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Polestar 4 reliability & recalls

NHTSA data · verified Aug 12, 2026 · How to read this →

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Recalls None No recalls to date
Complaints 2 ≈2/model-year · tracked-EV median 64 unverified consumer reports
Investigations None open no open NHTSA investigations

Recall history

NHTSA has no recall campaigns on file for the Polestar 4 to date. A recall is how a known issue gets a fix on record — this model simply doesn't have one yet.

What owners report

The top complaint categories owners submitted to NHTSA, by count. Bars show each category's size relative to this model's largest category.

Driver assistance (ADAS) 2 · 100%
Brakes 1 · 50%

Complaints are unverified consumer reports, not confirmed defects. One complaint can span multiple categories, so percentages are of the 2 total and may add up to more than 100%.

Complaints by model year

2026 2 most reported

Raw counts — older model years have had more time on the road to accumulate reports. These are unverified consumer reports.

What this means

Every mainstream EV on the road carries recalls on its NHTSA file — a recall is the system working: a known issue gets documented and, almost always, fixed for free.

What actually matters is whether the remedies have shipped and whether NHTSA still has open questions. For the Polestar 4, NHTSA has no recalls on file to date, and no NHTSA investigations are currently open.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the Polestar 4 reliable?

"Reliability" is measured differently by different sources, and NHTSA doesn't publish a reliability score. What its public file — the basis for this page — shows for the Polestar 4 is no recalls to date, no open investigations, and 2 owner-submitted complaints — which are unverified reports, not confirmed defects. For predicted-reliability and owner-satisfaction verdicts, Consumer Reports and J.D. Power run large owner-survey panels; check their model pages for those ratings.

Does the Polestar 4 have any recalls?

No. NHTSA has no recall campaigns on file for the Polestar 4 to date. That can also reflect how recently the model started being tracked, so it's worth re-checking NHTSA's own recall tool over time.

Does the Polestar 4 have battery problems?

NHTSA's file shows no battery or high-voltage recalls for the Polestar 4, and no owner complaints classified to the battery category.