Common problem, it seems, I believe caused by the splines on the drive shaft. There are a couple of threads here about it, including the fix that Nissan recommend (greasing the splines and re-torquing the big nut).

 

The spline problem you're thinking of is a single click when you go onto power and a single click when you go into regen. This click will occur whether going straight ahead or turning.

The clicking described in the original post is only while turning and if it's a continuous clicking while turning then it will be the outer CV joint.

 

Thanks, MOT is soon wonder if it will show on that, will have it looked at at some point, assume there may be a failure of some sort if not greased, more hassle!

 

Worth reading some other threads on this, as they may help:

E+ DRIVER SHAFT CLICKING

My Leaf has started clicking from the front, mainly off side when I set off or lift off. Worse at low speed. Does this model suffer from the drive shaft issues that afflicted other models? I'm told its "okay to drive it as there are no warning lights" until it can go in for diagnosis on the 2nd...

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Clicking noise from front offside wheel

Only had my new Leaf for 2 weeks but today it's started making a clicking noise when I accelerate from rest and again when I lift off and regen kicks in. It sounds to be coming from the front offside wheel. It doesn't do it all the time - if I do a series of slow start/stops it's maybe 50% of...

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Thanks guys, yes it's only while turning full lock left, will it show up on an imminent MOT and is it a relatively easy fix do you think?

 

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think clicking driveshafts is an MOT failure. Annoying for sure though, and if it is the CV joint it will only get worse.

 

There would have to be a lot of play in the CV joints accompanied by noises when they turn the shaft by hand for it to be an MOT failure. There's no way for them to know otherwise.

Mine still makes an occasional light click but not the harsher noise when going on and off the power. I wonder whether it is the brake pads moving because the pistons are retracted by the abs system when you set off.
The reason for this theory is that sometimes when I have to use the footbrake at the bottom of a hill, nothing happens until the pedal has been moved a lot further than normal - as if the slack is being taken up. My Guilietta and Brera had a 'prefill' feature which made sure the pads are against the disc as you first move the pedal. (there is normally some clearance to prevent the pads & discs being polished by light contact)

 

Clicking CV probably wont fail an MOT, however if it is a clicking CV, its probably clicking because the boot has split, and the grease has escaped and water/grit has got in, and a split boot will fail an MOT.

Was it clicking constantly while turning/applying power? Or just when turning the wheel?

Mine has been making an intermittent clicky noise when turning the steering, most noticable when turning out of my driveway with the window open, i suspect its the top mount bearing. Nissan didnt notice when they serviced it though

 

Only clicking when full/near full left lock doing u-turn, not when turning wheel, might have done it for a long time as usually any tight turns are clockwise so only discovered it by chance recently.

 

2021 Nissan Leaf Tekna 40KWh - Steering Clunking &amp...

Good day all. I took delivery of my brand new 2021 Nissan Leaf Tekna 40KWh with Propilot Park in Flame Red on Friday 30th April 2021, with 25 miles on the clock. Within the 1st week of ownership, I had already noticed a intermittent audible click that you could feel though the steering wheel...

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@Ash77 , this thread may help. I had a similar problem recently which was sorted very quickly during a service.