Porsche 911
Owners filed 141 complaints across 31 model years of the Porsche 911. The 1995 drew the most (12).
Which Porsche 911 years should you avoid?
Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Porsche 911 model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.
Too new to judge: 2025 and 2026. Complaints take a few years to arrive, so a new model year looks better than it is.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Porsche 911 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026Too new | 1 | 0 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2025Too new | 2 | 2 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | — | — | Engine | Do not drive | |
| 2023 | 3 | 5 | — | — | Electrical System | Do not drive | |
| 2022 | 10 | 4 | — | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Do not drive | |
| 2021 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Do not drive | |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Electrical System › Ignition › Switch | Routine | |
| 2017 | 4 | 3 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | — | — | Exterior Lighting | Routine | |
| 2015 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | — | — | Exterior Lighting | Routine | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2004 | 8 | 0 | — | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2003 | 9 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2002 | 9 | 0 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2001 | 8 | 0 | — | 2 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2000 | 6 | 1 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 1999 | 8 | 1 | — | — | Seat Belts | Routine | |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Flasher Unit | Routine | |
| 1997 | 3 | 1 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 1996 | 6 | 3 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | Electrical System › Wiring › Front Underhood | Routine | |
| 1994 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1993 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1992 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | Structure | Routine | |
| 1991 | 1 | 4 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 1990 | 1 | 4 | — | — | Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.