diff --git a/vehicle/nissan/api.go b/vehicle/nissan/api.go
index 5c0b77a48..abee3dacc 100644
--- a/vehicle/nissan/api.go
+++ b/vehicle/nissan/api.go
@@ -100,8 +100,14 @@ func (v *API) Battery() (Response, error) {
 			err = api.ErrTimeout
 		}
 	} else {
-		// wait for refresh, irrespective of a previous error
-		err = api.ErrMustRetry
+		if len(res.Errors) > 0 {
+			// extract error code
+			e := res.Errors[0]
+			err = fmt.Errorf("%s: %s", e.Code, e.Detail)
+		} else {
+			// wait for refresh, irrespective of a previous error
+			err = api.ErrMustRetry
+		}
 	}
 
 	return res, err
diff --git a/vehicle/nissan/types.go b/vehicle/nissan/types.go
index 51c4fdc87..30cf2559a 100644
--- a/vehicle/nissan/types.go
+++ b/vehicle/nissan/types.go
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ type Response struct {
 		Type, ID   string     // battery refresh
 		Attributes attributes `json:"attributes"`
 	} `json:"data"`
+	Errors []Error
+}
+
+type Error struct {
+	Status, Code, Detail string
 }
 
 type attributes struct {