By make
Known Polestar problems at the APK
1 times a part fails clearly more often than average on a Polestar generation.
Window: Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · Updated: 16 Oct 2026
By part
Drive shafts
Repair: medium- Polestar 2 2020–2026 · 10.2% at 5–6 yrs (national 0.3%)
Look behind the front wheels at the rubber boots: no tears or grease around them. Drive a tight turn: no clicking noise.
All Polestar generations in a row
| Generation | A-problems vs. the same age |
|---|---|
| Polestar 22020–2026 | 60% less often |
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Frequently asked questions
Which problems are common on Polestar cars?
At the APK drive shafts stands out for Polestar: on 1 of 1 generations it is clearly more common than on cars of the same age. Source: RDW Open Data, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
Source: RDW Open Data (CC0), analysis CarXray.nl. 6,857,004 inspected passenger cars aged 3 years and older, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026. Each car counts once. How we know