2015 Nissan Leaf MOT pass rate: 71.0% (11,823 tests)

2015-registered Nissan Leafs passed 71.0% of 11,823 MOT tests in 2023–2025 — 7.7 points worse than same-age cars (78.7%). This is one of the lower-scoring Leaf years after correcting for vehicle age — inspect the individual car carefully.

71.0%Pass rate, 2015 cars

92.3Age-adjusted index (100 = average)

11,823Tests analysed

54,768 miMedian mileage at test

Is the 2015 Leaf getting worse?

Pass rate of 2015-registered cars across recent test years:

Test year	Pass rate
2023	73.7% -6.9 vs same-age
2024	70.5% -8.1 vs same-age
2025	68.8% -8.2 vs same-age

The raw rate normally falls as cars age. The “vs same-age” figure compares this cohort with all UK cars registered in the same year, so normal ageing is not mistaken for a bad model year.

What fails on a 2015 Leaf

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Suspension	2,712	38.7%
2	Brakes	1,748	24.9%
3	Tyres	1,303	18.6%
4	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	592	8.4%
5	Visibility	442	6.3%
6	Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems	58	0.8%

All Leaf years compared

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2013	3,674	63.2%	-10.1 pts	67,035
2014	8,950	66.7%	-9.1 pts	61,980
2015 (this page)	11,823	71.0%	-7.7 pts	54,768
2016	11,742	75.4%	-5.9 pts	54,228
2017	14,629	82.8%	-1.2 pts	46,270
2018	14,797	86.8%	+0.4 pts	44,050
2019	14,493	89.5%	+1.1 pts	34,266
2020	20,931	91.0%	+1.1 pts	27,495
2021	14,270	92.3%	+1.9 pts	24,284
2022	7,498	93.4%	+2.2 pts	19,779

Weighing up which year to buy? See the full ranking: Nissan Leaf years to avoid.

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FAQs

Is a 2015 Nissan Leaf reliable?

2015-registered examples passed 71.0% of their MOT tests (11,823 tests, 2023–2025), -7.7 points versus all UK cars registered in the same year. At roughly 11 years old with a median 54,768 miles, condition now varies car by car — always check the individual MOT history.

What mileage is too high for a 2015 Leaf?

The median tested example shows 54,768 miles. Anything far beyond that isn't automatically bad — a motorway-mile car with consistent service records often beats a low-mileage school-run car — but price accordingly and scrutinise the mileage trail for gaps or drops.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023–2025 extracts (96 million Class 4 initial tests; retests excluded). Only vehicles old enough for a routine first MOT are included. Age-adjusted figures compare the model-year cohort with all vehicles of the same registration year tested in the same calendar year. Contains public sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.