2023 Fisker Ocean Power Train Problems
Owners have filed 91 complaints with NHTSA about power train problems on the 2023 Fisker Ocean, 10% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 2,700 miles. The words owners use most often: “software update” (20% of reports).
- 91power train complaints
- 2,700median miles at failure
- 2mention a crash
- 1mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 18%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Software update: mentioned in 18 of 91 complaints (20%)
- Water pump: mentioned in 14 of 91 complaints (15%)
- Bankruptcy court: mentioned in 7 of 91 complaints (8%)
- Regenerative braking: mentioned in 5 of 91 complaints (5%)
At what mileage do power train problems happen?
Based on 9 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 91 complaints, 2 mention a crash, 1 an injury.
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists power train for the 2023 Fisker Ocean. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
The contact rented a 2023 Fisker Ocean. The contact stated that while driving 48 MPH, the vehicle lost power without warning. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle and the gear shifter detached from the steering column. When the contact was able to manually hold the shifter in place to…
I was driving the car and it suddenly lost all power and created hazards situation in the middle of the road. The car stalled, luckily there were not much traffic and I was able to stop and after a while it regained some power so I was able to drive the car back home.
American Lease and Management (AL) company acquired fleet of Fisker Ocean vehicles with a commitment to push Software Updates Over The Air (OTA) to all the Fisker Ocean Vehicles sold by Fisker. AL pushed the update to software on Fisker vehicles (including mine) very irresponsibly and as a result…

Frequently asked questions
Do all 2023 Fisker Oceans have power train problems?
No. NHTSA has 91 owner complaints about power train for the 2023 Fisker Ocean (10% of the 884 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2023 Fisker Ocean power train?
No recall currently lists power train for this vehicle.
At what mileage do power train problems start?
The median reported mileage is 2,700 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about power train problems on the 2023 Fisker Ocean?
The most frequent phrase is “software update”, in 18 of 91 complaints, followed by “water pump” (14).
Other 2023 Fisker Ocean problems
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