Reliability & cost of ownership
Polaris Slingshot Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Polaris Slingshot? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Polaris Slingshot problems by model year
37 recall entries and 88 owner complaints on file across 8 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Slingshot | 0 | 6 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 Slingshot | 1 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Slingshot | 1 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Slingshot | 4 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Slingshot | 5 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Slingshot | 9 | 10 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 Slingshot | 8 | 25 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Slingshot | 9 | 36 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Polaris Slingshot, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- power train18 complaints
- service brakes15 complaints
- electrical system14 complaints
- engine11 complaints
- suspension11 complaints
- steering11 complaints
- vehicle speed control10 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system8 complaints