Polestar Polestar 3 problems by model year

Updated from NHTSA data · How we count

NHTSA has 79 owner complaints and 6 recalls on file for the Polestar Polestar 3 (2025–2025). The 2025 Polestar 3 has the most serious complaints, most often about electrical system.

Complaints
79
Recalls
6
Model years
1
Worst year
2025

Complaints by model year

792025
NHTSA complaints per Polestar Polestar 3 model year. Click a bar for details.

Newer model years have had less time on the road, so they naturally have fewer complaints. Compare a year against its neighbors rather than against brand-new models.

Worst Polestar Polestar 3 years to buy

Ranked by our severity-weighted complaint score (crashes, fires and injuries count extra — how it works).

  1. 2025 Polestar Polestar 3 — 79 complaints, 4 crashes; top problem: Electrical System

Every Polestar Polestar 3 model year

YearComplaintsCrashesFiresInjuriesRecallsTop problem
2025 Polestar 3794016Electrical System

Most common Polestar Polestar 3 problem areas (all years)

  • Electrical System
    49 complaints
  • Driver Assistance & Safety Tech
    20 complaints
  • Fuel, Hybrid & EV Propulsion
    10 complaints
  • Transmission & Drivetrain
    6 complaints
  • Body & Structure
    5 complaints
  • Acceleration & Cruise Control
    4 complaints
  • Brakes
    4 complaints
  • Engine
    3 complaints
  • Steering
    3 complaints
  • Airbags
    2 complaints

Complaint trend

20252026
Complaints about the Polestar Polestar 3 received by NHTSA each month.

Polestar Polestar 3 recalls

  • Recall 26V037000Jan 23, 2026213 vehiclesModel years 2025

    Risk: A loose rear seat backrest may fall forward and allow cargo to enter the cabin during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

  • Recall 25V555000Aug 26, 202568 vehiclesModel years 2025

    Risk: A detached bumper can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 25V420000Jul 14, 202533 vehiclesModel years 2025

    Risk: A detached glass sunroof can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 25V453000Jul 7, 2025969 vehiclesModel years 2025

    Risk: Damage to harnesses can cause various electrical malfunctions, such as a loss of power steering assist, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.

  • Recall 25V293000May 7, 20253,664 vehiclesModel years 2025

    Risk: A rearview camera image that does not display reduces the driver's view of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 24V940000Dec 18, 20246 vehiclesModel years 2025

    Risk: A damaged HLCM reduces the system's ability to convert energy, causing a sudden loss in drive power and increasing the risk of a crash.

Other Polestar models

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation public data. Complaints are submitted by owners and are not verified by NHTSA or by us; a complaint does not prove a defect exists. Methodology