Polaris Slingshot

Owners filed 90 complaints across 9 model years of the Polaris Slingshot. The 2015 drew the most (36).

Model years9
Complaints90
Recalls39
Fires3
Deaths3

Which Polaris Slingshot years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Polaris Slingshot model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.

How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →

Every Polaris Slingshot model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20231
2—1Air BagsRoutine
20227
0——Power TrainRoutine
20212
1—1Seat BeltsRoutine
20201
1——Service BrakesRoutine
20194
4——Electrical SystemRoutine
20184
5—1Electrical SystemRoutine
201710
9—2Electrical SystemRoutine
201625
812Power TrainRoutine
201536
924EngineDo not drive

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.