Polestar
Polestar Polestar 2 years to avoid
Years to avoid: 2022. Best years: 2024.
The 2022 Polestar Polestar 2 draws the most owner complaints for its age: 305, or 61 for each year on the road, against a median of 27 a year across the 4 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2022 is infotainment (253 reports).
- 568complaints
- 6recall campaigns
- 3model years with a page
Newest report Sep 24, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Pick your model year
Owner complaints on file for each year.
Years to avoid
2022
Most reported: infotainment (253 reports).
Best years
2024
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
Complaints for each year on the road
Each model year's NHTSA complaints divided by the calendar years it has been on sale, counting this one (a 2018 model has had 9). Older cars have had longer to collect complaints, so raw totals flatter the new ones. Blue bars are the years to avoid.
Within one model, sales change less from year to year than they do between models, so a jump here is mostly a jump in problems. The call: the years to avoid are the (up to three) highest at 1.5 times the model's median rate or more, and the best are the (up to three) lowest at two thirds of it or less, from 2016 on.
Guide How much should a years-to-avoid list decide? What these lists get wrong
At a glance
- Where the complaints sit
- The 2022 alone holds 305 of the 568 complaints across the 3 model years with a page here (54%).
- Problem across the years
- Infotainment is the top problem in every model year with a page, 486 reports in all.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 1% of Polestar Polestar 2 complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site. The highest share is on the 2023, 2 of its 116 complaints.
- Recalls on the top problem
- Every model year where owners report infotainment also has a recall on the same system. A recall on the same system doesn't always cover the failure owners describe, so compare its summary with the complaints.
- When owners filed
- Filings jumped in 2025, with 408 complaints, 6.7 times the next busiest year. So far in 2026, 56 more have come in.
Photo: Elise240SX, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2024 (24).
Year by year
2023 Polestar Polestar 2
116 owner complaints, 29 for each year on the road (1.1 times the model median). Most reported: infotainment (103 reports). 1 report involved a crash and 2 people were hurt. 4 recalls, including 25V-615 on the backup camera and 25V-280 on the backup camera.
2022 Polestar Polestar 2 avoid
305 owner complaints, 61 for each year on the road (2.3 times the model median). Most reported: infotainment (253 reports). 1 report involved a crash. 4 recalls, including 25V-615 on the backup camera and 25V-280 on the backup camera.
2021 Polestar Polestar 2
147 owner complaints, 24 for each year on the road (0.9 times the model median). Most reported: infotainment (130 reports). 2 reports involved a crash. 5 recalls, including 25V-615 on the backup camera and 25V-280 on the backup camera.
Recalls that cover several model years
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."
The rearview camera image may not display when the vehicle is placed in reverse.
The Infotainment Head Unit (IHU) software may prevent the rearview camera image from displaying. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
The Battery Energy Control Module (BECM) microprocessor may reset and cause the high voltage system to disconnect.
Questions
What Polestar Polestar 2 years should you avoid?
The 2022 Polestar Polestar 2 draws the most owner complaints for its age: 305, or 61 for each year on the road, against a median of 27 a year across the 4 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2022 is infotainment (253 reports).
What are the best years for the Polestar Polestar 2?
The 2024 draws the fewest complaints for its age: 24, or 8 for each year on the road.
What is the most common problem on the Polestar Polestar 2?
Infotainment, with 486 reports across the 3 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2021, 2022 and 2023.
How many recalls does the Polestar Polestar 2 have?
6 recall campaigns cover the Polestar Polestar 2 model years 2021 to 2023 on this site. The widest, 24V-477 on the equipment, covers 3 model years.
How many Polestar Polestar 2 complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
1% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site. The 2023 has the highest share.
Is there a recall for infotainment on the Polestar Polestar 2?
Yes, on every model year where owners report it.