Porsche ownership costs & problem years

Porsche models ranked by owner data

58 Porsche nameplates carry enough federal data to score: 2,502 owner complaints and 373 recall campaigns in total. The strongest average across its model years is the 911 Targa 4 GTS at 93/100; the weakest is the Macan S at 73/100.

ModelAvg scoreVerdictYears scoredBest yearWorst yearComplaintsRecalls
911 Targa 4 GTS93BUY22016201630
Boxster GTS93BUY12015201530
911 GT2 RS92BUY32011201123
911 GTS92BUY12012201250
911 R92BUY12016201601
Boxster S92BUY42011201253
Boxster Spyder92BUY22011201221
Cayman GT492BUY12016201670
Cayman GTS92BUY220152016110
Panamera Executive92BUY12015201550
Panamera S Hybrid92BUY22013201203
Cayenne Platinum91BUY120172017110
Cayman S91BUY520112016162
Macan Electric91BUY12025202502
Panamera 4 Executive91BUY32017201912
Panamera 4 e- Executive Hybrid91BUY12020202050
911 Carrera T90BUY32019202352
Boxster90BUY42011201486
Cayenne Diesel90BUY420152016833
Cayman R90BUY12012201211
Macan 4 Electric90BUY22024202402
Panamera S E Hybrid90BUY22014201513
911 GT3 RS89BUY22011201144
911 Targa 4S89BUY720162022331
Cayman89BUY520112014247
Panamera 4S Executive89BUY22015201762
911 Carrera S88BUY820182022764
911 Dakar88BUY12023202331
911 Targa 488BUY520182022272
Cayenne GTS88BUY5201720211055
Cayenne S88BUY82017201618710
Cayenne S e Hybrid88BUY620172020813
Panamera GTS88BUY32013201559
91187BUY620182022373
911 Carrera 4S87BUY1020162022832
911 S87BUY920182022603
Cayenne S Hybrid87BUY3201220111217
Cayenne e Hybrid87BUY320252021496
Taycan GTS Sport Turismo87BUY12024202402
911 Carrera 486BUY1120162022874
918 Spyder86BUY12015201505
Panamera 486BUY8201920131922
Panamera 4S86BUY7202020131921
911 Carrera85BUY132016202210216
911 Carrera GTS84BUY720162022544
911 GT384BUY8201120223912
Panamera84BUY9201920119529
911 Carrera 4 GTS83BUY620162022523
Taycan 4 Cross Turismo83BUY420242022013
Taycan 4S Cross Turismo83BUY320242022010
Macan GTS82BUY320242017625
Taycan GTS82BUY22024202207
Panamera S80BUY5201320151317
Taycan80BUY22020202109
Taycan S80BUY22020202119
Macan78BUY102022201725924
Cayenne75BUY142017201952238
Macan S73BUY52019201710320

Average score is the mean across the model years we hold data for. Complaint counts are raw NHTSA totals and rise with how many cars were sold — the score itself corrects for that. Methodology.

Every Porsche model we hold data for

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Sources: NHTSA complaints and recalls, EPA fuel economy · Methodology · Calculators · Updated 2026-10-04