Polaris
Polaris has 5 model lines on NHTSA's register (model years 2015–2023), with 18 recall campaigns and 55 consumer complaints.
Campaigns were most numerous in 2018 (4). The component complaints name most often is power train (146.1 per 1,000 component mentions). The Slingshot line has the most complaints, 55 over 8 model years.
Comparisons here are between Polaris model lines; complaint counts across makes depend on fleet size and reporting rates and are not compared.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model lines
Ordered by total complaints. "Per model year" divides complaints by the number of model years on the register, a comparison within Polaris only.
| Model line | Model years | Campaigns | Complaints | Per model year | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slingshot | 8 | 18 | 55 | 6.9 | Power Train |
| Slingshot SL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Slingshot S | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Slingshot R | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Slingshot SLR | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
Campaigns by year
Complaints by year
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all Polaris complaints.
Questions and answers
How many recalls has Polaris had?
18 NHTSA recall campaigns name Polaris vehicles (model years 2015–2023). Units potentially affected across those campaigns total about 179,042, a figure that includes other makes where a campaign is shared (Takata air bag inflators, for example). Campaigns naming several model lines count once.
Which Polaris model line has the most complaints?
Slingshot: 55 complaints over 8 model years (6.9 per model year). Larger-selling lines draw more complaints; the per-model-year column controls for the number of years, not for sales.
What components are reported most for Polaris?
power train (146.1 per 1,000 mentions), service brakes (134.8 per 1,000 mentions), steering (101.1 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints).
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Make names are as NHTSA records them. Comparisons are within this make; see the methodology for why makes are not ranked against each other.