Porsche Boxster S
Owners filed 16 complaints across 10 model years of the Porsche Boxster S. The 2003 drew the most (7); the 2014 the fewest (0).
Model years10
Complaints16
Recalls12
Fires1
Deaths0
Every Porsche Boxster S model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Routine | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2003 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls | Routine | |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | Fuel System, Other | Routine | |
| 2000 | 3 | 1 | — | — | Electrical System › Ignition › Switch | Routine |
Which Porsche Boxster S years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2003 is the weakest year on record, with 7 complaints concentrated in the engine and engine cooling › engine. It carries 2 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.