Polestar Polestar 2 vs Buick Park Avenue

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 Polestar Polestar 2 Buick Park Avenue
Complaints on file 755 1,880
Model years covered 2021–2025 1984–2005
Worst model year 2022 1998
Best model year 2023 2005
Crashes reported 14 95
Fires reported 0 174
Injuries reported 6 64
Deaths reported 0 4
Most complained-about part Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 2.6% 17.9%

Polestar Polestar 2 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 16 2.1%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 10 1.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain 9 1.2%
Suspension 9 1.2%

Buick Park Avenue by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 356 18.9%
Brakes 281 14.9%
Electrical System 198 10.5%
Seat Belts 142 7.6%
Steering 114 6.1%