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2013 Nissan Leaf - 13 Year Old EV Review and Battery Condition

Greenway Electric

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Let's see how this 2013 Nissan Leaf has held up over the years with its original 24 kWh battery.

8 Comments

@Tim_Kent 5 months ago

As you say at 17:00 this car , being in overall good condition , is a candidate for a battery upgrade.
Ironically, the simple battery design makes either battery or cell upgrade relatively quick and straightforward. ☮️

@kmancrx 4 months ago

I had a 2013 for a year and a half. Put it this way... horrible bms, but I haven't been EVless in 10 years.

@StuartHazeldine-j5m 5 months ago

A rear camera was optional in 2013. You only need to add 3 parts to add one.

@renebergqvist599 5 months ago

That is a very bad result for SoH.
My 2015 Leaf had all 12 bars after 78000 km.
Looks like somebody charged this one to 100% and kept it there constantly.

@justinbarnes5498 4 months ago

I purchased a 2012 Leaf with 63,xxx miles and 8 bars of health back in January. When I first installed Leaf Spy, the SOH showed 61.64% on it's initial run using SPY. Now, a few months and about 1000+ miles later, it has dropped to 61.47%. Not a ton, but I guess I'm disappointed that it dropped like that. I don't do QCs, only Level 1. I live in the northeastern US, so a colder climate. We only use the car locally, but routinely - so it's not sitting at 100% charged for long. Because the car only offers about 40-50 miles on a full charge, there are times that I will run it a bit, but then plug it back in to "top it off", so to speak. Wondering what you guys think about that practice, and if it might be a bad habit? Also, what other factors might I be encountering that would cause the battery to drop off like that, or is it just expectedly normal? Thanks!

@Cgxtv 3 months ago

Im looking at one with 129,000 miles but 9 battery health? Would they have reset it or trying to scam? Idk anything about this car but im confused because i would expect it to be lower. Also theyre surprisingly selling it for 2900 when its market is 4000 rn

@KlemensEV 4 months ago (edited)

Such a shame. I have a VW 15 E Golf with 160k km and it has lost 12.5% of battery capacity over its life.

@barryw9473 5 months ago

Wow, what a horrible job Nissan engineers did with this battery pack, and you live in a cold place!!!! This is why tell people who are new to EVs to stay away from used Nissan Leafs, but to go for any other used EV. Even my e-Golf, a Nov 2017 build, gets its EPA range on a 60% highway/40% local drive. Based on my estimates, my e-Golf has about 90% health.