FaultScore

Worst years for a Polestar Polestar 2

Owners have filed 750 complaints about the Polestar Polestar 2 with NHTSA across model years 2021 to 2025. More of them are about the driver assist & collision avoidance than anything else.

Avoid

2022 Polestar Polestar 2

378 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly driver assist & collision avoidance.

Cleanest on record

2023 Polestar Polestar 2

144 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Polestar Polestar 2 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2025 2 0 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2024 C 33 3 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2023 B 144 3 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2022 D 378 2 0 20,500 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2021 B 193 6 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance

What breaks on a Polestar Polestar 2

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Worst in 2022

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Worst in 2022

Worst in 2022

Fuel & Propulsion 15 2.0%

Worst in 2022

Acceleration & Cruise Control 10 1.3%

Worst in 2022

Transmission & Drivetrain 9 1.2%

Worst in 2022

Suspension 9 1.2%

Worst in 2022

Brakes 8 1.1%

Worst in 2022

Airbags 5 0.7%

Worst in 2021

Lights 5 0.7%

Worst in 2022

Tires 5 0.7%

Worst in 2024

Steering 4 0.5%

Worst in 2021

Body & Structure 4 0.5%

Worst in 2022

Exactly what failed on a Polestar Polestar 2

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Camera 393 81.2%
Rearview System Braking 27 5.6%
Warnings 22 4.5%
Blind Spot Detection 12 2.5%
Automatic Emergency Braking 10 2.1%
Warnings 9 1.9%
Assist 4 0.8%
Adaptive Cruise Control 3 0.6%
Warning 2 0.4%
Pressure Monitoring AND Regulating Systems 2 0.4%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Polestar Polestar 2, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 2022 peak 172 Aug 2026

Polestar Polestar 2 problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the Polestar Polestar 2

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.