Compare the2025 Volvo EC40VS 2025 Polestar 2

In the past twenty years hundreds of infants and young children have died after being left in vehicles, usually by accident. When turning the vehicle off, drivers of the EC40 are reminded to check the back seat if they opened the rear door before starting out. The Polestar 2 doesn’t offer a back seat reminder.

When descending a steep, off-road slope, the EC40’s standard Hill Descent Control allow you to creep down safely. The Polestar 2 doesn’t offer Hill Descent Control.

Both the EC40 and the Polestar 2 have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver knee airbags, front seat center airbag, side-impact head airbags, front and rear seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, post-collision automatic braking systems, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning, driver alert monitors and available around view monitors.

There are over 9 times as many Volvo dealers as there are Polestar dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the EC40’s warranty.

A reliable vehicle saves its owner time, money and trouble. Nobody wants to be stranded or have to be without a vehicle while it’s being repaired. Consumer Reports rates the EC40’s reliability 13 points higher than the Polestar 2.

On the EPA test cycle the EC40 gets better mileage than the Polestar 2:

The EC40 can travel longer on a full charge than the Polestar 2 on a full charge:

For greater off-road capability the EC40 has a greater minimum ground clearance than the Polestar 2 (6.7 vs. 5.7 inches), allowing the EC40 to travel over rougher terrain without being stopped or damaged.

The EC40 is 6.5 inches shorter than the Polestar 2, making the EC40 easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

The EC40 has 1 inch more front hip room, 2.1 inches more front shoulder room, 2.2 inches more rear legroom, 1.3 inches more rear hip room and 3.7 inches more rear shoulder room than the Polestar 2.

Pulling a handle automatically lowers the EC40’s rear seats, to make changing between passengers and cargo easier. The Polestar 2 doesn’t offer automatic folding seats.

Unlike the driver-only memory system in the Polestar 2, the EC40 has standard driver and passenger memory, so that when drivers switch, the memory setting adjusts the driver’s seat, outside mirror angle, climate settings and radio stations and the front passenger seat also adjusts to the new passenger’s preset preferences.

To improve rear visibility by keeping the rear window clear, the EC40 has a standard rear wiper. The Polestar 2 doesn’t offer a rear wiper.

The Polestar 2’s cornering lamps activate a lamp on the front corner when the turn signal is activated. The EC40’s optional adaptive cornering lights turn the actual headlight unit up to several degrees, depending on steering wheel angle and vehicle speed. This lights a significant distance into corners at any speed.

The EC40 is available in both front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive configurations. The Polestar 2 doesn’t offer a two-wheel drive configuration.