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2022 Polestar Polestar 2 back over prevention problems

209 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the back over prevention on the 2022 Polestar Polestar 269% of all complaints for this model year.

209
Back Over Prevention complaints
69%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • When starting the vehicle and placing it in reverse, the center screen was frozen and did not show the backup camera or other sfaety information. Safety was put at risk because reverse visiblity / backover prevention were impaired. Other functions such as reverse auto brake were likely unavailable…

    filed Jul 1, 2026

  • The rear view camera malfunctioned, despite complying with the recent recall. It is available for inspection upon request. Safety was compromised by reduced rear visibility due to the lack of a rear view camera. This is an intermittent issue, not reliably reproducible for a dealer or service…

    filed Jun 24, 2026

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Back Over Prevention problems in other Polestar 2 years

YearReportsShare
2024 Polestar 21357%
2023 Polestar 28877%
2021 Polestar 211478%
Polestar 2 back over prevention problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.