2012 Nissan Leaf
2012 · Mid-size · battery-electric
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Top 8% of 2026 models
21.1 kWh/100 km · about $574 a year
Among 2012 mid-size cars, all types#1 of 80
20,000 km a year at 13.6¢/kWh electricity. About 117 km range.
Change km or fuel price
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Cheaper to insure than 96% of 2012 cars
From what insurers paid out on the 2015 model
Compares cars, not drivers. Not a quote.
Insurance estimates for
- Crash rating
- 5/5 NHTSA stars
- Insurance claims
- 63 37% below average · 2015 data
- Theft risk
- — not enough data
- Awards
- 1 IIHS
Why insurance costs what it does
IBC hasn't published claims for the 2012 yet, so this uses what insurers paid out on the 2015 model, compared with a typical car. Bars to the right mean higher claims, which push the price up.
- Crash repairsCollision30% below
- Theft, vandalism and hailComprehensive86% below
- Damage from other driversDCPDno data
- Injury payoutsAccident benefits6% above
- How often it's stolenTheft frequencyno data
How the grade is worked out
We estimate what a typical driver with full coverage would pay for this model in Ontario, then rank it against every other 2012 model. The car-specific part of the premium follows what insurers have paid out on this model (the bars above). A is cheaper to insure than at least 80% of them. It compares cars, not drivers: your own quote depends mostly on your age, record and address.
Sources: Alberta AIRB, FSRA, GAA, Facility Association and IBC How Cars Measure Up. How this works
Safety
5/5 in U.S. government crash tests (NHTSA) on the Leaf. 5 is best.
- Overall★★★★★
- Head-on crash★★★★
- Side crash★★★★★
- Rollover resistance★★★★
Driver assist
- Automatic emergency braking: no data
- Forward collision warning: no data
- Lane departure warning: no data
- Blind-spot warning: no data
Awards
- IIHSTop Safety Pick Source
About these ratings
Stars measure how well the cabin protects people in a lab crash, not how often the car crashes. They're for the U.S. version (5 HB, FWD) of the same model year, usually the same car as in Canada. IIHS awards can depend on headlights or trim. How this works
Fuel and emissions
- City19.3 kWh
- Highway23 kWh
- Range117 km
- Charge (240V)7 h
Per 100 km. Rated as battery-electric, 2 of 643 for efficiency in 2012.
All NRCan figures
- NRCan model name
- LEAF
- Powertrain (file)
- bev
- Vehicle class
- Mid-size
- Motor
- 80 kW
- Transmission
- A1
- Fuel type
- Electric
- Litres-equivalent combined
- 2.4 Le/100 km
- City electricity
- 19.3 kWh/100 km
- Highway electricity
- 23 kWh/100 km
- Combined electricity
- 21.1 kWh/100 km
- Energy use (ranking scale)
- 2.4 L/100 km eq.
- CO₂
- 0 g/km
- Electric range
- 117 km
- Recharge (240V)
- 7 h
- NRCan trims averaged
- 1
- Efficiency rank this year
- 2 of 643 (beats 100%)
- Class rank this year
- 1 of 80 · Mid-size
- Vs latest NRCan year
- 62 of 794 in 2026
- Class vs latest year
- 13 of 56
Lab ratings from Natural Resources Canada; real-world use, especially in winter, is usually higher. How this works