Vehicle report
2016 Nissan Leaf
Fair price, market signal, reviews, and common issues — all in one place. Tuned to ZIP 43215 (from your location).
Fair price range
$7,400
$6,450 — $8,350
low confidence
Why low confidence?
We don't have direct listings for this exact model — we're showing a segment-average estimate. Treat the range as directional.
Est. out-the-door
$8,587
$7,568 — $9,605
What's OTD?
Out-the-door is the total check you actually write — asking price + sales tax + doc fee + registration. Reddit “what I paid” reports are usually OTD, so this is the honest number to compare against.
Listing: $7,400 + $537 tax + $500 doc + $150 reg = $8,587
What's shaping this price
- Age (10 yrs)−$21,044
13%/yr for midsize
- Mileage (40,000)+$445
80,000 under expected
Local market signal · 432xx
Avg days on market
34
from 12 comparable listings
30-day price trend
↓ 5.7%
cooling
Prices for this trim in 432xx are trending down — a buyer's edge right now.
Price over its life
Anchored on today's Marketcheck typical price, traced back through segment depreciation to estimate what it cost new.
Next 5 years (forecast)
Projected from today's typical price using the segment's annual depreciation rate, with a small penalty for accumulated mileage. Rough forecast — actual resale value swings with the used-car market.
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Potential monthly cost of ownership
Loan + insurance + gas — the three big monthly line items.
Estimated monthly total
Loan + insurance + gas
$248/mo
Auto loan
72 months · 10% down · 7.5% APR (national avg)
$115/mo
Insurance
Full coverage · Ohio average for midsize cars
$90/mo
Gas
114 mpg combined · $4.94/gal · 1,000 mi/mo
$43/mo
Estimated payments — actual rates depend on credit, coverage, and driving.
$8,212over 5 yrs
~$1,642/yr
Depreciation
$3,712
Segment: midsize
Maintenance
$4,500
segment ballpark
Depreciation projected from segment averages against today’s typical price; maintenance is an AAA-derived segment ballpark. Loan, insurance, and gas are covered in the Affordability section above.
Overall
★★★★★
4.0 of 5
Frontal crash
★★★★★
4.0 of 5
Side crash
★★★★★
4.0 of 5
Rollover
★★★★★
4.0 of 5
Averaged across 1 tested body/cab configuration (NHTSA scores by variant).
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016 LEAF vehicles manufactured February 24, 2016, to March 23, 2016, and Sentra vehicles manufactured February 9, 2016, to March 4, 2016. The wiring harness connector may disconnect from the dual-stage passenger air bag.
16V436000 ·
AIR BAGS
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2017 LEAF and 2014, 2016 and 2017 Sentra vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error within the air bag inflators, the passenger frontal air bag may not properly deploy in the event of a crash.
17V253000 ·
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfinder, 2014-2016 Nissan NV200 Taxi, Infiniti QX60, QX60 Hybrid, and Q50 Hybrid, 2014-2017 Nissan Rogue and Infiniti Q50, 2015-2016 Nissan Murano, Murano Hybrid, and Chevrolet City Express, 2014-2015 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid, and 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles. In these vehicles, the front seat passenger Occupant Classification System (OCS) may incorrectly classify an adult passenger as a child or classify the seat as empty despite it being occupied. As a result, the passenger frontal air bag may be turned off and not deploy in the event of a crash.
16V244000 ·
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2013-2017 LEAF vehicles. The Owner's Manual instructions for defroster operation are incorrect and may result in reduced defroster performance under specific conditions. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 103, "Windshield Defrosting and Defogging Systems."
23V296000 ·
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