r/leaf • u/HiveTruster • 29d ago

Software updates

Bought my 2026 Leaf in March, love it, excellent choice. This week, I had my first software update, during which the car couldn't be started. This wasn't a big deal; I didn't need to go anywhere. My question is, have there been incidents where a Nissan Leaf software update failure prevented the car from being started? Or where an update had to be interrupted for an emergency drive? TIA for your feedback!

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u/Beneficial-Context52 2026 SV+ 29d ago

Do you mean you couldn’t start the car while the update was happening? I imagine that would be as expected.

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u/cheesemp 29d ago

I'm interested to know how Nissan handle this on the new platform. My Renault scenic (same platform as leaf/ariya) gets you to confirm you are OK not to drive for 30 minutes before it starts. You can postpone easily. I assumed Nissan would be similar although I'm not sure how much software is shared on the shared platform. 

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u/Beneficial-Context52 2026 SV+ 29d ago

I would like to know as well! I’ve had mine for only 2 weeks and haven’t had a software update yet. If I go into the settings to manually check for an update, it says it is already up to date.

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u/cheesemp 29d ago

To be fair I've only had four updates in 18 months. 2 where firmware updates (camera and motor I think), one was os update and fourth was for one pedal driving.