Car Record Book

Porsche 911 recalls & problems by year

54 recalls and 140 owner complaints across 30 model years (1990–2025).

Most complaints199512 complaints
Most recalls20216 recalls
Crashes reported5in owner complaints
Injuries reported40 deaths
1990: 1 complaints1991: 1 complaints1992: 2 complaints1993: 0 complaints1994: 0 complaints1995: 12 complaints1996: 6 complaints1997: 3 complaints1998: 2 complaints1999: 8 complaints2000: 6 complaints2001: 8 complaints2002: 9 complaints2003: 9 complaints2004: 8 complaints2005: 3 complaints2012: 5 complaints2013: 6 complaints2014: 3 complaints2015: 8 complaints2016: 2 complaints2017: 4 complaints2018: 1 complaints2019: 2 complaints2020: 5 complaints2021: 5 complaints2022: 10 complaints2023: 3 complaints2024: 6 complaints2025: 2 complaints199019941998200220122016202020242025
Owner complaints by model year
YearNHTSA starsEPA mpgRecallsComplaintsCrashesFiresInjuriesDeaths
2025—16–21 mpg220000
2024—15–21 mpg460000
2023—17–20 mpg530000
2022—19–20 mpg4100000
2021—17–20 mpg650100
2020——250000
2019—16–25 mpg120000
2018—19–25 mpg110000
2017—21–24 mpg340000
2016—20–23 mpg220000
2015—20–23 mpg180100
2014—20–22 mpg130000
2013——060000
2012—20–21 mpg050100
2005——030000
2004——081010
2003——090000
2002—16–19 mpg090000
2001——082010
2000——160000
1999——180000
1998—17–18 mpg120000
1997—14–18 mpg130000
1996—14–18 mpg360010
1995—17–18 mpg0121300
1994—14–18 mpg100000
1993—16–18 mpg200000
1992—14–18 mpg421010
1991—14–17 mpg410000
1990—16–17 mpg410000

Crash, fire, injury and death figures are what owners reported in their complaints; NHTSA does not verify them. A year with more complaints is not necessarily worse: newer and best-selling years collect more reports.

Most-reported problem areas, all years