Does the Polestar 2 fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?
The Polestar 2 records 1.04 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.27 expected for a ev of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+0.77, 95% interval +0.53 to +1.01). It ranks 230 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Polestar 2 by registration
What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Polestar 2 is “A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc”, recorded 56 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 56 | 0.81 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,926 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
Other pages for this model
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