Short answer: the Nissan Leaf (2025) is bigger — it is 9.6 cm4 in96 mm longer and 1.4 cm0.6 in14 mm lower than the Volkswagen ID.3 (2023).

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Volkswagen ID.3 vs Nissan Leaf

Volkswagen ID.3 facelift · 2023 · 5-door hatchbackNissan Leaf Third generation · 2025 · SUValigned at front bumper + ground · same scale

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Volkswagen ID.3 facelift2023–present · 5-door hatchback

Length426.4 cm14 ft 0 in4,264 mm9.6 cm4 in96 mm shortervaries by version

Width180.9 cm5 ft 11 in1,809 mm0.1 cm0.0 in1 mm narrower

Width incl. mirrors207 cm6 ft 9 in2,070 mm

Height156.4 cm5 ft 2 in1,564 mm1.4 cm0.6 in14 mm tallervaries by version

Wheelbase277 cm9 ft 1 in2,770 mm8 cm3 in80 mm longer wheelbase

Ground clearance15 cm6 in150 mm

Boot (seats up)385 L

Boot (seats folded)1,267 L

Weight1,835 kg85 kg heaviervaries by version

Nissan Leaf Third generation2025–present · SUV

Length436 cm14 ft 4 in4,360 mm9.6 cm4 in96 mm longervaries by version

Width181 cm5 ft 11 in1,810 mm0.1 cm0.0 in1 mm wider

Width incl. mirrors—no data

Height155 cm5 ft 1 in1,550 mm1.4 cm0.6 in14 mm lowervaries by version

Wheelbase269 cm8 ft 10 in2,690 mm8 cm3 in80 mm shorter wheelbase

Ground clearance—no data

Boot (seats up)—no data

Boot (seats folded)—no data

Weight1,750 kg85 kg lightervaries by version

Dimensions may vary by trim, market and model year. For guidance only — check with the manufacturer before you buy. Sources are listed on each car's page.

Volkswagen ID.3 (2023) vs Nissan Leaf (2025): the differences

The Volkswagen ID.3 (2023) is 9.6 cm4 in96 mm shorter, the same width and 1.4 cm0.6 in14 mm taller than the Nissan Leaf (2025).
Its wheelbase is 277 cm9 ft 1 in2,770 mm against 269 cm8 ft 10 in2,690 mm (8 cm3 in80 mm longer).
The Volkswagen ID.3 (2023) weighs 1,835 kg and the Nissan Leaf (2025) 1,750 kg — about 85 kg heavier.
Some figures vary by version; see each car’s page for the exact source and variant.

Will they fit? UK parking bay and garage

Car	Parking bay 4.8 × 2.4 m	Single garage, 7 ft door
Volkswagen ID.3 (2023)	Fits, but tight	Fits, but tight	check my garage
Nissan Leaf (2025)	Fits, but tight	Fits, but tight	check my garage

Assumes a UK standard parking bay of 4.8 × 2.4 m and a typical UK single garage of 4.8 × 2.4 m inside (2.1 m high) with a 7 ft × 6 ft 6 in (213 × 198 cm) up-and-over door. Where we have no width-with-mirrors figure we add 20 cm to the body width. “Comfortably” leaves about 60 cm to walk round and open a door; “tight” means it goes in but getting out is awkward. Garages and bays vary a lot — measure yours and use the garage fit checker. For guidance only.

See the full specifications and sources: Volkswagen ID.3 (2023) · Nissan Leaf (2025). Dimensions may vary by trim, market and model year.