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Polestar lemon law
If your Polestar keeps going back to the dealer for the same problem, your state's lemon law may make the maker buy it back or replace it, and pay your lawyer when you win. Here is what Polestar owners report to the federal government, and how to check your own car.
What Polestar owners report most
| Problem area | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Backup camera and rear sensors | 434 |
| Wiring, battery, lights and electronics | 118 |
| Visibility/Wiper | 43 |
| Automatic emergency braking and collision warning | 33 |
| Fuel system, or the battery and motor of an EV or hybrid | 29 |
| Lane keeping systems | 20 |
A complaint can name more than one area. 74 complaints name none.
Models with the most complaints
- Polestar 2 595
- Polestar 3 79
Latest Polestar recalls
- Seats, January 23, 2026: 2025 Polestar 3, about 213 vehicles.
“A loose rear seat backrest may fall forward and allow cargo to enter the cabin during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.”
NHTSA recall 26V037000 - Back Over Prevention, September 15, 2025: 2024 Polestar 2, 2025 Polestar 2, 2021 Polestar 2, 2022 Polestar 2, about 27,816 vehicles.
“A rearview camera image that does not display reduces the driver's view of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.”
NHTSA recall 25V615000 - Structure, August 26, 2025: 2025 Polestar 3, about 68 vehicles.
“A detached bumper can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.”
NHTSA recall 25V555000 - Visibility, July 14, 2025: 2025 Polestar 3, about 33 vehicles.
“A detached glass sunroof can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.”
NHTSA recall 25V420000 - Electrical System, July 7, 2025: 2025 Polestar 3, about 969 vehicles.
“Damage to harnesses can cause various electrical malfunctions, such as a loss of power steering assist, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.”
NHTSA recall 25V453000
Check your own car by its VIN on NHTSA's recall lookup. Recall repairs are free at any Polestar dealer.
Recalls, repairs and the lemon law
A recall alone does not make a car a lemon. What counts is a defect the dealer cannot fix: most states presume a lemon after 3 or 4 repair attempts for the same problem, fewer for a defect that could cause a crash, or about 30 days in the shop, inside the first one to two years. A recall repair for a defect that keeps coming back is a repair attempt like any other, so keep the repair order from every visit.
In California, Polestar was not on the state's list of makers in the new lemon law process on October 26, 2026, so the older rules apply. The list
How a Polestar lemon law claim and buyback work
Keep the repair order from every visit, then write to Polestar, not only the dealer, at the customer relations address in your owner's manual or warranty booklet, and ask for a buyback or a replacement. In a buyback Polestar refunds the price, taxes and fees and costs like towing, minus a deduction for the miles you drove before the first repair, and pays off the loan.
The steps · Letter template · Buyback or cash and keep · Estimate a buyback
Polestar lemon law in your state
The rules depend on the state where you bought or leased the car:
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Questions about Polestar lemons
How many complaints have Polestar owners filed with NHTSA?
677 for 2021 to 2027 model years, received through October 22, 2026. The most reported area is backup camera and rear sensors.
How many Polestar recalls are there?
16 safety recalls cover 2021 to 2027 Polestar models, for about 90,013 vehicles in all.
Is a recall enough to make my Polestar a lemon?
No, not on its own. But if a defect keeps coming back after repairs, recall repairs included, each visit can count as a repair attempt under your state's lemon law. Keep every repair order.
How do I start a Polestar lemon law claim?
Keep every repair order, then write to Polestar at the address for customer relations in your owner's manual or warranty booklet, asking for a buyback or replacement under your state's lemon law. Send it by a tracked method and keep a copy.
Does Polestar have to buy back a lemon?
Yes, when your state's lemon law rules are met. The maker must buy the car back or replace it, and most states let you choose. The rules differ by state: see your state guide.
Did Polestar opt in to California's new lemon law process?
Not on the state's list on October 26, 2026, so California's older lemon law rules apply to Polestar cars.
About the data
From NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation files (complaints received 2020 to now, and recalls), counted for 2021 to 2027 model years and filed under the make POLESTAR. Read on October 26, 2026. Complaints are what owners report, not findings, and big sellers get more of them: a count is not a defect rate, and it says nothing about your car. We keep no complaint text or personal details.
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