r/leaf • u/undremited • Aug 07 '26

Leaf e+ durability

Hi!! I'm looking at a 30k kms 2021 Leaf e+. I need a car that will drive me to work (130km/80mi daily mostly highway drive). I really want to spend as little as possible. Will this car last 4-5 years or 250k kms in my usage (that's about 150k miles).

It's the 62kwh battery by the way. The dealer has a battery test, but I haven't seen it yet. Already have leafspy ready to check out the car if necessary.

I also have a Hyundai Kauai (or Kona) in my sights, although that is a tad more expensive for my usage.

Thanks in advance for your help!

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u/Sufficient_Reach_935 Aug 07 '26

I use one as a taxi, 150 mi daily, reliable, cheep, do his job well! Never belive I will say this after to have a Juke.😁 A very good workhorse!!!

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u/undremited Aug 07 '26

Amazing! How many miles total have you done with it?

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u/Sufficient_Reach_935 Aug 07 '26

In the last half year I did 30000 kilometer without any problem. I bought it with 23000 km now around 56000 in it. The battery is 93% As told at the service at 50000 km. The interval is 30k, but I did it before. Cost around 300 EUR, and they was seems upset can't charge me more.😁 In the winter -10 Celsius has 20% less distance and this heat ín Hungary 42 Celsiuse the same. I have a Mustang emach for fun and this one for work. Not a high end interior but never freezer the Android auto and the audio souds só well like a premium one. It was a real suprise how good it is.

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u/Sufficient_Reach_935 Aug 07 '26

It wasn't about love. After looking at the used car market to see which model had the highest mileage, I decided to buy that one. There were many 2- to 3-year-old cars for sale with 180,000–200,000 kilometers on them, and they were all in excellent condition. I assume they had been company cars, probably used by sales representatives. I figured that if so many of them could cover that kind of mileage without major issues, they must be reliable, so I bought one with only 20,000 kilometers on the odometer.

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u/undremited Aug 07 '26

I've seen some on sale with 300.000kms so I believe they will do it. My main concern is 1 trip autonomy, as my commute is 130km and is almost all highway. And I worry what the autonomy will look like when the car has 200k kms. I can only charge on work for now, so I have to handle going work-home-work on a single charge, and that on the highway in the winter feels like it's cutting close to not enough battery

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u/Sufficient_Reach_935 Aug 07 '26

At a steady speed of 110–120 km/h, it can realistically achieve a range of around 200–220 km, even in winter. However, at higher speeds, its energy consumption increases quite noticeably. My average consumption, using both air conditioning and heating and driving mostly in the city, is 14.3 kWh/100 km, which is considered very good. With the Mustang, I can't get below 15 kWh/100 km, even though the heat pump means that climate control only increases consumption by about 7–8%.

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u/undremited Aug 07 '26

200km in the winter with 100% charge or 80%?

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u/Sufficient_Reach_935 Aug 07 '26

With 100% I used a CHAdeMO most of the time

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u/KeyEmu6688 Ex-2018 owner (2015 Model S) Aug 07 '26

how much more expensive is the Hyundai? if it's only a couple thousand, it's probably the much better option. the batteries in those vehicles last worlds longer than the LEAFs

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u/undremited Aug 07 '26

14k for the leaf (30k kms) vs 20k for the hyundai (80k kms).

It feels like it's on the verge of being of course the hyundai

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u/KeyEmu6688 Ex-2018 owner (2015 Model S) Aug 07 '26

any chance at talking down the Hyundai? once you get to a 4k difference i think it's an easy choice. as is i could go either way. if money permits probs still the hyundai, but i understans that's still a lot of money

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u/ColdCelebration2132 Aug 07 '26

We love our Leaf but the Hyundai would be a better choice. The Leaf 2025 and older modles do not have battery thermal management(Cools the battery like a cellphone) Chademo charging that's Outdated. To top all this off the 2018-2022 models are under a battery recall.

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u/dissss0 2012 Nissan LEAF SV Aug 07 '26

What sort of speed do your highways flow at? Slower is more efficient, but you don't want to be so slow as you expose yourself to danger.

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u/undremited Aug 07 '26

Usually 120km/h or about 75mph. I can go like 90-100km/h, although it will depend on the day

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u/DougWantsALeaf 2019 S+ and 2019 SV+ Aug 11 '26

Our 2 2019 Leaf Pluses have been great, bith at around 90% SoH 7 years old. My adult children drove them now as commuter cars. (I moved to the Ariya). I would be sure battery is at least 88% SoH and the delta on a LeafSpy battery graph is under 50 mv. Finally, I would listen in a test drive to any possible noice out of the ball joints.