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Driver Assist 102
The backup camera system frequently malfunctions when in use. The image may flicker black, freeze, or delay longer than 2 seconds after switching to reverse. On some occasions the camera shows as completely unavailable. owner complaint filed with NHTSA
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Lights & Visibility 10
Camera constantly lags and glitches in and out when reversing, emergency brakes will activate without warning or any reason to do so. owner complaint filed with NHTSA
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Electrical 5
This car will periodically lose all interior audio function. This includes safety alerts like parking, forward collision, rear collision, cross traffic, and any other alert you can think of including the sound the turn… owner complaint filed with NHTSA
Which Polestar Polestar 2 years to avoid
No Polestar Polestar 2 model year in 2021–2021 falls into the flagged band. The weakest are 2021, and even those sit close to this model’s own median.
C
Grade 2021–2021 2021 vs model median 1.0×
Model median3× median
Driver Assist 102
Lights & Visibility 10
Electrical 5
Weakest
2021
Best
2021
Year by year
Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.
| Year | vs median | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.00× | C |
| 2022 P | 2.75× | F |
| 2023 P | 1.15× | C |
| 2024 P | 0.34× | B |
P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.
What owners report
The component groups most often named, with one representative report. These are unverified — allegations, not findings.
The best year for the Polestar 2
Ranked by overall score among years with a full 60 months on the road.
2021 is the best-scoring Polestar 2 model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 59.2 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
| Year | vs median | Reports | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.00× | 135 | C |
Recalls
7 campaigns on record.
| Campaign | Component | Units affected |
|---|---|---|
| 25V280000 | BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE | 27,816 |
| 25V615000 | BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE | 27,816 |
| 24V477000 | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT:SOFTWARE | 25,825 |
| 21V110000 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY:MANAGEMENT SYSTEM/ENERGY CONTROL MODULE (BMS/BECM):SOFTWARE | 3,457 |
| 24V939000 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 7 |
| 23V476000 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | 3 |
| 25V409000 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:ELECTRIC:CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE | 2 |
How long do they last?
Complaint records show when problems get reported, not how long a car survives. Too few owners recorded an odometer reading on this model to give a median mileage at failure.
Common questions
Answered directly from this model’s record.
- Which Polestar Polestar 2 years should you avoid?
- No Polestar Polestar 2 model year in 2021–2021 scores in the flagged band. The weakest are 2021.
- What is the best year for the Polestar Polestar 2?
- 2021 is the best-scoring Polestar Polestar 2 model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 59.2 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
- How many recalls does the Polestar Polestar 2 have?
- 7 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Polestar Polestar 2 model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.
How this was calculated
Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.
Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.
Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026
- Complaints in window
- 135
- Severity-weighted
- 154.5
- Model median (weighted)
- 155
- vs model median
- 1.00×
- Recall campaigns (weighted)
- 5
- Open investigations
- 1
Score 59.2 C