2015 Nissan Leaf Electricity · NJ15 OKZ

The 2015 Nissan Leaf presents a mixed mechanical picture. The most recent MOT, conducted on 22 December 2025 at 185,794 miles, passed, but only after a failure ten days earlier at 185,478 miles. That December 2025 failure flagged excessively worn nearside front suspension arm ball joint and slight play in the offside front lower suspension arm ball joint. Both items were rectified before the pass, suggesting the previous owner addressed immediate MoT failures rather than undertaking proactive servicing. Two advisories persist across both December 2025 tests: front brake pads wearing thin and deteriorated track rod end ball joint dust covers on both sides. The maintenance trend is therefore reactive rather than preventive, with the vehicle passing only after targeted repairs rather than demonstrating consistent upkeep. The mileage accumulation tells a clear story. Between the January 2025 test at 175,195 miles and the December 2025 tests at 185,478 to 185,794 miles, the car covered roughly 10,600 miles in under twelve months. That is a sharp acceleration compared to the prior interval, where the vehicle added only 7,834 miles between December 2023 at 167,361 miles and January 2025 at 175,195 miles. The overall average of approximately 16,890 miles per year is high for an eleven-year-old electric vehicle, and the recent surge suggests intensive use, possibly as a high-mileage commuter. The gap between the December 2023 clean pass and the January 2025 test is just over thirteen months, which is within normal MoT scheduling but leaves a period with no recorded data. A buyer should focus the physical inspection on the front suspension and steering components. The repeated appearance of track rod end ball joint dust covers deteriorating, combined with the December 2025 failure for worn suspension arm ball joints, points to a front end that has endured sustained stress. Check for uneven tyre wear, clunking over bumps, and any play in the steering rack. The front brake pads were flagged as wearing thin in both December 2025 tests, so verify disc condition and remaining pad material. The January 2025 test also noted an offside rear service brake binding and fluctuating front brake performance, which warrants inspection of rear caliper slide mechanisms and front disc run-out. On an electric vehicle with this mileage, the battery state of health and charging behaviour matter as much as mechanical wear. Request a full battery capacity report and check for any dashboard warnings related to the regenerative braking system, which directly ties into the braking anomalies flagged in the record.