2025 Polestar Polestar 4 Problems: 7 Known Issues
2025 model year · NHTSA recalls, manufacturer TSBs, and owner forum reports · Updated November 2026
According to Au7o's research across NHTSA recalls, manufacturer TSBs, and owner forum reports, the 2025 Polestar Polestar 4 has 7 documented known issues, with 1 rated critical. The most serious is Incorrect GPS position, slow display or lost profile settings — owner reports. DIY maintenance guides at au7o.io.
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What are the most common Polestar Polestar 4 problems?
According to Au7o's research across NHTSA recalls, manufacturer TSBs, and owner forum reports, the 2025 Polestar Polestar 4 has 7 documented issues. Documented issues include: Incorrect GPS position, slow display or lost profile settings — owner reports, Steering wheel vibrates in slow, tight manoeuvres — software updates P4.2.6 and P4.2.9, Parking camera picture lags behind the car's movement (owner reports). Of these, 1 is rated critical and should be addressed promptly.
Is the Polestar Polestar 4 reliable?
The 2025 Polestar Polestar 4 has 7 known issues compiled from NHTSA recalls, manufacturer TSBs, and owner forum reports. 1 issue is rated critical: Incorrect GPS position, slow display or lost profile settings — owner reports. Prospective buyers should inspect for these issues and factor potential repair costs into their purchase decision. Regular maintenance following the manufacturer's schedule helps prevent many common problems.
What is the 2024-2025 Polestar Polestar 4 Incorrect GPS position, slow display or lost profile settings — owner reports?
Owners of early Polestar 4 vehicles report intermittent incorrect map positions, a slow or unresponsive centre display and some driver-profile settings not being retained. In a German owner discussion, January 2025 posts describe roughly 100–200 m position errors; other owners de… Severity: high.
What is the 2024-2025 Polestar Polestar 4 Steering wheel vibrates in slow, tight manoeuvres — software updates P4.2.6 and P4.2.9?
The steering wheel can vibrate sporadically during low-speed manoeuvres; owners describe it getting stronger the further the wheel is turned, sometimes with a noise. Polestar's release notes list an "improvement to issue with steering wheel vibrations occurring whilst driving at… Severity: medium.
What is the 2024-2025 Polestar Polestar 4 Parking camera picture lags behind the car's movement (owner reports)?
Owners report that the parking-camera picture and distance readout on the centre display lag behind the car's real movement, so the car has already moved by the time the image catches up; some also report the parking sensors not detecting low objects such as kerbs. The Polestar 4… Severity: medium.
What is the 2024-2025 Polestar Polestar 4 Steering-wheel touch controls stop responding — European owner reports?
Owners report that the touch-sensitive buttons on the steering wheel intermittently stop responding, sometimes a whole side at once; when the left side fails, owners report being unable to switch on Adaptive Cruise Control or Pilot Assist. Owners quote a Polestar service-action m… Severity: medium.
What is the 2024-2025 Polestar Polestar 4 Air conditioning not cooling enough, or climate sporadically blowing cold air — software updates P4.2.3 and P4.2.10?
Polestar's release notes acknowledge two climate faults: in automatic climate mode the air conditioning could fail to cool the car sufficiently (improved in P4.2.3), and the climate system could sporadically blow cold air (bug fix in P4.2.10). Applies to: Polestar 4 coupé SUV (fi… Severity: low.
What is the 2024-2025 Polestar Polestar 4 Charge limit jumps to 50% or scheduled charging does not start — software update P4.2.3?
Polestar's P4.2.3 release notes acknowledge that the charge limit could unexpectedly change to 50%, and that the scheduled-charging timer could fail to set or charging could fail to start at the set time. Applies to: Polestar 4 coupé SUV (first generation, SEA platform), 2024–202… Severity: low.
What is the 2024-2025 Polestar Polestar 4 People you call hear an echo of their own voice — software update P4.2.3?
During hands-free phone calls the person on the other end can hear their own voice echoed back. Polestar's P4.2.3 release notes list "Apple CarPlay stability improvements to avoid echo during phone calls in car"; owners report the echo again in 2026 on later software (4.2.11 to 4… Severity: low.
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