This page covers 8 recalls and 75 owner complaints for the 2025 Polestar Polestar 3.
Electrical system complaints dominate owner reports for the 2025 Polestar 3, accounting for nearly half of all filings. The most widely described pattern involves the high-voltage charging system failing to charge reliably, with owners reporting warning messages and an inability to use standard AC charging equipment, sometimes occurring within the first few hundred miles of ownership. A separate but recurring electrical complaint involves the vehicle entering a reduced-power state, indicated by a turtle icon on the dash, accompanied by sudden, significant speed loss while driving. Owners also describe the passenger seat occupant detection system triggering false alarms, including overnight when the vehicle is unoccupied, persisting through multiple service visits. Forward collision avoidance and backup camera or sensor systems round out the complaint picture, with owners reporting erratic or unreliable behavior from those driver assistance features. Taillight seal failures allowing moisture inside the housing appear in a smaller but consistent cluster of reports.
75
Total Complaints
4
Crash-Related
1
With Injuries
By System
The 2025 Polestar 3 has 8 recalls, the most serious being a damaged high-to-low voltage converter that can cause a sudden loss of drive power, and a panoramic sunroof that can detach and become a road hazard.
Water getting into the wiring connectors between the engine bay and front bumper harnesses can cause several electrical failures, including loss of power steering assist, which makes the wheel feel significantly heavier, particularly at low speeds, and can also disable driver assistance features like the pedestrian warning and parking systems. On the structural side, the front bumper may be missing bolts and can separate from the vehicle, and the rear seat backrest striker brackets may be loose, meaning the backrest can fold forward in a crash and allow cargo to enter the passenger cabin. The rearview camera has its own issue, where a software problem can cause it to either fail to display at all or show the wrong camera view when reversing, reducing the driver's view behind the vehicle.
At a glance
What can fail
The brackets that hold the rear seat backrest in place may be loose, which could cause the backrest to shift or fail to stay properly secured.
What the fix does
Dealers will inspect the rear seat backrest brackets and tighten the mounting nuts as needed, at no cost to you.
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Complaints are owner-reported and reflect individual experiences, not confirmed defects. They are distinct from recalls. Data sourced from the national vehicle safety complaint database. See trending complaints →
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
The front bumper may be missing bolts, which could cause it to detach from the vehicle.
What the fix does
Polestar will inspect the bumper for missing bolts and replace the bumper and bolts if needed.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
The panoramic glass sunroof may not be properly secured and could detach from the vehicle.
What the fix does
Polestar will replace the panoramic glass sunroof at no charge.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
Water can damage electrical connectors between the engine bay and front bumper cable harnesses in certain 2025 Polestar 3 vehicles.
What the fix does
The bumper harness and the inline front bumper/engine bay connector on the engine bay harness will be replaced at no cost.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
Water can leak into the connector between the engine bay wiring harness and front bumper wiring harness, potentially disabling power steering and driver assistance systems like pedestrian warning and parking assistance.
What the fix does
Polestar will mail you instructions to visit a dealership, where technicians will replace the front bumper wiring harness and the connector on the engine bay wiring harness.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
The rearview camera image may not display on the screen when the vehicle is put in reverse, preventing drivers from seeing behind the vehicle.
What the fix does
A software update will be installed by a dealer or delivered wirelessly to your vehicle, at no cost to you.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
A software problem may cause the rearview camera to display the wrong camera view when reversing, failing to show the required rearview image.
What the fix does
Volvo will send a wireless software update to your vehicle, or you can schedule a dealership appointment to install the update.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
Fluctuations in the 12-volt electrical system may have damaged the High to Low Voltage Converter Module, which converts power between the vehicle's electrical systems.
What the fix does
Dealers will replace the High to Low Voltage Converter Module at no cost to you.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
