Nissan LEAF lug nut torque

Nissan LEAF owner’s manuals give 80 lb-ft (108 N·m) for 2026, 90 lb-ft (122 N·m) for 2022–2025, 83 lb-ft (113 N·m) for 2019–2021 and 83 lb-ft (112 N·m) for 2013–2018. Check which applies to yours. Tighten them in a star pattern with a torque wrench.

Sources checked

Wheel nut torque, 2026

80lb-ft108N·m

04080120050100150ft-lbN·m
As printed
“Wheel nut tightening torque: 80 ft-lb (108 N·m)”
Source
2026 LEAF Owner's Manual (Nissan): PDF page 519

Nissan LEAF lug nut torque by model year

Model yearTorqueManual page
202680 lb-ft (108 N·m)PDF page 519
202590 lb-ft (122 N·m)PDF page 553
202490 lb-ft (122 N·m)PDF page 556
202390 lb-ft (122 N·m)PDF page 560
202290 lb-ft (122 N·m)PDF page 561
202183 lb-ft (113 N·m)PDF page 549
202083 lb-ft (113 N·m)PDF page 558
201983 lb-ft (113 N·m)PDF page 579
201883 lb-ft (112 N·m)PDF page 546
201783 lb-ft (112 N·m)PDF page 392
201683 lb-ft (112 N·m)PDF page 389
201583 lb-ft (112 N·m)PDF page 372
201483 lb-ft (112 N·m)PDF page 366
201383 lb-ft (112 N·m)PDF page 367

Read on Nissan’s own site between October 14, 2026 and October 19, 2026. Years not listed haven’t been checked yet, or their manual prints no value; check your own manual.

How to tighten them

  1. Clean any dirt or rust off the studs, the nuts and the wheel’s mounting face. Don’t oil them unless the manual says to.
  2. Thread every nut on by hand until it seats against the wheel.
  3. Lower the vehicle so the tire takes its weight, and set a torque wrench to the value for your model year in the table above.
  4. Tighten the nuts in a star pattern, going around two or three times, until the wrench clicks on every nut.
  5. Check the torque again after a short drive if your manual says to.

More detail, including how many passes to make: how to torque lug nuts. Setting and using the wrench: how to use a click torque wrench. Nuts or bolts, car by car: lug nuts vs wheel bolts.

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Questions

What is the lug nut torque on a Nissan LEAF?

80 lb-ft (108 N·m) for 2026; 90 lb-ft (122 N·m) for 2022–2025; 83 lb-ft (113 N·m) for 2019–2021; 83 lb-ft (112 N·m) for 2013–2018, as printed in Nissan’s owner’s manuals (2013–2026).

Can I use an impact wrench?

Not to finish. An impact wrench can’t set a torque and easily overshoots it, which stretches studs. Run the nuts down by hand or lightly, then finish with a torque wrench in a star pattern.

Should I oil the studs?

Not unless the manual says so. Torque values assume clean, dry threads; oil lets the same torque stretch the stud further. Some manuals, Kia’s and Mazda’s among them, say to keep oil and grease off wheel nuts and bolts altogether.