AutoUtility currently tracks 23 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2024 Polestar Polestar 2. Driver Assistance & Safety Tech issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 13 complaints (56.5% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 1 filing cites a crash, 2 report one or more injuries.
- • Total NHTSA Complaints: 23 reports
- • #1 Reported Problem Area: Driver Assistance & Safety Tech (13 reports • 56.5% of submitted complaints)
- • Secondary Problem Areas: Electrical System (4), Visibility, Wipers & Glass (4)
- • Crash-Citing Complaints: 1 filings
- • Fire-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
- • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 2 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Most Reported Problems for 2024 Polestar Polestar 2
Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech
NHTSA records list 2 official safety recall campaigns for this model year involving the same broad component area:
- Campaign #25V280000 BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE
- Campaign #25V615000 BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE
Electrical System
NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:
- Campaign #24V477000 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT:SOFTWARE
Visibility, Wipers & Glass
Wheels & Tires
Powertrain & Transmission
Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2024 Polestar Polestar 2
Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
"Leased vehicle 7-25-24. Driver’s rear tire had ongoing slow leak beginning several months after start of lease. We filled with air and reset stored tire pressure. This would last a couple months and same tire would begin to lose some pressure again. Finally at our 20,000 mile scheduled checkup,..."
"Michelin primacy all season 245/45r/19 102v Both rear tires cannot support the load of an rear wheel drive electric vehicle. Both tires wore through the tread at less than 20k miles. Warranty states they are good for 45k. Had to have tires replaced before they caused serious damage to the vehicle,..."
"Purchased a used 2024 Polestar from Kia Van Nuys, CA on 5/18/2026. The Acknowledgement Regarding Recalls form noted that "The Report indicates that the Vehicle is NOT subject to an open recall at this time. I was having difficulty with the vehicle i.e charging, Internet connection and electronic..."
"After installing the recent software update (version 5.0.10) that was intended to fix the rear camera not appearing when shifting into reverse, my vehicle has continued to experience the same problem, now with significantly increased frequency. Nearly every day--sometimes multiple times a day--the..."
"On 03/29/2026 at approximately 11:00 AM, I was driving my 2024 Polestar 2 southbound on [XXX] near [XXX] in the center lane at approximately 80 mph in heavy traffic. Without any prior warning — no vibration, no TPMS alert, no unusual noise, no warning lamps or messages of any kind — the left rear..."
Complaint History for Polestar Polestar 2
Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2022–2025)
| Model Year | NHTSA Complaints | Crash Reports | Safety Recalls | Detailed Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Polestar Polestar 2 | 304 | 1 | 4 | View 2022 Problems → |
| 2023 Polestar Polestar 2 | 114 | 1 | 4 | View 2023 Problems → |
| 2024 Polestar Polestar 2 Current Page | 23 | 1 | 5 | Current |
| 2025 Polestar Polestar 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | View 2025 Problems → |
Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2024 Polestar Polestar 2
Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 11 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications
| Vehicle Component / System | Total Complaints | Crash Reports | Fire Reports | Reported Injury Entries | Reported Fatality Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back Over Prevention / Camera NHTSA category: BACK OVER PREVENTION | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires NHTSA category: TIRES | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Visibility / Glass NHTSA category: VISIBILITY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Visibility & Wipers NHTSA category: VISIBILITY/WIPER | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BACK OVER PREVENTION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,BACK OVER PREVENTION,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LANE DEPARTURE,BACK OVER PREVENTION | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PARKING BRAKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,BACK OVER PREVENTION | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official NHTSA Defect Investigations (1)
Formal safety defect inquiries and engineering analyses opened by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)
Loss of rear-view camera image
On July 9, 2025, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Recall Query (RQ) 25004 to investigate and review the effectiveness of the remedy for Recall 25V-280.Polestar initiated Recall 25V-280 to address shortcomings in the remedy for Recall 24V-477, which intended to address rear camera outage conditions. Consumer complaint traffic reporting rear-view camera outages after receiving the remedy for 25V-280prompted the RQ opening. On July 7...
The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.
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