Polestar / Polestar 3 / 2025
2025 Polestar Polestar 3 problems
Owners have filed 126 complaints about the 2025 Polestar Polestar 3 with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 39.7% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of forward collision avoidance at 11.1%.
Complaints126
Crashes9
Fires0
Injuries3
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 39.7% · 50
Forward collision avoidance 11.1% · 14
Fuel/propulsion system 7.9% · 10
Back over prevention 6.3% · 8
Unknown or other 5.6% · 7
Power train 4.8% · 6
Structure 4.0% · 5
Service brakes 3.2% · 4
Severity
Of those complaints, 9 describe a crash and 3 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 745 miles.
In owners' own words
The onboard charger has failed twice now in less than 1,800 miles. Bought the car new and it has been in the shop this time for 31 days and parts are not available to fix it until at least Sept. 30th. Also, Volvo Marin never seems to have loaner cars available. Horrible experience with this dealership and car. Electrical system
The vehicle simply will not charge at any AC plug. At home I have a Type2-AC charger and the car vails to charge, at work I have access to a similar Type2-AC charge, that too fails to charge. The car will only charge at DC fast chargers and those are few and far between. Electrical system
Vehicle no longer charges at home, work, or any other level 2 AC charging location. This occurred 3 days after driving it off the dealer lot new in Rockville, MD on [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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