Safety Score
74
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-12 | 23V476000 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | 3 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS | No | 0 | Polestar 2 software version 4.2.13. While reversing out of a parking spot the rear camera briefly turned on, but after … |
| 2026-03-29 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | The backup camera consistently fails and displays a "Backup Camera is Temporarily Unavailable" message. Polestar is onl… |
| 2026-03-16 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | Rear‑view camera intermittently fails to provide a usable image when shifting into reverse. Symptoms include delayed ac… |
| 2026-02-12 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | When put into reverse, display just shows Camera is temporarily unavailable. This is after the OTA update 4.2.13 that … |
| 2026-02-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Constant camera issues. The rear camera only works half the time and when it does go it, it'll just cut off while drivi… |
| 2026-02-04 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | Rear backup camera continues to not function reliably, even after updating to the latest firmware 4.2.13 |
| 2025-12-27 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | After multiple software OTA updates due to previous NHTSA recalls, the rear backup camera consistently has issues to wh… |
| 2025-12-04 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | Despite a recall, rear camera does not activate when putting the car into reverse. This poses immense safety risks as t… |
| 2025-12-01 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | Car rear camera constantly freezes, doesn’t appear or just stops during vehicle usage |
| 2025-12-01 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | An ongoing issue with Polestar 2 vehicles has been its unreliable rear camera. When reversing, the rear camera does not… |
| 2025-11-02 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | -The rearview camera fails intermittently when gearshift is placed in reverse and when the car drives in reverse. -Pass… |
| 2025-10-12 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | The back up camera repeatedly fails, and does not work, when I put my car into reverse. |
| 2025-10-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Infotainment system continues to be intermittently unresponsive. Today, the system was totally frozen which made it so … |
| 2025-09-24 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | I received the NHTSA Recall No. 25V-280 and had the vehicle updated to Software 3.6.4 in July 2025. Following this upda… |
| 2025-09-09 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | The rear view camera does not always work when putting the car into reverse and gives a "Camera Unavailable" error. My … |
| 2025-08-24 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | The reserve camera shows unavailable after the recall software update. My car is on 3.6.4 and camera unavailable happen… |
| 2025-08-02 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | Backup camera becomes unavailable. This is after the latest update supposedly to fix the issue. |
| 2025-08-01 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | Backup camera consistently fails to initialize when putting the car in reverse. |
| 2025-08-01 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | When reversing, the backup camera often displays "Camera is temporarily unavailable". This prevents me from safely back… |
| 2025-07-31 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | Specifically related to the two items checked above as the rear camera failing to come on when the vehicle is put into … |
| 2025-07-29 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | NHTSA Recall No. 25V-280 concerning rear camera. I have been getting the "camera is temporarily unavailable" display o… |
| 2025-07-24 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | Reversing camera still says "Camera is temporarily unavailable" intermittently even after the recent recall software fi… |
| 2025-07-16 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | I updated my car to software 3.6.4 in order to resolve an issue where the backup camera fails to display. Despite compl… |
| 2025-07-12 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | Backup camera continues to have issues even after the previous update which was supposed to fix it. It has improved wit… |
| 2025-07-12 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | Backup camera display fails with “Camera Unavailable” notification most days. When the display does work, it flickers, … |
| 2025-07-11 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | After the most recent OTA software update to v3.6.4, I am still experiencing the back up camera not available error mes… |
| 2025-07-11 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | Even with latest software update (3.6.4) I continue to get rear backup camera unavailable errors |
| 2025-07-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The vehicle stopped playing interior sounds, including indicator “clicks”; alerts like collision avoidance, parking col… |
| 2025-07-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | Infotainment system crashing post most recent software update causing main dashboard to stop showing information and ma… |
| 2025-07-10 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | Rear camera does not come up about half the time even on newest update when reversing |
| 2025-07-10 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | When go into reverse, the rear backup camera is unavailable. It pops up a message that it is temporarily unavailable, b… |
| 2025-07-10 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | The rear view camera displays a message of “camera is temporarily unavailable” when shifting into reverse to view the r… |
| 2025-07-09 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | My Polestar received the software 3.6.4 from Polestar for the rear camera issue recall. However, the rear camera is fai… |
| 2025-07-09 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | The rear parking camera occasionally fails and says "Camera Temporarily Unavailable" when backing. Polestar pushed out… |
| 2025-07-08 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | Rear view camera intermittently displays “camera is temporarily unavailable” message when backing up. Vehicle doesn’t h… |
| 2025-07-07 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | The rear camera fails semi-regularly. It is unpredictable when it will occur. This might happen as soon as the car star… |
| 2025-07-07 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | Periodically, at random, the backup and 360 degree camera will not engage. The camera icon on the main display will ill… |
| 2025-07-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Rear camera does not work quite often and I get a message that the system the rear camera is unavailable. This is a sa… |
| 2025-07-07 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | THe back up camera does not function properly about 50% of the time. I will get a blank screen with Camera not availabl… |
| 2025-07-06 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | Rear view camera failed to initialize. Since the 3.6.4 software update (rear-view camera recall) I have had multiple i… |
| 2025-07-06 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | When backing up I have experienced issues with the backup camera saying unavailable. This is after receiving the latest… |
| 2025-07-05 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | Polestar's fix to the last recall for broken rearview camera did not work. |
| 2025-07-04 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | Recently received a recall notice for the rear backup camera unavailable error. I updated software to version 3.6.4 be… |
| 2025-07-02 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | My car was subject to RP1056 (NHTSA Recall No. 25V-280). The reason for the recall was an error in the Parking Assist C… |
| 2025-07-01 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | The rear camera does not always engage when the car is put into reverse. The car was just recalled for it, of which I j… |
| 2025-07-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Safety cameras continue to not work. It was recalled recently and they sent an OTA software fix, but it only fixed the … |
| 2025-07-01 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | After software 3.6.4 released by Polestar, my rear camera has issues populating the drivers side and rear camera. The r… |
| 2025-07-01 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | The rear backup camera is still flaky and often will stop working or have a large and noticeable lag when backing up. T… |
| 2025-07-01 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | After the update to the Polestar 2's software to version 3.6.4, which was released to fix the rear camera not working w… |
| 2025-06-30 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | When I put the car in reverse and begin to back up, roughly 20% of the time, the backup camera does not work. Sometimes… |