2012 Nissan Leaf Electronic stability control Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 4%of 57 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 27,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2012 Nissan Leaf, 4% of the 57 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 27,500 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“An animal ran in front of the car. After a hard application of brakes and subsequent release of brake pedal, the car continued to stop, coming to a full stop in the street without driver input. The condition can be repeated, if you step on the brake pedal hard enough. The brakes function normally in typical driving. The problem only manifiests itself in emergency or unusually hard braking as encountered in collision avoidance of cars, pedestrians, or other obstacles. A second incident also occurred at 30 MPH. An oncoming car appeared in my lane on a blind curve. …”
NHTSA complaint #10625730, filed 2014-08, 9,000 milesElectronic stability control: other model years
Other parts of the 2012 Nissan Leaf
22 complaintsElectrical system
15 complaintsAir bags
11 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsSeat belts
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsSeats
2 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Nissan Leaf
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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