Porsche 911 Carrera GTS: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy
The Porsche 911 Carrera 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 GTS: which years to avoid
Across 7 scored model years the Porsche 911 Carrera 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 GTS at all. The weakest year’s complaints concentrate in Fuel/Propulsion System (12 of them).
Safest years: 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024 — 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 GTS changed, run by run
The federal record falls into 3 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).
2023–2024
Mean score 84/100, about 2 complaints per year on the road. Owners of these years complain about Electrical System more than anything else (4 complaints). 3 recall campaign(s) in this run touch fire, crash or stall risk.
Year-by-year data table
| Year | Score | Verdict | Running cost / yr | NHTSA complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | DATA PENDING | $4,330 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 88 | BUY | $4,789 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 81 | BUY | $4,948 | 6 | 2 |
| 2022 | 50 | CAUTION | $5,145 | 20 | 1 |
| 2019 | 93 | BUY | $4,730 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 94 | BUY | $4,864 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | DATA PENDING | $5,000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 94 | BUY | $5,497 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 87 | BUY | $5,657 | 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 GTS sub-models & family
Variants & trims on record
Body, powertrain and trim variants of the 911 Carrera 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 GTS
Across every 911 Carrera 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 GTS years · typical job: Fuel pump or injector replacement$680–$1,620
- Electrical System14 complaints across all 911 Carrera GTS years · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement$540–$1,310
- Engine10 complaints across all 911 Carrera GTS years · typical job: Cooling-system or timing-drive repair$1,040–$2,220
- Visibility/Wiper4 complaints across all 911 Carrera GTS years · typical job: Wiper motor, linkage or windscreen replacement$490–$1,200
- Unknown Or Other4 complaints across all 911 Carrera GTS years · typical job: Diagnosis and mixed repair$360–$940
- Power Train4 complaints across all 911 Carrera 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 GTS years to buy?
2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024 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 GTS problem?
14 of the complaints filed against the 911 Carrera 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