2025 Polestar Polestar 3

Too new to assess

The 2025 Polestar Polestar 3 is too new for this measure. Almost every complaint about a vehicle this recent is a first-year complaint, because that is all the service life there has been, so the figure cannot separate a genuine early defect from simple youth. The complaint counts, systems and recalls below still stand on their own. The most-reported system is electrical system (49 complaints), typically at 10 mo or about 745 miles.

Complaints: 125
Median age at failure: 10 mo
Median mileage: 745 n=2
Crash / fire / tow: 7.2% of reports
Safety recalls: 6

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

26V037000 2026-01-23

Seats:critical fasteners

Polestar Automotive USA, Inc. (Polestar) is recalling certain 2025 Polestar 3 vehicles. The striker brackets that secure the rear seat backrest may be loose. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 207, "Seating Systems."

A loose rear seat backrest may fall forward and allow cargo to enter the cabin during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

25V555000 2025-08-26

Structure:body:bumpers

Polestar Automotive USA, Inc. (Polestar) is recalling certain 2025 Polestar 3 vehicles. The hood wing front bumper may be missing bolts, allowing the bumper to detach.

A detached bumper can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

25V420000 2025-07-14

Visibility:sun/moon roof assembly

Polestar Automotive USA, Inc. (Polestar) is recalling certain 2025 Polestar 3 vehicles. The panoramic glass sunroof may not be properly secured and can detach.

A detached glass sunroof can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

25V453000 2025-07-07

Electrical system:wiring

Polestar Automotive USA, Inc. (Polestar) is recalling certain 2025 Polestar 3 vehicles. Water may damage the electrical connectors between the engine bay and front bumper cable harnesses.

Damage to harnesses can cause various electrical malfunctions, such as a loss of power steering assist, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.

25V293000 2025-05-07

Back over prevention:software

Polestar Automotive USA, Inc. (Polestar) is recalling certain Polestar 3 vehicles. The rearview camera image may not display when the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."

A rearview camera image that does not display reduces the driver's view of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

24V940000 2024-12-18

Electrical system:propulsion system

Polestar Automotive USA, Inc. (Polestar) is recalling certain 2025 Polestar 3 hybrid electric vehicles. Fluctuations in the 12-volt system may have damaged the High to Low Voltage Converter Module (HLCM).

A damaged HLCM reduces the system's ability to convert energy, causing a sudden loss in drive power and increasing the risk of a crash.

In owners’ own words

Electrical system mileage not reported 4 mo in service

Vehicle does not charge on home charger (tesla universal wall charger with 60a breaker) at greater than 14a. Vehicle often shows error message when charging "charging interrupted". Other vehicles charge at speeds up to 50a on the charger. It is available for inspection upon request. Dealer aware of the problem. told to wait for a software update with no ETA. Error message in vehicle reads - ""charging system fault"

Electrical system mileage not reported 4 mo in service

- Vehicle displays are unresponsive and stay off or black, the display shows key indicators like speed & turn signals. Because the vehicle has no physical buttons you cannot control heat, cannot use backup cameras.

Electrical system mileage not reported 5 mo in service

Vehicle reported an AC charging fault during AC charging indicating charging is not possible. Vehicle at dealer for diagnosis and repair.

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2025 Polestar Polestar 3

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

In owners’ own words

How to read this