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Nissan LEAF insurance group and cost

Find and compare car insurance costs for your Nissan LEAF model based on the engine size, the driver's age and location.

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The Nissan LEAF is a battery-powered hatchback introduced by the Japanese manufacturer in 2010. It’s reasonably affordable to insure for an electric vehicle. In this guide, you’ll learn the key facts about insuring this vehicle, including how to reduce the cost of your premiums.

Nissan LEAF insurance groups and cost by driver’s age

Depending on the model, the car will be given a specific insurance group that ranges from 1 to 50 which helps determine the cost of your premium. The higher the group, the more expensive your car insurance group will be. Nissan LEAF models range from insurance groups 19 to 26, so you can generally expect the cost of your insurance to be quite reasonable and cheaper than other higher-performance vehicles such as the Mazda RX-8 or the Jaguar XF.

However, insurance costs can vary between insurance groups based on a number of varying factors including your car’s engine size, safety features and the vehicle repair costs. For example, a 30-year-old driver in an average postcode could pay around £701 for cover on a Nissan LEAF 1.4 Visia+ 5d Auto (insurance group 20) or around £585 for a Nissan LEAF Tekna 5d Auto which falls in insurance group 26. In this specific example, the insurance cost for a model that is 6 groups higher is an extra £66 which is likely down to the increase in engine size.

You can find the insurance group and likely car insurance cost of your Nissan LEAF model in the table below.

Model / Version Group (1-50) Age 20yrs Age 30yrs Age 40yrs Age 50yrs Link
Visia 40kWh auto 5d 21 £2,825 £722 £695 £676 Get Quote
160kW e+ N-TEC 62kWh Auto 5d 25 £2,732 £679 £662 £619 Get Quote
Acenta 150PS [6.6kW On-board charger] auto 5d 21 £2,825 £722 £695 £676 Get Quote
Acenta 40kWh auto 5d 21 £2,825 £722 £695 £676 Get Quote
2.Zero ProPilot & Cold Pack auto 5d 21 £2,825 £722 £695 £676 Get Quote
e+ Tekna 217PS 62 kWh auto 5d 21 £2,825 £722 £695 £676 Get Quote
N-Connecta 40kWh auto 5d 21 £2,825 £722 £695 £676 Get Quote
Tekna 40kWh auto 5d 21 £2,825 £722 £695 £676 Get Quote
5d Auto 22 £3,437 £777 £754 £692 Get Quote
Visia Flex (6.6kW Charger) 5d Auto 19 £1,933 £706 £695 £654 Get Quote
Visia Flex 5d Auto 19 £1,933 £706 £695 £654 Get Quote
Visia (6.6kW Charger) 5d Auto 25 £2,732 £679 £662 £619 Get Quote
Visia 5d Auto 25 £2,732 £679 £662 £619 Get Quote
Visia+ (6.6kW Charger) 5d Auto 20 £2,275 £701 £679 £638 Get Quote
Visia+ 5d Auto 20 £2,275 £701 £679 £638 Get Quote
Visia+ Flex (6.6kW Charger) 5d Auto 21 £2,825 £722 £695 £676 Get Quote
Visia+ Flex 5d Auto 21 £2,825 £722 £695 £676 Get Quote
Acenta Flex (6.6kW Charger) 5d Auto 20 £2,275 £701 £679 £638 Get Quote
Acenta Flex 30kW (6.6kW Charger) 5d Auto 20 £2,275 £701 £679 £638 Get Quote
Acenta Flex 30kW 5d Auto 20 £2,275 £701 £679 £638 Get Quote
Acenta Flex 5d Auto 20 £2,275 £701 £679 £638 Get Quote
Acenta (6.6kW Charger) 5d Auto 25 £2,732 £679 £662 £619 Get Quote
Acenta 30kW (6.6kW Charger) 5d Auto 25 £2,732 £679 £662 £619 Get Quote
Acenta 30kW 5d Auto 25 £2,732 £679 £662 £619 Get Quote
Acenta 5d Auto 25 £2,732 £679 £662 £619 Get Quote
Acenta+ Auto (6.6kW Charger) 5d 20 £2,275 £701 £679 £638 Get Quote
Acenta+ Flex (6.6kW Charger) 5d Auto 21 £2,825 £722 £695 £676 Get Quote
Tekna Flex (6.6kW Charger) 5d Auto 20 £2,275 £701 £679 £638 Get Quote
Tekna Flex 5d Auto 20 £2,275 £701 £679 £638 Get Quote
Tekna Flex 30kW (6.6kW Charger) 5d Auto 21 £2,825 £722 £695 £676 Get Quote
Tekna Flex 30kW 5d Auto 21 £2,825 £722 £695 £676 Get Quote
Tekna (6.6kW Charger) 5d Auto 26 £2,392 £585 £556 £510 Get Quote
Tekna 30kW (6.6kW Charger) 5d Auto 26 £2,392 £585 £556 £510 Get Quote
Tekna 30kW 5d Auto 26 £2,392 £585 £556 £510 Get Quote
Tekna 5d Auto 26 £2,392 £585 £556 £510 Get Quote

