Second Hand Nissan Leaf Air Filter

No — the Nissan Leaf is a fully electric vehicle and has never been fitted with a combustion engine in any variant or trim level, so it does not have an engine air filter at all. If you are looking for the cabin pollen filter (sometimes called a cabin air filter), that is a different part and does exist on the Leaf to clean the air inside the passenger compartment. If you have been quoted for or are searching for an engine air filter on a Leaf, it is likely a misidentification — check whether you need the cabin filter instead, or contact a breaker with your registration to confirm exactly what you need.

Yes — while the Leaf has no engine air filter, it does have a cabin pollen filter that cleans the air circulated through the heating and ventilation system inside the car. The Mk1 Leaf ran from 2011 to 2017 and the Mk2 (ZE1) from 2018 onwards, and both generations use a cabin filter. The filter location and size can differ between generations, so always confirm your exact year and registration with the breaker to make sure the part matches your car.

The 2016 Leaf is a Mk1 (first generation, 2011–2017) and the 2019 Leaf is a Mk2 (ZE1, 2018 onwards) — these are substantially different vehicles with a redesigned body and interior, and the cabin filter size and housing are likely different between generations. We would not assume a Mk1 cabin filter crosses over to a Mk2 without confirmation, so route this to a breaker and give them both registration numbers so they can check the part numbers against each vehicle.

Trim level does not affect cabin filter fitment on the Nissan Leaf — the Visia, Acenta, N-Connecta, Tekna and e+ trims within the same generation all use the same cabin pollen filter because it is part of the ventilation system, not a trim-specific feature. What matters for fitment is the generation (Mk1 2011–2017 or Mk2 2018 onwards) and your exact model year, not the badge on the car. Confirm your registration with the breaker and they can match the correct part regardless of trim.

This crosses the boundary between the Mk1 (up to 2017) and the Mk2 ZE1 (from 2018), which are completely different platforms, so fitment of the cabin filter across that boundary is not something we can confirm here. Give both registrations to a breaker and ask them to check the part numbers directly — this is the safest way to avoid buying a part that will not fit.