Cars on UK roads
How many Polestar 4 cars are on UK roads?
16,318 Polestar 4 cars were licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, with another 140 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT and DVLA licensing statistics. That is up 186.1% on a year earlier and 28.5% of all licensed Polestar cars, making it number 2 of the 2 Polestar models listed here and number 266 of 408 models nationally.
Data to 2026-06-30 · Page updated 2026-09-28 · Publisher: 73 Auto
- Licensed in GB
- 16,318
- end of June 2026, DfT VEH0120
- Change in a year
- +186.1%
- all cars: +1.5%
- Typical year of first use
- —
- median, UK, 31 Dec 2025 (all cars: 2016)
What the numbers say about the Polestar 4
The number of Polestar 4s on the road is up 186.1% on a year earlier, ahead of the +1.5% for all cars and ahead of Polestar as a whole (+42.9%). That is the highest quarter-end figure in the series, which starts in June 2016.
10,860 Polestar 4s were first registered in the UK from July 2025 to June 2026, 100% of them battery electric.
100% of licensed Polestar 4s are battery electric, against 6% of all cars. Electric and plug-in hybrid versions make up 100.0% (all cars: 8.8%).
Polestar 4s licensed, year by year
Official data: cars licensed (taxed, or exempt and on the road) in Great Britain at the end of each June. The peak in this series was 16,318 at the end of June 2026, the latest quarter, so numbers are still at their highest.
| Quarter end | Licensed | Change on a year earlier |
|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 16,318 | +186.1% |
| June 2025 | 5,703 | — |
| June 2024 | 0 | — |
| June 2023 | 0 | — |
| June 2022 | 0 | — |
| June 2021 | 0 | — |
| June 2020 | 0 | — |
| June 2019 | 0 | — |
| June 2018 | 0 | — |
| June 2017 | 0 | — |
| June 2016 | 0 | — |
Polestar 4s by fuel type
| Fuel (DfT category) | Licensed | Share | All cars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battery electric | 16,318 | 100.0% | 5.9% |
Other Polestar models on UK roads
| Model | Licensed | Share of Polestar | Change in a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polestar 2 | 37,914 | 66.1% | +15.8% |
Limitations
Licensed means taxed or tax-exempt and allowed on the road at the quarter end; SORN cars are registered but declared off the road. DfT groups cars by its own “generic model” (POLESTAR 4), which 73 Auto maps to the Polestar 4; body styles and derivatives sold under that name are included. The Great Britain quarterly figures and the UK annual age table are separate official tables, so their totals differ slightly.
Check a specific Polestar 4 before you buy
Enter the registration to see that Polestar 4's own MOT history, tax status and what it will cost to run. Your first check is free and shows the vehicle summary and its headline ownership cost. The category-by-category breakdown is part of a paid check.
UK number plate or 17-character VIN
Where these figures come from
- Vehicle licensing statistics data files: VEH0120 (GB), VEH0124 and VEH0160 (UK) — Department for Transport and DVLA. Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Shares, changes, rankings and the still-licensed indication (73 Auto analysis of the DfT files) — 73 Auto. Derived figures.
Figures labelled as 73 Auto estimates are our own analysis of these sources, set out in the methodology and data sources. To report a factual error, see corrections.