Porsche Taycan: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy
Porsche Taycan: 2 model years scored from 0 NHTSA owner complaints and 9 recall campaigns. Worst year 2021, best year 2020.
Year-by-year data table
Best year in our data: 2020 (score 81). Worst: 2021 (score 80, BUY).
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.
Photographs and every generation of the Taycan, through the years →
Taycan sub-models & family
Variants & trims on record
Body, powertrain and trim variants of the Taycan 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.
FAQ
What is the best year for the Porsche Taycan?
On our data the 2020 Porsche Taycan scores 81/100 — the highest of the 2 model years we hold, with 0 NHTSA complaints and 4 recall campaigns on record.
Which Porsche Taycan years should I avoid?
The 2021 is the weakest year we score, at 80/100 (BUY), on 0 complaints and 5 recalls. Check the year-by-year table above before committing to any particular car.
Sources: NHTSA, EPA · Methodology · Updated 2026-10-04