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Polestar Polestar 3Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 79 owner complaints and 6 safety recalls on record for the Polestar Polestar 3.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints79Top: Electrical systemSafety recalls62025 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Polestar Polestar 3 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Polestar 3 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2025Too new–/10079 complaints · 6 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Polestar Polestar 3 problems

All model years combined: 79 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system492
Forward collision avoidance112
Fuel/propulsion system100
Back over prevention80
Power train60
Vehicle speed control41
Structure40
Service brakes42
Steering30
8 other systems141
6 recalls

Polestar Polestar 3 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

75%Seats: critical fasteners26V-037 · 2025 · Jan 23, 2026 · 213 vehicles88%Body: bumpers25V-555 · 2025 · Aug 26, 2025 · 68 vehicles58%Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly25V-420 · 2025 · Jul 14, 2025 · 33 vehicles73%Electrical system: wiring25V-453 · 2025 · Jul 7, 2025 · 969 vehicles95%Back over prevention: software25V-293 · 2025 · May 7, 2025 · 3,664 vehicles83%Electrical system: propulsion system24V-940 · 2025 · Dec 18, 2024 · 6 vehicles