imagine that Nissan dealers (and factory trained "leaf specialists") do not have a very precise manner of evaluating the Leaf battery.

If after 9 years of Nissan Leaf production, dealers are clueless about the Leaf workings, then Nissan has been selling a science experiment vehicle as a sideshow attraction.
 
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