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2025 Polestar Polestar 3 Electrical system Problems

Complaints
49about this part
Share
62%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 49 complaints about the electrical system of the 2025 Polestar Polestar 3, 62% 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. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The malfunction I experienced involved the vehicle's electronic safety system, which caused the brake to apply suddenly and without my input. The service center was UNABLE TO DUPLICATE the specific fault during their inspection and found NO CODES STORED, noting that the problem was intermittent and not verifiable by the technician. The car is, however, available for inspection. …”

NHTSA complaint #11700146, filed 2025-11

“The vehicle loses 2-3% battery a day, while parked. I've communicated with several Polestars reps, from service technicians, corporate support, etc. and no one can offer a fix. Since leasing the vehicle I've estimated I've lost the equivalent of 540% of battery over six months while the vehicle was parked.”

NHTSA complaint #11670008, filed 2025-06

“I have had the vehicle for 4 months with no charging issues. All of a sudden the other day, my car would not charge at home AC 14-50 outlet using the Polestar supplied cable at 48 amp max setting to achieve the 9-11 kW charging rate. I lowered the max amp to 15, and the car started charging at a very slow rate of 3 kW. I also tried plugging my car into a slow Chargepoint AC charger and it would not charge at all. …”

NHTSA complaint #11647969, filed 2025-03

“Previous on board charger (GHCA) failed and was replaced in January of 2026. In February I noticed the car was charging slowly on a 48A home charger (car showed 5.4kw at 22A). I unplugged the charger, waited a minute, and plugged it back in. The car then reinitialized charging and showed 11kw at 48A. The car then started making audible electrical crackling noises. I have a video in which you can hear the crackling. Is this a fire hazard?”

NHTSA complaint #11720192, filed 2026-02

“The vehicle simply will not charge at any AC plug. At home I have a Type2-AC charger and the car vails to charge, at work I have access to a similar Type2-AC charge, that too fails to charge. The car will only charge at DC fast chargers and those are few and far between.”

NHTSA complaint #11650300, filed 2025-03

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20254962%

Other parts of the 2025 Polestar Polestar 3

Forward collision avoidance
11 complaintsFuel system
10 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
8 complaintsOther or unknown
7 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
6 complaintsBrakes
4 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.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology