2026 Polestar 4
The 2026 Polestar 4 is sold in the U.S. as an electric large SUV with 3 EPA-rated configurations. Its longest-range version, the 4 Long Range Single Motor, is EPA-rated at 310 miles with 95 MPGe combined efficiency. NHTSA lists no recall campaigns for this model year so far (Safety Signal A). Owners have filed 3 complaints, most often about the forward collision avoidance.
| Trim | Powertrain | Drive | MSRP | HP | Torque | Seats | Cargo (2nd row) | Wheels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long range Single motor | Electric | RWD | — | 272 hp | 253 lb-ft | 5 | 18.6 cu-ft | 20 in |
| Long range Dual motor | Electric | AWD | — | 544 hp | 506 lb-ft | 5 | 18.6 cu-ft | 20 in |
MSRP excludes destination. Open a trim for the complete spec sheet and standard/optional equipment. Have the car in front of you? Decode its VIN to see which of these trims it is and what it was priced at.
Specs & fuel economy
Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov| Configuration | Powertrain | Drive | Engine / motor | City | Hwy | Comb | Range | kWh/100mi | Charge (240V) | Annual fuel* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Long Range Single Motor | Electric | RWD | 200 kW PMSM | 100 | 90 | 95 MPGe | 310 mi | 35 | 11 h | $800 |
| 4 Long Range Dual Motor | Electric | AWD | 200 kW PMSM | 90 | 80 | 85 MPGe | 280 mi | 40 | 11 h | $900 |
| 4 Long Range Dual Motor Performance | Electric | AWD | 200 kW PMSM | 80 | 74 | 77 MPGe | 255 mi | 44 | 11 h | $1,000 |
*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 50033, 50034, 50035.
The cheapest ownership win
Insurers price the 2026 4 very differently, and the gap between the best and worst quote on the same car and driver is usually larger than any option you are weighing on this page.
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Recalls (0)
Source: NHTSA recall databaseNo NHTSA recall campaigns are on file for the 2026 Polestar 4. New campaigns appear here within a week of NHTSA posting them.
These are vehicle campaigns — the ones the automaker filed against this model. NHTSA also records equipment recalls, filed by a parts maker against a component (a tyre, a child seat, an aftermarket part), and those are not listed here or counted above. nhtsa.gov/recalls shows both for a VIN.
Hear about a recall before the letter does
The manufacturer’s letter is the last step of a recall: it has up to 60 days after filing to mail owners, at the address on the registration. We email you the day NHTSA posts a recall on the 2026 Polestar 4, with what to do next. Nothing else, ever — no newsletter, no marketing, one-click unsubscribe in every message.
Parts & accessories for the 2026 Polestar 4
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Find parts for this 4 →Owner complaints
Source: NHTSA complaint database0 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 0 injuries · 0 deaths reported
Filed per year: 2026: 3
Most-cited components
In owners' own words
Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, one per problem area. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed.
I took delivery of new vehicle on 9/28/26. Almost immediately I noticed dim headlights and lack of proper beam projection at night. I brought this to the attention of dealer however, issue was dismissed as I was told " there is nothing that can be done. Headlights cannot be adjusted".
Intermittent false object detection from a front parking sensor. The instrument display shows a red warning bar indicating an object directly in front of the vehicle, accompanied by continuous audible beeping, when no object is present.
I recently purchased this vehicle at McDonalds Polestar Denver. This vehicle is currently experiencing un-commanded, sudden emergency braking while reversing. The Rear Auto Brake (RAB) system frequently triggers a false positive, causing the vehicle to slam on its brakes violently as if hitting an "invisible wall" when no physical…
Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.
Crash ratings
Source: NHTSA NCAPNHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.
Service bulletins & campaigns
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsMost often about: Unknown Or Other, Back Over Prevention, Electrical System, Structure, Suspension.
- 37940.1.0 Service bulletin2026-09-17 · Unknown Or Other
- This is a TJ - Text only no attachments - If the software download to the latest baseline fails due to the WAM, Do not perform any fault tracing or replace any parts prior to following the instructions provided under “Service”.
- 37772.3.0 Service bulletin2026-09-17 · Unknown Or Other
- This is a TJ - text only - no attachments - If the vehicle cannot engage any gear, and both DTCs P0AA800 and P127900are present, Confirm that all criteria specified in the "Description" section are fulfilled. follow advice under "Service".
- 37894.1.0 Service bulletin2026-07-24 · Unknown Or Other
- This is a TJ - Text Only - No attachments - If the software version displayed in the CSD is not aligned with the actual software version installed in the vehicle (this may occur after a failed software download), and no Total Upgrade is available in VIDA, follow the instructions under "Service". Note! Do not replace any parts. A software product is available to align the software version in the CS
- 37868.1.0 Service bulletin2026-07-24 · Unknown Or Other
- This is a TJ - Text plus 1 Instruction AttachmentTJI-537279-2_1_3.pdf and 1 .mov- If a customer complains on a grinding noise from SWM area when using the indicator lever, follow advice under Service. If the noise is the same as the attached sound file TJ_37868_1.mov, follow the instruction according to the attachment VCC-537279_2_1_3.
- 37772.2.0 Service bulletin2026-04-30 · Unknown Or Other
- This is a TJ - text only - no attachments - If the vehicle cannot engage any gear, and both DTCs P0AA800 and P127900are present, Confirm that all criteria specified in the "Description" section are fulfilled. follow advice under "Service".
- 37724.1.0 Service bulletin2026-04-24 · Structure — Body
- This is a TJ, Text plus 1 attachment - If customer complains that there is a visible molding line on the rear roof cover, follow advice under "Service". See attachment. lease, do not replace any parts for the symptom described in this TJ. This is a molding line and not a damage.
