Polestar 2 production ends: UK orders stay open with £5,000 off until 6 January

Polestar has stopped building the Polestar 2, but you can still order one in the UK, and for the next nine weeks it comes with £5,000 off. A Polestar UK spokesperson told EV Powered on 30 October that the car “very recently ended production” and that “sales, however still remain open in the UK into 2027”. Polestar UK is taking £5,000 off the list price of every version, with 0% APR representative finance, on orders placed between 1 October 2026 and 6 January 2027.

For a UK buyer, that brings the entry car down to £40,210 and the 409-mile Long range Single motor to £44,210. The catch is supply: Polestar says available cars are “limited to stock availability”, so the choice of colours and specs may narrow as the weeks pass. Below we set out the prices, how they compare with the Tesla Model 3 and the new Hyundai Ioniq 6, what the car costs to run, and what end of production means for owners.

What has Polestar announced?

The Polestar 2 was built at Polestar’s Luqiao factory in eastern China. Autocar reports this morning that production has ended after six years and around 200,000 cars built, with a successor due next year. Electrive, which reported the news on 28 October, says media reports put production at just over 200,000, and notes that Polestar last reported more than 190,000 sold. At that point, Electrive said, Polestar had not formally announced the end.

Polestar has since confirmed it. In a statement carried by PA Motoring, the company said the 2 “has laid the foundation for our business and inspired the models that followed it”, and that the end of production “marks the end of a chapter”, with a new era to follow when the successor arrives in 2027.

The Polestar 2 launched in 2020 as the brand’s first mainstream car. It has been a familiar sight in the UK, and it is in demand on the used market: used Polestar 2s sold in 17 days on average in August, as our report on used EVs selling fastest on Autotrader shows.

Can you still buy a new Polestar 2 in the UK?

Yes. Polestar UK’s offer terms cover “all available and built-to-order cars”, but add that these “are only as listed on the website and are limited to stock availability”. In practice, the website is now the list of what you can have. Electrive reports that in some European markets, buyers are being steered to stock cars, and that Norway and Sweden no longer accept new configurations. Polestar UK has not said when its own build-to-order option will close, so if you want a specific spec, ask early.

How much is the Polestar 2 with £5,000 off?

Polestar’s product page gives one headline price, “starting at £45,210”. Its specifications page lists each version. We have taken £5,000 off each list price. The results match the discounted prices reported by EV Powered.

Version	List price	Price with £5,000 off	WLTP range	Battery
Standard range Single motor	£45,210	£40,210	344 miles	70kWh
Long range Single motor	£49,210	£44,210	409 miles	82kWh
Long range Dual motor	£53,210	£48,210	370 miles	82kWh
Long range Dual motor, Performance pack	£58,210	£53,210	Up to 352 miles	82kWh

The terms matter. The £5,000 discount includes VAT and applies if you pay outright or use Polestar Loan or other finance, but not on Polestar Contract Hire or Business Contract Hire. The 0% APR offer is retail only, needs no minimum deposit and is subject to status and availability. Polestar’s page does not say whether the two offers can be combined, or give a finance term, so confirm both in writing before you sign.

Note that the 409-mile figure belongs to the Long range Single motor, not the entry car. The £40,210 Standard range car is quoted at 344 miles.

Does the Polestar 2 get the Electric Car Grant?

No Polestar was on GOV.UK’s list of grant-eligible cars when we checked on 2 November 2026. Every price in the table above, including the discount, is a price without any government grant. Our guide to the Electric Car Grant and who qualifies explains how the scheme works.

How does it compare with the Tesla Model 3 and Hyundai Ioniq 6?

To compare value, we divided each car’s price by its quoted range. The Tesla prices are those in our October 2026 Tesla UK prices report: the Model 3 Standard at £37,990 with 332 miles, and the Premium Long Range RWD at £44,990. The 466-mile WLTP figure for the Premium Long Range RWD is as listed by EVGuide. We could not check Tesla’s configurator today, so confirm them before you buy. The Ioniq 6 figure is from Hyundai Motor UK (29 October), as covered in our Ioniq 6 prices report.

Car	UK price	Quoted range	Price per mile of range
Hyundai Ioniq 6 Premium RWD	£33,240 (incl. grant)	422 miles (Hyundai claim)	£79
Tesla Model 3 Premium Long Range RWD	£44,990	466 miles (WLTP)	£97
Polestar 2 Long range Single motor	£44,210 (with £5,000 off)	409 miles (WLTP)	£108
Tesla Model 3 Standard	£37,990	332 miles	£114
Polestar 2 Standard range Single motor	£40,210 (with £5,000 off)	344 miles (WLTP)	£117
Polestar 2 Long range Dual motor	£48,210 (with £5,000 off)	370 miles (WLTP)	£130

Even with the discount, the Polestar 2 does not lead on price per mile. The Long range Single motor is £780 cheaper than the Model 3 Premium Long Range RWD but quotes 57 fewer miles. The entry Polestar is £2,220 dearer than the Model 3 Standard for 12 more miles, and £6,970 dearer than the Ioniq 6 Premium, whose price includes the £3,750 grant. Hyundai’s range is its own claim rather than a WLTP figure, so treat that comparison with care.

