2022 Polestar Polestar 2: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 355 complaints
355
Total Complaints
20,000mi
Median Mileage
Camera
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

13,000 25th Percentile
20,000 Median Mileage
20,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Camera
193
Unknown Or Other
40
Electrical System
39
Visibility/Wiper
20
Rearview System Braking
9
Warnings
7
Fuel/Propulsion System
5
Blind Spot Detection
5
Power Train
4
Service Brakes
4

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I got my Polestar 2 in November and just realized my 19" Michelin Primacy 4 tires are summer tires. I live in the Northeast US where the weather gets very cold and we get a lot of snow. I looked at my window sticker and it doesn't say anything about summer tires. I'm surprised that Polestar / Volvo ..."
"The rear brake pads on Polestar 2s (P2) are susceptible to adhering to the rotors, causing a juddering noise from some of the pad breaking off and left stuck on the rotors. This appears to happen in wet climates, after its driven in the rain, after the wheels are cleaned with water, or stored in a h..."
"Selt belt indicator light turns off after about a minute of sitting or a minute of driving even if the seatbelt is not buckled. There is a concern the system is turning off the indicator despite the fact that the driver side seat belt remains unbuckled. Also, that the airbag may not deploy as it's..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 104 NC: 26 NJ: 22 TX: 20 MA: 19 MN: 19 PA: 18 WA: 17 CO: 12 GA: 11

Polestar Polestar 2 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
20211843
20231383
2024253

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