Once a pioneer of the EV world, the current-generation Nissan Leaf now finds itself eclipsed in a market brimming with over a hundred alternatives. And now, with a new 2025 Nissan Leaf on the horizon, there’s almost no reason to consider driving the past-its-prime EV.
While this updated second-generation model retains some practical merits – decent passenger and boot space, user-friendly controls, and good all-round visibility – it lags significantly behind contemporary rivals. Its modest 39kWh battery offers a meagre maximum range of 168 miles, a figure dwarfed by similarly priced competitors. Compounding this, slow charging speeds and the increasingly outdated CHAdeMO connector solidify its status as an EV feeling decidedly behind the curve of 2020s innovation.
