What breaks most · 2025 to 2025 model years
Polestar Polestar 3 problems by year
Owners have filed 78 safety complaints with NHTSA about the Polestar Polestar 3 across model years 2025 to 2025. One year stands out: 2025 for electrical system complaints.
- Years to check closely: 2025
- Complaints on file
- 782025 to 2025, all trims
- Worst year
- 202578 complaints
- Crashes reported
- 40 fires · 1 injuries · 0 deaths
- Typical failure mileage
- 0kMedian where owners gave mileage
- Recall campaigns
- 6Across the years shown
Complaints by model year
Raw filings with NHTSA, not adjusted for how many were sold.
| Model year | Complaints | Crashes | Recalls | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | 4 | 6 | Electrical system (49) |
What fails on the 2025 Polestar Polestar 3
| Component | Share of complaints | Filings | Crashes | Parts for this job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical systemAlternators, starters and ignition | 63% |
49 | 2 | Shop all electrical system parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Fuel systemFuel pumps and injectors | 13% |
10 | 0 | Shop all fuel system parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Forward collision systemRadar and camera sensors | 13% |
10 | 2 | Shop all forward collision system parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Backup camera and sensorsCameras and park sensors | 10% |
8 | 0 | Shop all backup camera and sensors parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Unknown or other | 9% |
7 | 0 | — |
| Powertrain and transmissionTransmission parts | 8% |
6 | 0 | Shop all powertrain and transmission parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| BrakesBrake pads, rotors and calipers | 5% |
4 | 2 | Shop all brakes parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Speed control and throttleThrottle and pedal sensors | 5% |
4 | 1 | Shop all speed control and throttle parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
One complaint can name more than one component, so shares add to more than 100%. "Unknown or other" is NHTSA's uncategorized bucket and is shown but never ranked.
In owners' words
Complaint narratives as filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length.
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AC charging has failed for second time. OBC (on board charger) replaced at 2000 miles. Need another one again at 3500 miles.
How to read this page
Every figure comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's public complaint database, which holds every safety-related defect complaint filed by owners since 1995. We refresh it monthly and count each complaint once per component it names. Data through September 6, 2026.
NHTSA only accepts safety-related complaints. Rattles, paint, infotainment bugs and other annoyances are under-reported here, so this page is a map of what fails in ways owners consider dangerous, not a full reliability score.
Counts are raw. Use the year-over-year shape and the component mix, not the absolute numbers. Where a component maps to parts we stock, the row links to that category filtered to the year you are viewing. Air bag and seat belt complaints link to the recall checker instead, because those repairs are almost always covered.
Common questions
Which Polestar Polestar 3 years have the most problems?
By NHTSA complaint volume, 2025 carries the most filings on the Polestar Polestar 3. The 2025 alone has 78 complaints, led by electrical system.
What is the most common Polestar Polestar 3 problem?
On the 2025 model year, the most-reported component is electrical system with 49 complaints. The table above lists the top components for every year.
At what mileage do Polestar Polestar 3 problems start?
The median mileage at failure across all Polestar Polestar 3 complaints that include mileage is about 0,000 miles. Older model years skew higher; the per-year figure is in the "at a glance" card.
Are these complaints verified?
No. NHTSA publishes complaints as submitted and does not investigate individual filings. Patterns across hundreds of complaints are meaningful; a single one is not.