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I expected the used car pricing of off lease Leafs to hit rock bottom this summer to coincide with the peak of the units that were moved 3 years ago. But the pricing has held steady at $8-9,000.
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Leaf new car deliveries 3 years ago began to slowly drop off after August on a long, steady decline. So supply of 3 year old Leafs will gradually go down keeping the price at least as high as it is now.
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For some reason, I have seen 2015 leafs that must have been on an 18 month lease selling for only 20% more which might be the better value. Miles in the low teens and the 2015's had the best battery chemistry that might actually make it to 100,000 miles before dropping to 50% capacity.
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The 30kWh battery in the mid 2016 seems to be having some problems with bad cells and early degradation again. a few have quickly gone to a degradation trajectory similar to a 24 kWh battery. And Nissan has change the battery life "bars" readout to keep from having to warranty any of them. It looks like the 2016 would have to go to 45-50% loss before the fourth bar will drop.
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2011 and 2012 Leaf batteries are all suspect and are all out of 60 months coverage. So unless you can get by with a 30 mile range, I wouldn't buy one of those for over $3,000. At which point you could buy a new version 24kWh battery installed for $6,500 and have a nice car.
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