Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy

The Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS has 8 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.

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Year-by-year data table

YearScoreVerdict Running cost / yrNHTSA complaintsRecalls
2025—DATA PENDING$4,73000
2024—DATA PENDING$4,67000
2023—DATA PENDING$4,81000
2022—DATA PENDING$4,95000
2019—DATA PENDING$4,82000
201893BUY$4,96210
2017—DATA PENDING$5,40000
201693BUY$5,39420

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 Targa 4 GTS sub-models & family

Variants & trims on record

Body, powertrain and trim variants of the 911 Targa 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.

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What goes wrong on the Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS

Across every 911 Targa 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.

  • Visibility/Wiper1 complaints across all 911 Targa 4 GTS years · typical job: Wiper motor, linkage or windscreen replacement$490–$1,200
  • Exterior Lighting1 complaints across all 911 Targa 4 GTS years · typical job: Headlamp assembly or lighting-module replacement$360–$1,380
  • Electrical System1 complaints across all 911 Targa 4 GTS years · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement$540–$1,310

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 is the most common Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS problem?

1 of the complaints filed against the 911 Targa 4 GTS across all its model years sit in the Visibility/Wiper group — more than any other component.

Sources: NHTSA, EPA · Methodology · Updated 2026-10-04