Nissan LEAF vs Nissan LEAF (2018-2023)

The Nissan LEAF costs £9,509 more than the Nissan LEAF. For that premium it adds 208 miles more WLTP range, 100 kW faster peak rapid charging and 50 kW more power. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Nissan LEAF comes out ahead overall.

The Nissan LEAF is £9,509 cheaper to buy. The Nissan LEAF is cheaper to charge, roughly £136 a year versus £184 for the Nissan LEAF, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Nissan LEAF comes out roughly £9,269 cheaper overall. These figures cover list price and home charging only - insurance, servicing, tyres and depreciation will move the real total.

EVcarsguide estimates a real-world motorway range of about 313 miles for the Nissan LEAF and 109 miles for the Nissan LEAF - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Nissan LEAF goes roughly 204 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 30 minutes in the Nissan LEAF and 40 in the Nissan LEAF, so the Nissan LEAF loses less time at each stop. That makes the Nissan LEAF the stronger long-distance car.

The two are within 22 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 612 mm of total clearance for the Nissan LEAF and about 590 mm of total clearance for the Nissan LEAF.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 84% battery health for the Nissan LEAF and 76% for the Nissan LEAF. That gives the Nissan LEAF a modest edge in retained real-world range. Both use NMC-type cells, so for daily use keep the charge limit near 80% to slow degradation.