Polestar Polestar 2 Plus EV Awd MOT pass rate: 89.5% (2,057 tests, 2025)

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The Polestar Polestar 2 Plus EV Awd passed 89.5% of its 2,057 MOT tests in 2025 — 12.0 points above the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 3 years old with 32,643 miles on the clock.
89.5%Pass rate (2025)
2,057MOT tests analysed
32,643 miMedian mileage at test
3 yrsMedian age at test

How the Polestar 2 Plus EV Awd compares

Polestar Polestar 2 Plus EV Awd

89.5%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Polestar average (all models)

88.7%

What fails most on the Polestar Polestar 2 Plus EV Awd

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the Polestar 2 Plus EV Awd:

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#SystemDefects recordedShare
1Tyres249100.0%

Pre-MOT checklist for Polestar 2 Plus EV Awd owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

  • Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory
Engine management light on?

An illuminated engine management light is a Major MOT defect. Read the code, repair the cause, then confirm the light stays off — clearing a code alone is not a repair.

Understand the engine management light and MOT rules →

Polestar 2 Plus EV Awd pass rate by registration year

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Registration yearTestsPass rateVs same-ageMedian mileagePass-rate bar
2022 1,505 89.6% -1.7 pts 30,713 89.6% visual scale

Same-vehicle follow-up

The defect groups above are a single-year count. The prognosis registry follows the same vehicle_id into the next MOT year. The extracts do not record the repair, a turbo part number, or a gearbox type.

Check a specific Polestar 2 Plus EV Awd before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

Other Polestar models

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Polestar Polestar 2 Plus EV Awd?

In 2025, 89.5% of 2,057 first MOT tests on the Polestar Polestar 2 Plus EV Awd were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Polestar 2 Plus EV Awd fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is tyres (100.0% of its recorded defects, 249 recorded) across 2,057 first MOT tests.

Is the Polestar Polestar 2 Plus EV Awd reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 89.5% it performs above the national average at a median age of 3 years and 32,643 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Before you agree to the work

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Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.