5 NHTSA owner complaints · 3 recalls · data-computed verdict. No opinions — public data only.
Complaints per year on the road: 0.36
Verbatim reports filed with the United States safety regulator (NHTSA) by owners of this exact model year. Public record.
Tail light fall off the car while driving, catching it dangling from the car holding by only one wire. Upon inspection, they came off due to a broken plastic lug that was holding the taillights together. It appears that Porsche changed the taillight mounting design in the 991 after the 2013 model year, adding a metal piece to keep it together even after the plastic cracks, melts, or fails. Mine is 2012 so it will co…
1. Door panel Issue. I have a 2012 911, and have noticed last year that the door panels have popped up on both sides, it looks like the glue has given way. It seems that this is a common issue for Porsche 911. 2. Keyless Entry Issue. I was not able to lock my car by pressing by the door handle's button. I was able to unlock the car. I then tried on the passenger's side and was able to lock it. It's been going on fo…
Cruising on the highway and a transmission error comes up saying that there's no reverse gear. Got off the highway and even gears aren't engaring, no 2,4,6 gears. 1,3,5,7 gears are engaging. Turned off and parked the car for about an hour. Turned it on car drove fine but start/stop wasn't available and sport modes are not available. Had the car diagnosed at the dealer and the same symptoms and codes are exactly …
What the community is saying right now.
| Campaign | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 11V409000 | Seat Belts | PORSCHE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 911 SPEEDSTER AND 911 GTS RS 4.0; AND MODEL YEAR 2012 BOXSTER (INCLUDING S AND SPYDER); CAYMAN … |
| 20E091000 | Suspension:Front:Macpherson Strut | Ohlins USA, Inc (Ohlins) is recalling certain Front Struts, part number POS 5N20. These struts were sold as part of Ohlins strut kits part … |
| 13V058000 | Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System | Porsche is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 911 Carrera and Carrera 4 vehicles manufactured from March 7, 2012, through November 12, 2… |
EPA combined 22 MPG · estimated annual fuel cost $3,450
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The most-reported issue in NHTSA complaint data is Exterior Lighting (1 complaints in our indexed sample).
Our data verdict is BUY with a reliability score of 91/100, computed from 5 NHTSA complaints and 3 recall campaigns. See the verdict card for the top reasons.
Yes — NHTSA lists 3 recall campaign(s) for the 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera, 1 of them touching fire, crash or stall risk, the most recent recorded 05/08/2011. Check this car's VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls before you buy.
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Last updated: 2026-08-20.