Fisker's electric SUV, delivered from 2023 with a solar roof, up to 440 miles of WLTP range from its 113kWh battery and a 'California Mode' that drops every window. Fisker filed for Chapter 11 in June 2024, leaving the owners of about 11,000 Oceans with recalls, scarce parts, no warranty backing and collapsing resale values.
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The pattern in the sources is regret. Only 18% of owners say they would buy it again, and satisfaction falls from 8.0 to 2.0 out of 10 by the two-year mark.
Within months of delivery many owners faced Fisker's bankruptcy, hours-long support hold times, scarce parts and recalls, with promised features like adaptive cruise still missing. Values cratered as used Oceans sold for a fraction of their price, and owners leaned on the volunteer Fisker Owners Association to keep cars running.
No manufacturer warranty, OTA updates or connected services after bankruptcy. Value fell about 82% in a year for one owner. Infotainment freezes and unresolved hardware recalls.
It is a real product that works, but its launch reception (80 out of 100 for hype) ran well ahead of how owners feel about it later. No manufacturer warranty, OTA updates or connected services after bankruptcy. That gap is what the regret score measures.
Worth it for: DIY-minded EV tinkerers; Buyers paying deep-discount used prices. Think twice if: Anyone needing dealer service and warranty; Buyers who care about resale value; Drivers who want hassle-free ownership.
Our reading of how sentiment moves across an ownership period, drawn from the sources below. It is an editorial estimate, not tracked longitudinal data.
| At purchase | 8.0 / 10 |
|---|---|
| First week | 7.0 / 10 |
| One month | 6.0 / 10 |
| Six months | 4.0 / 10 |
| One year | 2.5 / 10 |
| Two years or more | 2.0 / 10 |
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Scores it 7/10: handsome, comfortable and composed with a solar roof and long range, but glitchy software, missing adaptive cruise and a 'buyer beware' label over Fisker's finances.
Owners who paid around $70,000 face a power-loss recall, NHTSA probes, months-long parts waits, unreachable support and no money set aside for buybacks.
An owner in the Fisker Ocean Owners Facebook group was offered $13,500, an 82% drop in about a year, and fellow owners urged him to take it.
The car never stranded its owner over 11,380 miles, but the screen freezes, two hardware recalls remain open, parts are scarce and adaptive cruise never arrived.
About 11,000 owners lost OTA updates, connected services and warranty; the 4,000-member owners association reverse-engineered software and sourced parts and key fobs.