There are many LEAF that are reaching the 5 year mark. What is your experience after 5 years?
This is mine.
I have now had my LEAF for 5 years. It is low mileage only 30K miles, I use it daily work commute (average 20 miles/day), groceries and around town errands. I live in a pretty mild climate, central coastal California. Replaced tires after 4 years. Replaced brake fluid ($100) every 2 years. Yearly battery inspection ($35). No paint issues. Paint is still in excellent condition. Still original 12V battery. No failures of any lights. Replaced cabin air filter myself every year ($6 for Microguard filter at O'Reilly's). No light failures. Only warranty work was replacing temperature sensor which was defective when I first got the car along with the passenger visor which wouldn't stay up. Upholstery wear has been reasonable, no wear holes or worn smooth. I have charged with using L1 for the entire time. Only time it has been on a L2 chargin is 5 times was when it was at the dealer for service. Charging has always been at night when I am asleep. First 4 years never charged beyond 80%. Starting at 4.5 years starting charging full charge. Current battery stats: 11/12 bars. AHr=53.35 SOH 81% Hx 64.69% 394.0V SOC when fully charges 92.3%, total of 3311 L1/L2 charges (remember to divide by 2 when charging using a timer for actual number of charges for approx 1650 real charge cycles). Nissan mileage predictor (non-ECO mode) when first delivered said 106 miles, currently when fully charged says 81 miles. The Nissan mileage prediction has been wildly inaccurate above 50% charge. Overall the car has been dependable, very inexpensive to maintain. We had solar put in at the same time we acquired the car. We sized the solar to meet house and car needs plus an extra 20% to allow for system aging. The result has been no electrical bill for 5 years.
This is mine.
I have now had my LEAF for 5 years. It is low mileage only 30K miles, I use it daily work commute (average 20 miles/day), groceries and around town errands. I live in a pretty mild climate, central coastal California. Replaced tires after 4 years. Replaced brake fluid ($100) every 2 years. Yearly battery inspection ($35). No paint issues. Paint is still in excellent condition. Still original 12V battery. No failures of any lights. Replaced cabin air filter myself every year ($6 for Microguard filter at O'Reilly's). No light failures. Only warranty work was replacing temperature sensor which was defective when I first got the car along with the passenger visor which wouldn't stay up. Upholstery wear has been reasonable, no wear holes or worn smooth. I have charged with using L1 for the entire time. Only time it has been on a L2 chargin is 5 times was when it was at the dealer for service. Charging has always been at night when I am asleep. First 4 years never charged beyond 80%. Starting at 4.5 years starting charging full charge. Current battery stats: 11/12 bars. AHr=53.35 SOH 81% Hx 64.69% 394.0V SOC when fully charges 92.3%, total of 3311 L1/L2 charges (remember to divide by 2 when charging using a timer for actual number of charges for approx 1650 real charge cycles). Nissan mileage predictor (non-ECO mode) when first delivered said 106 miles, currently when fully charged says 81 miles. The Nissan mileage prediction has been wildly inaccurate above 50% charge. Overall the car has been dependable, very inexpensive to maintain. We had solar put in at the same time we acquired the car. We sized the solar to meet house and car needs plus an extra 20% to allow for system aging. The result has been no electrical bill for 5 years.
