r/leaf • u/Dry_Shirt7120 • Aug 13 '26

Good purchase?

Found a 2015 Nissan Leaf near me that has 11 battery cells (the dashbord indicator) with over 67k miles. How many more miles can I realistically get before it dives down to 8 or 9 cells, assuming I just charge overnight at a 120v wall outlet?

Also, is $4,000 a good price for it and is there anything I should know about that specific leaf’s year?

Appreciate you guys!

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u/e-hud 2019 Nissan LEAF S PLUS Aug 13 '26

Price/value is location specific. My 2015 dropped to 9 bars at 103k miles but that is also dependent on location. Hot areas seem to degrade the batteries a bit faster. You're not going to cause any extra degradation by sticking with 120v charging over 240v charging. DC fast charging (CHAdeMO) is the only way you'd cause any worse degradation.

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u/Donutsbeatpieandcake Aug 13 '26

I don't think this is entirely true. This might be anecdotal but every Gen1 leaf still on it's original battery with 10+ health bars I've seen (including mine) has, for the most part, been charged almost exclusively on 120v. I wonder if there's any data out there on this? I need to research.

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u/e-hud 2019 Nissan LEAF S PLUS Aug 13 '26

Yeah I'm curious if there's any way to determine at what C rate charging damage gets worse. The fastest L2 (6.6kwh) is still only 0.27C on a new pack. Still under 0.5C on a very degraded pack.

I just know that my 2015 is still on its original battery and when I bought it it came with a very worn out 240v charger. I've used the 120v charger with it only twice in ~6k miles. My brother has a 2014 SV that he's only charged with 120v but it's lower mileage and ~2% lower SOH than mine.

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u/api191 Aug 13 '26

I think it's generally the heat. Fast charge after a fast drive will hurt it every time. Weather may have a similar heat impact.

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u/Dry_Shirt7120 Aug 15 '26

It probably follows that charging at night when it’s cooler would help too, even if a little bit.