- SP1082 Service campaign2026-04-08 · Suspension
- The concern with stabilizer is low torque on the bolts for the stabilizer bar link. This may cause noise from the front suspension. Polestar has decided that all cars, concerned by this QB, shall be modified in accordance with this QB, at first workshop visi
- 37246 Service bulletin2026-02-12 · Unknown Or Other
- This is a TJ Text plus 1 .jpg - Before replacing any parts, follow the instructions below. 1. Follow VIDA instructions on how to dismantle the tailgate lamp (VCC-527817-1). 2. Check the wiring. If the cable is damaged or the tailgate switch batch number is earlier than 250808 (see reference TJ37247_1.jpg), replace the part.
A service bulletin is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a known condition. It is not a recall, not a finding that the vehicle is defective, and the work is not automatically free — though a bulletin is often what a dealer works from when you describe a symptom, so quoting the document number can save a diagnosis. The count is every communication filed; the list shows the most recent, one entry per campaign, because a single campaign is usually filed as several documents on the same day. The summaries are NHTSA's; the full documents come from the manufacturer.
4 by model year
all years, side by side →Common questions about the 2026 4
Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kitsDoes the 2026 Polestar 4 have any recalls?
No NHTSA recall campaigns are on file for the 2026 Polestar 4. New campaigns appear here within a week of NHTSA posting them, and a clean sheet on a recent model year often just means the vehicle is new.
How safe is the 2026 Polestar 4?
NHTSA has not published a crash-test rating for the 2026 Polestar 4 yet. On the recall record WhichTrim grades it A (100/100), which measures open and severe recalls rather than crash protection.
What is the fuel economy of the 2026 Polestar 4?
Across the 3 EPA-rated configurations of the 2026 Polestar 4, the longest EPA range is 310 miles on a charge. Figures are the EPA's own, per configuration, and every one is listed above.
What do owners complain about on the 2026 Polestar 4?
Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA about the 2026 Polestar 4, most often about forward collision avoidance, service brakes, back over prevention. Complaints are unverified owner reports, so treat the pattern as a signal and the individual report as an anecdote.
Are there service bulletins for the 2026 Polestar 4?
The manufacturer has filed 29 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2026 Polestar 4, most often covering unknown or other, back over prevention, electrical system. The most recent is dated 2026-09-17. A bulletin is not a recall: it is the repair procedure a manufacturer sends its dealers for a condition it knows about, and the work is not automatically paid for. It is still worth knowing — if the symptom matches, quoting the bulletin number at the service desk can save a diagnosis. The document numbers and summaries are listed above.
What we hold, and what an empty row means
Paid vehicle-history reports will not tell you the difference between “nothing happened to this car” and “we never received that record” — both of the big two say as much in their own help pages. Most of what is on this page comes from complete federal registers, so we can tell you which is which, row by row.
| Data | Held | Source | What it covers — or what empty means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel economy & configurations | 3 configurations | EPA certification records | Every configuration the EPA certified for sale, with its own test figures. |
| Emission certificates | none | EPA emission certificates | The EPA published no certificate we could match to a configuration on this page. |
| Recalls | none | NHTSA recall campaigns | No campaign has been filed. Because the register is complete, an empty row here means there is nothing to find — not that we are missing it. |
| Owner complaints | 3 | NHTSA complaint database | Also complete, but unverified: these are reports owners filed, not findings. Counts scale with how many were sold. |
| Crash ratings | none | NHTSA NCAP | NHTSA has not tested this model year. Cars are selected for testing, so untested is not unsafe. |
| Service bulletins | 29 | NHTSA manufacturer communications | Everything the manufacturer told its dealers about a defect or malfunction, short of a recall. |
| Investigations | none | NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation | No defect investigation has been opened. |
| Driver-assist crash reports | none | NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01 | No report has been filed. Only entities named in the order report, and only crashes they hear of — so this is also what an unequipped car, or a manufacturer without telematics, looks like. |
| Specifications filed with NHTSA | none | NHTSA vPIC, decoded from VIN patterns | We had no VIN pattern to decode for this model year, or the manufacturer filed nothing usable. |
| Trims, pricing & equipment | 2 trims | Manufacturer press kit | Transcribed from the manufacturer's own press material, every value carrying the document it came from. |
Rebuilt nightly; this page was generated 2026-10-26. Every figure above is traceable to the source named beside it, and the JSON for this page carries the same values with their identifiers.
Sources & method
Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). The most serious recall counts in full and each further one counts 85% of the one before, because a vehicle sold in millions is recalled more often than a rare one without being more dangerous — and because a flat subtraction bottomed the scale out, scoring a vehicle with 22 recalls within a point of one with six. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Read it as what it counts: recall campaigns on the federal record, weighted by severity. The damping reduces the sales bias by roughly 40% but does not remove it: like our complaint counts, this is not normalized by how many were sold, so a best-seller still scores somewhat worse than an obscure model with the same real risk. NHTSA crash ratings, do-not-drive and park-outside advisories, and the crash, fire, injury and death counts in owner complaints are reported separately on every page and never blended into the letter — a vehicle can hold five stars and a poor letter at once, and where that happens we say so rather than leave you to notice. Because the scale subtracts from a clean sheet, a model year too new to have been recalled, complained about or bulletined scores full marks on an empty record; we label those grades provisional rather than present them as earned.
EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed nightly. Trim-level specifications and pricing are transcribed from the manufacturer's official press kit; every value carries its source in the data file.