Are Porsches reliable?

Newer Porsches (718 Boxster, 718 Cayman, 911, Boxster, Cayenne, Cayman, Macan, Panamera, and Taycan) do not share one complaint pattern. 4 of the 6 models average fewer owner complaints per year in the newer years than in the older years. Cayenne averages more owner complaints per year in the newer years than in the older years. Macan is about the same in the newer years as in the older ones. 718 Boxster, 718 Cayman, and 911 do not cover enough model years for that comparison.

Models

9

Model years

2012–2026

Data as of 2026-10-16.

Record by model

2012 Porsche Cayman
Cayman 2012–2016
Total recalls 5
Total complaints 19
Fewest complaints 2012, 0 per year · 2015, 0 per year · 2016, 0 per year
Most complaints 2014, 1 per year
Photo: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0
2012 Porsche Boxster
Boxster 2012–2016
Total recalls 4
Total complaints 16
Fewest complaints 2012, 0 per year · 2014, 0 per year · 2015, 0 per year
Most complaints 2013, 1 per year
Photo: LouieRBLX, CC BY-SA 4.0
2012 Porsche 911
911 2012–2026
Total recalls 16
Total complaints 3
Fewest complaints 2014, 0 per year
Most complaints 2014, 0 per year
Photo: David Villarreal Fernández, CC BY-SA 2.0
2012 Porsche Panamera
Panamera 2012–2026
Total recalls 17
Total complaints 72
Fewest complaints 2017, 0 per year · 2022, 0 per year · 2016, 0 per year
Most complaints 2012, 1 per year
Photo: Johannes Maximilian, CC BY-SA 4.0
2017 Porsche 718 Cayman
718 Cayman 2017–2025
Total recalls 5
Total complaints 6
Fewest complaints 2023, 0 per year · 2017, 1 per year
Most complaints 2017, 1 per year
Photo: 多多123, CC BY 4.0
2017 Porsche 718 Boxster
718 Boxster 2017–2025
Total recalls 7
Total complaints 4
Fewest complaints 2023, 0 per year · 2017, 1 per year
Most complaints 2017, 1 per year
Photo: Alexander-93, CC BY-SA 4.0
2012 Porsche Cayenne
Cayenne 2012–2026
Total recalls 21
Total complaints 318
Fewest complaints 2022, 0 per year · 2015, 0 per year · 2013, 0 per year
Most complaints 2019, 4 per year
Photo: Alexander-93, CC BY-SA 4.0
2015 Porsche Macan
Macan 2015–2026
Total recalls 10
Total complaints 202
Fewest complaints 2015, 1 per year · 2022, 1 per year · 2021, 1 per year
Most complaints 2017, 4 per year
Photo: Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0
2020 Porsche Taycan
Taycan 2020–2026
Total recalls 27
Total complaints 269
Fewest complaints 2024, 3 per year · 2023, 5 per year · 2020, 16 per year
Most complaints 2022, 20 per year
Photo: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0

The table gives each model up to three years with the fewest complaints per year, and the year with the most, each counted from complaints filed in that year’s first 3 years on the road. A model year younger than 3 years is too early to compare, so it is left off that list. Recalls are a separate count. The numbers are for the US-market cars on this page. A model with more cars on the road produces more filings. How we count.

Complaints per year

1'12'131'14'15'161'171'183'192'202'211'221'232'24'25'26

Each bar is the median of the models with complaints on file for that year, not weighted by how many of those cars were sold. A year with no complaint file is left blank.

Recalls by model year

11'127'1314'1412'159'1625'1717'1811'1921'2036'2118'2217'2315'2410'253'26

A campaign that covers more than one model is counted on each.

What owners file about

Electrical system
114
Powertrain
97
Engine
67
Unknown or other
61
Air bags
54
Exterior lighting
50
Air bags, Unknown or other
38
Service brakes
34

Frequently asked questions

Are Porsches reliable?

Newer Porsches (718 Boxster, 718 Cayman, 911, Boxster, Cayenne, Cayman, Macan, Panamera, and Taycan) do not share one complaint pattern. 4 of the 6 models average fewer owner complaints per year in the newer years than in the older years. Cayenne averages more owner complaints per year in the newer years than in the older years. Macan is about the same in the newer years as in the older ones. 718 Boxster, 718 Cayman, and 911 do not cover enough model years for that comparison.