Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy
The Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS has 9 model year(s) in the federal index and no scored complaint record yet, so this page carries the catalogue entry and the years we hold rather than a verdict.
Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS: which years to avoid
Across 6 scored model years the Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS ranges from 50/100 in 2022 to 94/100 in 2016 — a 44-point spread, so which year you buy matters more than whether you buy a 911 Carrera 4 GTS at all. The weakest year’s complaints concentrate in Fuel/Propulsion System (12 of them).
Safest years: 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023 — scored 70 or better.
Check carefully: 2022.
Scored from NHTSA complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns. How the score works · every car’s years to avoid.
How the 911 Carrera 4 GTS changed, run by run
The federal record falls into 2 stretches of years that behave alike. A redesign shows up here as a step in the complaint rate that then holds.
2015–2016
Mean score 90/100, about 1 complaints per year on the road. Owners of these years complain about Electrical System more than anything else (8 complaints).
2018–2019
Mean score 94/100. Owners of these years complain about Power Train more than anything else (2 complaints).
Year-by-year data table
| Year | Score | Verdict | Running cost / yr | NHTSA complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | DATA PENDING | $4,630 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | DATA PENDING | $4,670 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 81 | BUY | $4,848 | 6 | 2 |
| 2022 | 50 | CAUTION | $5,045 | 20 | 1 |
| 2019 | 93 | BUY | $4,830 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 94 | BUY | $4,964 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | DATA PENDING | $5,100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 94 | BUY | $5,397 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 87 | BUY | $5,557 | 16 | 0 |
Running cost is fuel or energy plus the maintenance band midpoint for that car at its age today, re-priced to your country. Purchase price, insurance and depreciation are not included.
911 Carrera 4 GTS sub-models & family
Variants & trims on record
Body, powertrain and trim variants of the 911 Carrera 4 GTS on the federal record. Variants folded into this nameplate are counted in this page's data; the rest have too thin a record for a page of their own yet.
What goes wrong on the Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS
Across every 911 Carrera 4 GTS model year in our index, owners report these component groups most often. The cost beside each one is the representative repair for that group at a US independent shop, re-priced to your country.
- Fuel/Propulsion System14 complaints across all 911 Carrera 4 GTS years · typical job: Fuel pump or injector replacement$680–$1,620
- Electrical System14 complaints across all 911 Carrera 4 GTS years · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement$540–$1,310
- Engine10 complaints across all 911 Carrera 4 GTS years · typical job: Cooling-system or timing-drive repair$1,040–$2,220
- Visibility/Wiper4 complaints across all 911 Carrera 4 GTS years · typical job: Wiper motor, linkage or windscreen replacement$490–$1,200
- Unknown Or Other4 complaints across all 911 Carrera 4 GTS years · typical job: Diagnosis and mixed repair$360–$940
- Power Train4 complaints across all 911 Carrera 4 GTS years · typical job: Transmission service or clutch-pack repair$1,290–$4,040
Flat-rate labour hours x local shop rate plus a parts band. An estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote. Formula.
FAQ
What are the best Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS years to buy?
2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023 all score 70 or better. The strongest is the 2016 at 94/100, on 4 complaints and 0 recall campaigns.
What is the most common Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS problem?
14 of the complaints filed against the 911 Carrera 4 GTS across all its model years sit in the Fuel/Propulsion System group — more than any other component.
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Sources: NHTSA, EPA · Methodology · Updated 2026-10-04