Average Nissan LEAF insurance cost

To provide you with an idea of how much it may cost you to insure your Nissan LEAF, we ran several quotes to find an average figure. Based on our results, on average, you could insure your Nissan LEAF with a comprehensive policy for the monthly price of £75.96 or an annual sum of £863.12.

Nissan LEAF insurance cost by location

The table above shows the average cost of Nissan LEAF insurance based on the driver’s age and the insurance group. However, one of the biggest factors that could affect your premium is your location, as we can see from the given examples below.

To show the difference between each postcode, here are some average quotes for a 30-year-old living in three different locations. The quotes are for a Nissan LEAF Acenta 40kWh Auto 5d.

  • Expensive: £1,170 (London SE1)
  • Average: £722 (Newcastle NE1)
  • Cheap: £763.76 (Galashiels TD1)

Which factors affect my Nissan LEAF insurance rate?

Along with the insurance group, there are other key factors that impact your insurance premium costs:

  • Engine type and capacity. In general, a higher-performance vehicle will usually result in a higher insurance cost. An average 30-year-old may pay £706 for the Nissan LEAF Visia Flex 5d Auto, but could pay around £679 for the Nissan LEAF Acenta 5d Auto. A £56 increase can be seen here due to a car having higher performance specs than the first.
  • Driver location. Where you live plays a huge role in determining the cost of your insurance. Insurers looks at key factors such as the crime rate in the area and the likelihood of someone making a claim – both of which can impact your premiums. For example, a 30-year-old in central London may pay £1,499 for insurance for a Nissan LEAF Tekna Flex (6.6kW Charger) 5d Auto, while the same 30-year-old in Newcastle may only pay £701. As you can expect with a city that is home to over 8 million people, car crime in London is much higher than it is in Newcastle.
  • Driver age. Unfortunately, younger people are statistically more likely to be involved in car accidents, meaning the cost of car insurance will be higher for that age group. The average 20-year-old driver in London may pay £4,068 for the Nissan LEAF Tekna Flex 30kW 5d Auto, while the average 40-year-old Londoner will only pay £985. In this example, a driver that is 40 years old will pay £805 less than a driver who is 20 years old.

Other factors that influence the cost of your insurance include:

  • Your relationship status
  • Your credit history
  • Your current job
  • Your car’s safety features
  • The model of your car
  • The year of the model
  • Your car’s security
  • Annual miles driven
  • Your driving history and activity
  • No claims discount

Nissan LEAF facts and trivia

  • Among its many awards, The Nissan LEAF won the 2019 Electric Car Of The Year award.
  • More than half a million LEAFs have been sold since it was released in 2010.

Bottom line

There are a few things to consider before diving into the electric car market, and the cost of insurance is one of them. With that said, the Nissan LEAF shouldn’t be too unaffordable and the tips in this guide will help you to reduce the cost of insurance even further.

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*Based on data provided by Consumer Intelligence Ltd, www.consumerintelligence.com (July ’24). 51% of car insurance customers could save £523.17
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