FaultScore

Ford Explorer Police Intercept vs Polestar Polestar 3

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure Ford Explorer Police Intercept Polestar Polestar 3
Complaints on file 51 126
Model years covered 2015–2022 2025–2025
Worst model year
Best model year
Crashes reported 0 9
Fires reported 0 0
Injuries reported 0 3
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Other & Unspecified Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 0% 9.5%

Ford Explorer Police Intercept by year

15 16 17 18 20 21 22
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Other & Unspecified 19 37.3%
Body & Structure 11 21.6%
Engine & Cooling 9 17.6%
Transmission & Drivetrain 3 5.9%
Steering 3 5.9%
Electrical System 2 3.9%
Fuel & Propulsion 2 3.9%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 2.0%

Polestar Polestar 3 by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 10 7.9%
Other & Unspecified 7 5.6%
Transmission & Drivetrain 6 4.8%
Body & Structure 5 4.0%
Brakes 4 3.2%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 4 3.2%