2012 Nissan Leaf

Tested vehicle: 2011 Nissan Leaf SV 4-door
Rating applies to 2011-12 models

The Nissan Leaf was introduced in the 2011 model year. The car is a plug-in battery-electric vehicle with no gasoline or diesel engine to help power the car. It has an average range of 73 miles according to the EPA, beyond which the battery must be recharged.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEF1104
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	8
Left (cm)	9
Center (cm)	8
Right (cm)	6
Brake pedal (cm)	4
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	2
Right (cm)	2
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	5
Rearward (cm)	1
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	1

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEF1104
Head
HIC-15	223
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.2
Extension bending moment (Nm)	16
Maximum Nij	0.22
Chest maximum compression (mm)	27
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	0.3
Femur force - right (kN)	1.2
Knee displacement - left (mm)	0
Knee displacement - right (mm)	2
Maximum tibia index - left	0.36
Maximum tibia index - right	0.58
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	1.3
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	1.5
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	69
Right	40

About the original moderate overlap front test

Tested vehicle: 2011 Nissan Leaf SV 4-door with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags
Rating applies to 2011-12 models

The Nissan Leaf was introduced in the 2011 model year. The car is a plug-in battery-electric vehicle with no gasoline or diesel engine to help power the car. It has an average range of 73 miles according to the EPA, beyond which the battery must be recharged.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID	CES1108
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-13.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES1108
Head HIC-15	159
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.6
Compression (kN)	0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	27
Lateral force (kN)	1.7
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	27
Average deflection (mm)	21
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	2.85
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.34
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	1.3
Acetabulum force (kN)	1.0
Combined force (kN)	2.0
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.8
L-M moment (Nm)	110
A-P moment (Nm)	51

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES1108
Head HIC-15	123
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.2
Compression (kN)	0.5
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	41
Lateral force (kN)	1.5
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	36
Average deflection (mm)	21
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	2.95
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.50
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.5
Acetabulum force (kN)	2.6
Combined force (kN)	2.8
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.5
L-M moment (Nm)	111
A-P moment (Nm)	21

About the original side crash test

Tested vehicle: 2011 Nissan Leaf SV 4-door
Rating applies to 2011-17 models

Seat type: Manual cloth seats

Technical measurements for this test

Seat type	Manual cloth seats
Geometry
Backset (mm)	35
Distance below top of head (mm)	24
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g)	11.3
Head contact time (ms)	49
Force rating	1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	0
Max neck tension (N)	449

About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.