2020 Nissan Leaf Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 1%of 167 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 5,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2020 Nissan Leaf, 1% of the 167 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 5,000 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
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.
“About 3 months ago, I took this car in after receiving a recall notice for unexpected acceleration while on adaptive cruise control even though this was an issue I had never experienced before. But on monday, driving in stop and go traffic in light rain (intermittent wipers on slow setting), all of a sudden the car started accelerating directly towards the car 20 feet or so in front of us; the brakes had to be manually slammed on to bring the car to stop with now only 2-3 feet or so between the two cars. This was very alarming. …”
NHTSA complaint #11561110, filed 2023-12Related recalls
- 23V494000Jul 17, 2023Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2023 LEAF vehicles. The vehicle may accelerate unintentionally if the driving mode is changed…Covers: Nissan Leaf 2018–2023
Related service bulletins
- 10182359Oct 12, 2020LANE CAMERA AIMING VEHICLE REFERENCE VALUES NOT IN ESM This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 29% |
| 2023 | 8 | 35% |
| 2022 | 3 | 3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 2% |
| 2020 | 2 | 1% |
| 2019 | 5 | 2% |
| 2018 | 12 | 18% |
| 2017 | 1 | 6% |
| 2015 | 8 | 7% |
| 2014 | 2 | 6% |
| 2013 | 5 | 6% |
| 2012 | 4 | 7% |
| 2011 | 5 | 5% |
Other parts of the 2020 Nissan Leaf
123 complaintsFuel system
35 complaintsOther or unknown
23 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
14 complaintsEngine
8 complaintsForward collision avoidance
7 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
5 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2020 Nissan Leaf
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology