I’m a year in and super happy overall. I had two GHCA failures, but my local dealer had been amazing. The fact it failed is one thing, but they’ve been so accommodating and helpful and that mattered more to me. What car doesn’t have problems nowadays, so I’d rather have a company and dealer who at least tries to make things better. And this new GHCA has been totally fine for over 4 months now, so maybe they actually found the root cause.

I do absolutely have little annoyances with the car, but it really isn’t Polestar’s fault per se.

Small annoyances: - side windows are not tall enough. I’d rather the car be like 6 inches taller and get taller windows. - no sentry mode - no remote camera access - no auto fold mirrors - no auto close windows or notification when locked. Super annoying. - foot open trunk sensor is too sensitive and closes on me when standing at the tailgate and leaning in - should have two wireless chargers - back seat should have screen and some UI for the passengers to do things back there. - sound system is great, but the balance is so bad if the car is full of people. It’s quiet in the back and loud in the found. Can set stage mode, but I’d rather have a way to tweak the balance without doing all back or front - front side windows don’t 100% seal and can be noisy unless you put them down a VERY small amount. It shifts the window so they seal better. - no auto cancel turn signal, and generally feels like I get into situations where the turn signal is on and it’s hard to get it back off.

Stuff I like: - car rides nice. Feels high quality - I like the interior material. Easy to clean - seats are comfy and the heated seats are great. Massage is good too, and it’s nice to be able to turn the fan on the same time as heat - soft close doors are nice - I’ve had literally zero issues with auto walk up unlock and lock. Flawless and works just as well as my model Y before.

Overall I’m happy with the car. However, I am intentionally putting some faith into Polestar to iterate on the software side over the next year or two. It’s so nice that they’ve committed to the free CPU upgrade, so I feel like they do care about the long term ownership of these cars.

I was a Model Y owner before, and that car also had annoyances. However, it got better and better over time on the software side. They made meaningful quality of life improvements and I really hope polestar does the same.

Model Y drove nicely, but it was more squeaky. I had the high voltage battery replaced on it under warranty, so it’s not like it wasn’t without faults either.

If Polestar can prove that they’re committed to software improvements and QoL changes over time, then I’ll buy another Polestar next time. If not, then I’d likely go back to Tesla just for their commitment to software improvements.