2023 Polestar Polestar 2: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 138 complaints
138
Total Complaints
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
79
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
11
VISIBILITY/WIPER
7
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
7
BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING
5
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
4
BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS
3
SERVICE BRAKES
2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
0
Fires
6
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"The parking camera system freezes and flickers on a fresh startup on a fairly consistent basis, all you have to do is let the car go into a "sleep state" then enter the car and go in to reverse. Also, there are false positives from the parking collision system in the rear when going down a sidewalk ..."
"The parking camera system freezes and flickers on a fresh startup on a fairly consistent basis, all you have to do is let the car go into a "sleep state" then enter the car and go in to reverse. Also, there are false positives from the parking collision system in the rear when going down a sidewalk ..."
"The parking camera system freezes and flickers on a fresh startup on a fairly consistent basis, all you have to do is let the car go into a "sleep state" then enter the car and go in to reverse. Also, there are false positives from the parking collision system in the rear when going down a sidewalk ..."

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: 23 TX: 23 WA: 17 PA: 9 FL: 9 CO: 9 KS: 6 OR: 5 MA: 4 IL: 4

Polestar Polestar 2 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
20211843
20223552
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