Your Leaf, sorted the same day.
Over ten years servicing electric vehicles in Auckland. WOF, scheduled servicing, repairs and honest battery health reports, from the workshop that helped bring most of these Leafs into the country.
Book your Leaf in
We reply within the hour, Mon–Fri 7:30am–5pm.
Urgent? Call 09 579 6083 or text 021 184 7876.
Which Leaf are you driving?
Almost every Leaf in New Zealand is an ex-Japan import. The battery size tells us most of what we need to know about how it ages and what it needs.
Gen 1 · 24 kWh
The original Leaf. A 3.3 kW charger, resistive heater, and a pack now down to around three to five bars, a short-trip car unless it gets a bigger battery. We check pack health, the 12V and brakes seized by regen.
Gen 1 ZE0 faults & servicing →
Gen 2 · 24 & 30 kWh
A 6.6 kW charger and a heat pump on some grades, and later cars on revised chemistry that holds up better. Early 30 kWh packs had a well-known battery management fault that overstated degradation, we read the true state of health.
Gen 2 AZE0 faults & servicing →
ZE1 40 kWh Leaf
The second-generation Leaf. Holds capacity well; the thing owners feel is rapidgate, rapid-charging slowing right down on a hot day or on back-to-back charges. Also needs its reduction-gear oil and coolant looked after.
ZE1 40 kWh faults & servicing →
ZE1 e+ 62 kWh Leaf
The long-range e+. Stronger motor, more weight through tyres and suspension, and the same scheduled items as the 40 kWh. Battery health on these is generally excellent, we'll confirm it on paper.
ZE1 e+ faults & servicing →Not sure which you have? Tell us the year and rego when you book, book any Leaf now →
Everything a Leaf needs
No engine, no gearbox, no cambelt, but brakes, tyres, suspension, coolant, the 12V battery and the high-voltage pack all still wear and still need eyes on them.
WOF inspection
Full WOF while you wait, with EV-specific checks most garages skip.
Read more →Scheduled service
Brake fluid, cabin filter, reduction-gear oil, coolant, tyre rotation, to Nissan intervals.
Read more →Battery health check
A printed state-of-health report: capacity, cell balance and real-world range.
Read more →12V battery
The number-one reason a Leaf won't wake up. Tested and replaced same day.
Read more →Brakes
Regen means the discs barely get used, so they corrode and stick. We clean, service and replace.
Read more →Tyres & alignment
EV-rated tyres fitted and aligned in-house. Instant torque is hard on cheap rubber.
Read more →Suspension
Bushes, links, shocks and wheel bearings on cars that carry a heavy floor.
Read more →Air conditioning
Regas, leak testing and cabin filters. The AC also cools the battery on ZE1s.
Read more →Charging & rapidgate
Slow charging, failed CHAdeMO sessions, PDM and on-board charger faults diagnosed.
Read more →Diagnostics
Genuine Nissan and EV-specific tools for warning lights and intermittent faults.
Read more →English dash & CarPlay
Japanese-menu conversion, km/English head units, Apple CarPlay & Android Auto.
Read more →Pre-purchase inspection
Thinking of buying a Leaf privately? We'll check it over and read the battery first.
Read more →Battery upgrades & firmware
Capacity upgrades, pack repair, charger fixes and firmware, as the Auckland EVs Enhanced partner.
Read more →Want more range out of an older Leaf?
GVI is the Auckland service partner for EVs Enhanced, the New Zealand team behind the Leaf's battery capacity upgrades, the English dash conversion, and the firmware fixes for charging and the 30 kWh capacity bug. You get their tech fitted here in Penrose, no trip south.
The workshop that knows this car
We've been importing, converting and maintaining Nissan Leafs for over a decade, thousands of them. When your Leaf comes in, it's seen by people who work on nothing else half the week, not a general mechanic guessing at an EV.
Luan went out of his way to accommodate us. We had a very tight timeline in which the vehicle needed to be ready, including getting a new WOF and having new tyres fitted. He managed to get everything sorted within the hour. Incredible service, communication, and commitment to making it happen.
I dropped my car off before 8 and received a call at 10:30 to say the work had been done and was ready to collect. It was seamless and the staff were efficient, professional and friendly. I have used GVI for many years and would not go anywhere else.
Efficient and friendly service. Comfortable lounge and coffee machine. Great place to get WOF and service. Very helpful staff. Highly recommend.
Great experience at this repair shop! The prices are reasonable, no hidden fees. They have all the proper certifications, which gives you that extra peace of mind knowing the work is done to a high standard. Professional team and quality work.
Great service. The staff are very accommodating and nice. They are very reliable and it gives you relief that your car is taken care of. They did a series of tests to diagnose what happened and gave a clear explanation. They provided a nice courtesy car to use while my car stayed at their shop.
Good team, good pricing and just a pleasure to deal with. The family car needed a number of repairs prior to a WOF. The GVI team got it sorted on time at a good price.
Great service and at a reasonable price. Also very quick turnaround time. Highly recommended!!
Find us in Penrose
GVI Super Site
575 Great South Road
Penrose, Auckland 1061
Two minutes off the Southern Motorway, and a two-minute walk from Penrose train station, drop the car with us and carry on into town by train.
Free parking in our large off-street car park. Enter the showroom and follow the signs to service reception.
Outside those hours
Early drop-off before 7:30am and after-hours key drop are both available. Collection after 5pm or at the weekend can be arranged when you book.