2025 Polestar Polestar 3 Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 5%of 79 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 745miles
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the brakes of the 2025 Polestar Polestar 3, 5% of the 79 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 745 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was driving my Polestar 3 2025 Performance into a gated garage. The car was on one pedal mode, I slowed down to come to a stop to open the gate. When the clicker for the garage door was clicked the car lunged forward and full speed rammed into the opening gate. Realizing the car is not stopping I pressed harder on the brakes, lifted my foot up and looked down to insure that I was pressing on the correct pedal and started pumping the brake pedal. None of these slowed down or stopped the car, which eventually hit a wall and stopped.”
NHTSA complaint #11668236, filed 2025-06“The one pedal driving / regenerative braking would randomly deactivate. I have my car set on high one pedal driving. 99.9% of the time, the one pedal driving would work as expected with the car slowing down as the accelerator is released. However, the car would randomly deactivate one pedal driving, so when I release the accelerator, instead of slowing down or stopping, the car would continue going, some times it feels like there's even a slight surge. This has happened several times at slow parking lot speed and at fast highway speed. There's no warning. It's just random. …”
NHTSA complaint #11715465, filed 2026-02“The contact owns a 2025 Polestar Polestar 3. The contact stated that while driving approximately 3 MPH in a parking lot, as he depressed the brake pedal, to slow down the vehicle did not slow down. The contact stated no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle jumped a curb and ran over some shrubbery. The contact stated that the passenger side front and rear doors had scraped a light pole, and then the vehicle rolled out of the parking lot and over a retaining wall. …”
NHTSA complaint #11715540, filed 2026-02, 745 miles“Software update latest on 06/16/25 caused airbag warning not recognizing seat belts being locked therefore airbag warning started. Loss of regenerative braking. Loss of emergency brake application. Constant alarm because doesn't recognize seat belts being locked.”
NHTSA complaint #11667882, filed 2025-06Related service bulletins
- 11009786Oct 19, 2024Polestar Automotive USA on behalf of Polestar Performance AB, has decided to launch Delivery Action DP1033: PS3 MK C1 rattling noise on certain MY 2025 Polestar 3 vehicles.
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Brakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 5% |
Other parts of the 2025 Polestar Polestar 3
49 complaintsForward collision avoidance
11 complaintsFuel system
10 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
8 complaintsOther or unknown
7 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
6 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2025 Polestar Polestar 3
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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