2016 Polaris Slingshot: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 41 complaints
41
Total Complaints
1,800mi
Median Mileage
Power Train
Top Issue
4
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

1,340 25th Percentile
1,800 Median Mileage
5,450 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Power Train
7
Steering
6
Service Brakes
6
Suspension
4
Fuel/Propulsion System
3
Seat Belts
2
Wheels
2
Electrical System
2
Vehicle Speed Control
2
Unknown Or Other
2

Severity Assessment

4
Crashes
1
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS DOWN TO THE FLOOD WHEN APPLIED. DEALER STATES THAT ALL SLINGSHOTS ACT THIS WAY. THE PEDAL WILL COME BACK UP IF PUMPED. BRAKES HAVE BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER. NO AIR IN THE LINE. THE PROBLEM MUST BE THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER.. WHEN TRAVELING AT NORMAL ROAD SPEED AND BRAKES NEED TO BE..."
"WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, EPAS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY DISENGAGED. PULLED OVER, SHUT THE SLINGSHOT OFF, WAITED AWHILE, AND THEN RESTARTED, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON FOR 1/8TH OF A MILE AND THEN LIGHT WENT OUT, AND THEN POWER STEERING WAS BACK TO NORM..."
"I WAS COMING OUT OF A ROUND A BOUT INTERSECTION IN THE CITY, WHERE I HAD TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO IT AND AND A RIGHT TURN OUT OF IT. JUST AS I CAME OUT OF THE TURN, THERE WAS A JOLT AND AS IF I'D BEEN HIT FROM THE SIDE IN REAR. I WAS ABLE TO STEER OUT OF IT AND INTO A PARKING LOT THAT WAS RIGHT THE..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Power Train 7 complaints
Median: 1,700 mi
Steering 6 complaints
25th: 1,100 mi Median: 1,350 mi 75th: 2,375 mi
Service Brakes 6 complaints
25th: 1,126 mi Median: 3,250 mi 75th: 5,225 mi
Suspension 4 complaints
25th: 1,111 mi Median: 1,590 mi 75th: 3,876 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

FL: 9 OH: 4 CA: 4 PA: 4 TX: 3 WV: 3 DE: 3 NJ: 2 ID: 2 DC: 2

Who Files Complaints?

4.9%
Original Owners
95.1%
Second+ Owners

Polaris Slingshot — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
2015544

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28