POLESTAR · POLESTAR 2 · Cars
Common — still a familiar sight, with 34,992 on the road.
Rarer than 8% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC, or simply Polestar, is a Swedish automotive manufacturer that produces electric cars. Principally owned by Li Shufu's PSD Investment, Geely Holding and Volvo Cars, the company is headquartered in Torslanda, outside Gothenburg, Sweden. With an "asset-light" approach in development and manufacturing, Polestar does not have its own manufacturing facility; instead it produces cars in facilities controlled by Volvo or Geely in several countries, including China, the United States, and South Korea. The brand originated from Flash Engineering, a Swedish motorsport team...
As of 2025 Q4, 34,992 POLESTAR 2 were still registered in the UK — 34,687 licensed and on the road, plus 305 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The POLESTAR 2 is common, with 34,992 still on the road, making it rarer than 8% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of POLESTAR 2 on UK roads rose by 4,924 (16.4%).
Most POLESTAR 2 run on electric — about 100% of those still registered.
The POLESTAR 2 peaked at 34,992 registered in 2025 Q4, and was first recorded in the data in 2020 Q3.