FaultScore

Polestar Polestar 3 vs Ford Focus Electric

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 3 Ford Focus Electric
Complaints on file 126 312
Model years covered 2025–2025 2012–2017
Worst model year 2013
Best model year 2017
Crashes reported 9 6
Fires reported 0 2
Injuries reported 3 5
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Electrical System Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 9.5% 4.2%

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%

Ford Focus Electric 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 43 13.8%
Steering 24 7.7%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 17 5.4%
Brakes 9 2.9%
Stability & Traction Control 9 2.9%