How much is insurance on a Nissan Leaf?
A 2024 Nissan Leaf runs about $1,890 a year for a typical 45-year-old, about the same as an average 2024 car: its claims are close to an average car's.
2024 Nissan Leaf, national average
about $1,890 a year (about $160 a month)
roughly $1,300–$2,700
An average 2024 car: about $1,940. An older Nissan Leaf costs less (below).
Priced: the 2024 LEAF (the newest year our claims data covers), a 45-year-old, clean record, full coverage. Each state moves every car's price by the same share. How we got these.
A used Nissan Leaf, by model year
| Model year | Full coverage | Liability only | Adding a teen | Teen on their own policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 (0–3 years old) | about $1,890 | about $990 | +$1,250 | about $5,410 |
| 2022 (4–7 years old) | about $1,780 | about $990 | +$1,170 | about $5,100 |
| 2018 (8–12 years old) | about $1,660 | about $990 | +$1,100 | about $4,770 |
| 2013 (13 or more years old) | about $1,550 | about $990 | +$1,020 | about $4,440 |
We list the Nissan Leaf for 2011–2027. How much a car's age takes off is our own estimate. Years before 2022 use the 2022–24 claims results.
The 2 versions of the 2024 Nissan Leaf we list (LEAF and LEAF SV) all come out within about $50 of each other.
The Nissan Leaf for other drivers on their own policy, a year: 22–25, $2,450; 26–39, $2,090; 65 and older, $1,980.
Adding a 16-year-old with a Nissan Leaf
A new 16-year-old driving the Nissan Leaf adds about $1,250 a year ($105 a month), about the same as with an average car.
For adding a teen, the Nissan Leaf ranks 54th cheapest of our 121 car pages.
That's the whole household's bill going up. Cheapest cars to insure for a teen.
Why the Nissan Leaf costs what it does
Its insurance claims against an average car's (HLDI):
- Repairs
- about average
- Theft and weather
- much lower than average
- Damage to others
- about average
- Injuries to others
- about average
The part that fixes or replaces the Nissan Leaf: about $900, against $950 for an average 2024 car (6% less). The part that pays for harm to others: about $990, against $990 for an average car (about the same).
By the EPA's size classes it's a midsize car, and it's electric. The Highway Loss Data Institute groups it with small four-door cars.
- Expensive and electric cars can cost more or less to insure than their repair records suggest.
Matched to “Nissan Leaf electric” in HLDI's results.
Similar small four-door cars
Among these 12 small four-door cars, the Nissan Leaf is the 2nd least expensive to insure.
- 2024 Toyota Prius Primeabout $1,790 ($100 less)
- 2024 Nissan Leafabout $1,890 (this car)
- 2024 Toyota Priusabout $1,910 (about the same)
- 2024 Nissan Kicksabout $2,010 ($130 more)
- 2024 Mazda 3about $2,030 ($140 more)
- 2024 Toyota Corollaabout $2,070 ($190 more)
Both start from your own situation if you've set one. For crash safety, see IIHS and NHTSA ratings.
This is an estimate to help you plan, not a quote. We don't sell insurance, and we never pass your info to anyone. Only an insurer can give you a real price.