Polestar 3 problems, by model year and system
79 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Polestar 3 2025–2026, and the 1 system the record is deep on — electrical (50). Each system has a page across the years; 1 model-year page goes deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.
The systems the record is deep on
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsPolestar 3 complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | electrical |
|---|---|
| 2026 0 in all | — |
| 2025 79 in all | 50 |
Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseWhich Polestar 3 system draws the most complaints?
Electrical: 50 complaints across 2 model years, 63% of everything owners filed about the Polestar 3. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Polestar 3 year has the most complaints?
2025 (79), 2026 (0). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.