Electric hatchback · 2021–2026
Used Nissan Leaf
Usually about $11k–$20k used.
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Rated at 212 miles when new, but the passively cooled pack loses range in heat, so budget for closer to 175. A commuter only.
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Passively cooled battery degrades noticeably in hot climates, and its CHAdeMO fast-charging plug is being decommissioned — a used one has less range than the spec and fewer places to charge every year.
Specs at a glance
- Estimated used price
- $11k–$20k
- Model years
- 2021–2026
- Powertrain
- Electric
- Range
- 175 mi range
- Seats
- 5
- Cargo
- 24 cu ft (30 folded)
- Towing
- Not rated
- All-wheel drive
- Not offered
- Reliability
- average
- Cabin quality
- poor
- Driving fun
- below average
Nissan Leaf vs its closest rivals
| Vehicle | Used price | Seats | Cargo (cu ft) | Economy | Towing | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nissan Leaf | $11k–$20k | 5 | 24 | 175 mi range | Not rated | average |
| Honda Fit | $11k–$20k | 5 | 17 | 36 mpg | Not rated | excellent |
| Chevrolet Bolt EV | $13k–$22k | 5 | 16 | 259 mi range | Not rated | good |
| Volkswagen Golf | $14k–$24k | 5 | 22 | 32 mpg | Not rated | average |
| Ford Focus | $7k–$15k | 5 | 24 | 30 mpg | Not rated | below average |
- Honda Fit: Astonishing space for its size and genuinely reliable. Noisy, slow, and long discontinued.
- Chevrolet Bolt EV: The cheapest usable EV range you can buy, with slow charging and firm seats.
- Volkswagen Golf: The sensible Golf: more boot than a saloon, and it left the US market in 2021.
- Ford Focus: Drives better than any cheap hatch has a right to. Check which gearbox it has first.