Porsche 911 Carrera
Owners filed 42 complaints across 22 model years of the Porsche 911 Carrera. The 1999 drew the most (13).
Which Porsche 911 Carrera years should you avoid?
Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Porsche 911 Carrera 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.
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 Carrera model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2020 | 1 | 5 | — | — | Seats | Routine | |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | — | — | Suspension › Front | Routine | |
| 2004 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 | — | — | Seat Belts | Routine | |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery | Routine | |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2000 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | Suspension › Rear | Routine | |
| 1999 | 13 | 2 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Structure › Body | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.