Porsche Boxster
Owners filed 163 complaints across 14 model years of the Porsche Boxster. The 1998 drew the most (32); the 2012 the fewest (1).
Model years14
Complaints163
Recalls38
Fires4
Deaths0
Every Porsche Boxster model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 | — | — | Structure › Body | Routine | |
| 2013 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2005 | 16 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 2004 | 4 | 3 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2003 | 12 | 4 | — | 1 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2002 | 10 | 4 | — | 3 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 2001 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2000 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 1999 | 28 | 3 | — | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1998 | 32 | 4 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 1997 | 22 | 6 | 2 | — | Air Bags | Routine |
Which Porsche Boxster years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1998 is the weakest year on record, with 32 complaints concentrated in the air bags. It carries 4 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.