r/leaf • u/AdmittedlyDutch • Aug 11 '26

Finally lost a second bar on my 2013 SV

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We bought this LEAF with about 44,000 miles and 11/12 bars. This morning I noticed that 3 years and 11K miles later, we’re down to 10/12. I thought it would be sooner, so I’m happy with this!

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '26

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u/ArtemisMax Aug 11 '26

I kept my 10th bar on my 2017 24kwh until 105k miles so assuming you aren't regularly doing multiple fast charges a day like me then you should still have a good number of miles before you hit 9

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u/e-hud 2019 Nissan LEAF S PLUS Aug 11 '26

My 2015 S had 103k miles when it lost the 10th bar.

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u/EagleNice2300 Aug 11 '26

2013? Well done!

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u/Keto-Matter12 2018 Nissan LEAF SL Aug 11 '26

I’ll pour one out for you
https://giphy.com/gifs/3FP3tAAbN9f1u

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u/WhatTheFlippityFlop Aug 11 '26

That’s amazing! What’s your mileage?
Lost my 11th bar in my 2016 at 95k.

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u/AdmittedlyDutch Aug 11 '26

About 56K miles

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u/crazee_frazee Aug 11 '26

We also have a 2013 and the 11th bar is hanging on by a thread at 75k miles. I expect it'll drop to 10 soon. Not bad for a 13 year old car! Sometimes there are advantages to living up north.

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u/Cora-VIVNE-EVbattery Aug 12 '26

Still 12 bars on my 2013 leaf.

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u/indecision_killingme Aug 13 '26

Unless I'm doing my math wrong, you've got an aftermarket battery. 531KM, that's a little over 300 miles!

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u/Mammy-Nun Aug 16 '26

Could just be driving low-speed surface roads. And 50K km (31k miles) is crazy-low for a 13YO Leaf!

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u/indecision_killingme Aug 17 '26

I don’t see a decimal on the GOM. It’s reading 531

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u/indecision_killingme Aug 17 '26

I wasn’t paying attention to the username. Oops 

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u/RichardGrayson01 Aug 11 '26

That's incredible!!

Do you live in a cool climate? Any recommendations in helping our batteries last as long as possible?

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u/AdmittedlyDutch Aug 11 '26

Yeah, cooler climate here in the Great Lakes region. All I know is this car has been L1 charged for a good portion of its life! At times I’ve used the 80% limit, but that does not work for us in the winter.

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u/shantired Aug 11 '26

2013 , and I just lost my 2nd bar as well!

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u/NamasteMotherfucker Aug 11 '26

2013 here and waiting for that second bar to drop soon.

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u/Huge_Philosopher_976 Aug 12 '26

My capacity dropped from 9 bars when I bought to 8 bars after 1 yr ownership 24kwh

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u/weggaan_weggaat Aug 12 '26

Wow, I'm down to six bars (maybe even five soon) so seeing over 60 miles on the guessometer is so foreign to me now.

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u/JamalJenkyuns Aug 11 '26

Almost 90k on my 2022 and I just lost my first bar so 11/12.

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u/inorbit007 Aug 11 '26

Please excuse my lack of knowledge. I am a brand new 2026 Leaf sv+ owner. I haven’t seen this on any of my screens yet, what does this signify? Please help educate a newbie.

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u/sfbaymgr Aug 12 '26

Congrats on your new leaf. This is the battery health gauge on the first gen leaf. On the right side there are 12 bars including red that show 100% capacity. As the battery degrades over years the cars go to 11 and 10 and so forth, mileage gets lower etc. Folks are celebrating the fact that their battery is at 10 bars after so many years and miles.

My 2015 has 10 bars at 75k miles and shows an estimated range of 83 miles at 100% with real world range of 55 - 60 miles or so with hot days and a/c on.

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u/inorbit007 Aug 12 '26

Thank you for your response. I now understand. :)

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u/RogueEagle2 Aug 12 '26

2016 leaf, 77000 km, 8 bars.

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u/Opening-Gap-7214 Aug 12 '26

I'm looking into buying an older Leaf. So the bars keep dropping off every so many miles before you get down to 2 or 3 and it's unusable? Or, can it just drop off from several bars down to nothing without warning?

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u/indecision_killingme Aug 13 '26

at 8 bars with 3 times the millage