Price per mile is only one measure. The Polestar 2 is a hatchback with a tailgate, while the Model 3 and Ioniq 6 are saloons with a boot lid. Our Polestar 2 vs Tesla Model 3 company car comparison and real-world range comparison cover the wider differences, though their prices predate this offer.

What does a Polestar 2 cost to run?

We worked out charging costs for the Long range Single motor, using the top of Polestar’s WLTP consumption range for that car, 25.4kWh per 100 miles. That figure is measured from the plug, so it already allows for some charging losses. Every rate was checked at its source on 2 November 2026.

Where you charge	Rate	Cost per mile	Cost per 10,000 miles	Cost to add 82kWh
Intelligent Octopus Go, off-peak	6.5p/kWh	1.7p	£165	£5.33
Standard home rate, price cap	26.32p/kWh	6.7p	£669	£21.58
Public rapid or ultra-rapid, average	79p/kWh	20.1p	£2,007	£64.78

Sources: Octopus Energy (11:30pm to 5:30am, compatible car or charger needed), Ofgem (Direct Debit average, 1 October to 31 December 2026) and Zapmap (September 2026 pay-as-you-go average for 50kW and above). Our report on Intelligent Octopus Go’s 6.5p rate covers the off-peak tariffs in more detail, and our public charging prices report explains where rapid prices sit.

On range, our long-range EVs under £40,000 guide uses a rule of thumb of about 75% of the WLTP figure for mixed UK driving. Applied to 409 miles, that suggests roughly 307 miles, and perhaps 265 to 285 miles in cold weather. That is our estimate, not a Polestar figure.

Polestar quotes 10 to 80% in 28 minutes at up to 205kW for the long range cars, and 26 minutes at up to 180kW for the Standard range. A full charge on an 11kW AC charger takes 8 hours for the 82kWh battery. If you are choosing a home charger, see Best Chargers’ guide to home chargers for the Polestar 2.

What does the end of production mean for servicing and parts?

Polestar has not changed its published cover. Its UK page lists a 3-year, 60,000-mile warranty for parts that fail through manufacturing defects, an 8-year, 100,000-mile battery warranty that covers repair or replacement if the battery’s state of health drops below 70% of its original capacity, and 12 years of corrosion cover. Its service and maintenance page says servicing is booked through a “wide network of service points”, citing “close ties with the Volvo Car Group”, and that “Polestar guarantees 24/7 support in the event of a breakdown”.

We could not find a Polestar UK statement on how long parts will be supplied for the outgoing car. Carmakers usually keep supplying parts long after a model ends, but that is general practice rather than a Polestar commitment. If you are buying new or used:

• Ask the retailer for the warranty start date and how much cover remains.
• Check your nearest service point before you buy, and how far away it is.
• Keep the paperwork for software updates and any recall work.

Our comparison of a used Tesla Model 3 and used Polestar 2 covers what to look for on an older car.

What do we know about the successor?

Less than the headlines suggest. Autocar, EV Powered and PA Motoring all report a successor due in 2027, and Electrive says early 2027. Electrive quotes Polestar saying it will be “a fundamentally new vehicle”, not a “mere facelift”. EV Powered reports that chief executive Michael Lohscheller confirmed it will stay a fastback, while Electrive cites Norwegian outlet TV 2 Broom saying it will be a crossover. Polestar has not formally announced the body style, platform or where it will be built.

Polestar’s head of design, Philipp Römers, told PA that the brand needed “a bold evolution not revolution of what came before”. The timing matters for Polestar in the UK, where sales have been under pressure, as our report on Polestar’s August sales slump found. Its UK boss has also been calling for a used EV grant, which we covered in our used EV demand report.

Our view

The £5,000 discount makes the Polestar 2 more competitive, but not a bargain by the numbers. The Long range Single motor at £44,210 is the version to look at: it has the longest range and undercuts the comparable Model 3, though the Tesla goes further and the Ioniq 6 is much cheaper. If you want one, order before 6 January, confirm the finance terms and stock car in writing, and ask about parts and servicing. If you are not in a hurry, it may be worth waiting to see what the 2027 successor brings and what the run-out does to used prices.