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Porsche 911 Problems by Model Year

NHTSA recorded 111 consumer complaints across the 15 model years of the Porsche 911 (1995–2024) that have at least 5 complaints. 1995 has the most, with 12. Across all years, the part named most often is engine (31 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.

All 911 model years

Years with fewer than 5 complaints are not listed. The score compares years of the same model, allowing for the era and for how long each year has collected complaints: 50 is a typical year, lower means fewer complaints. It is not adjusted for sales volume.

Year	Complaints	Median mi	Recalls	TSBs	Score (50 = typical)	Trend
2024	6	—	4	438	—	Too new
2022	10	—	4	571	—	Not enough data
2021	5	623	6	676	—	Not enough data
2020	5	—	2	739	—	Not enough data
2015	8	20,515	1	505	—	Not enough data
2013	6	17,000	0	478	—	Not enough data
2012	5	25,500	1	472	—	Not enough data
2004	8	17,042	0	379	—	Not enough data
2003	9	65,500	1	372	—	Not enough data
2002	9	52,400	0	359	—	Not enough data
2001	8	39,000	0	268	—	Not enough data
2000	6	30,500	1	194	—	Not enough data
1999	8	47,863	1	131	—	Not enough data
1996	6	—	3	120	—	Not enough data
1995	12	110,500	0	104	—	Not enough data

Parts named most often, all years

Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.

Engine31 29%
Electrical system20 19%
Fuel system13 12%
Engine cooling13 12%
Transmission and drivetrain9 8.3%
Air bags8 7.4%
Other or unknown7 6.5%
Exterior lighting7 6.5%

Example complaints

One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

2015: “I find myself having to having to add oil every two fill ups. From 500 hundred to 1000 miles.this rate of oil consumption very excessive and if I would have been advised at the time of purchase I would have not bought the car. The dealer and Porsche USA says this is normal. But I have another Porsche that doesn't use oil. They have to add oil three times since I bought the car.unacceptable!.”

NHTSA complaint #11031571, filed 2017-10, 10,030 miles

2003: “Odometer reading on the cluster and title do not match what the car actually has. I purchased the car from mullins ford of vero beach. Found many problems with the car and found that the mileage true mileage was actually 13,000 miles more. Spoke to two managers and neither of them wanted to do anything about it. I really loved the car and wanted to keep it but for someone to lie and do something fraudulent is not a pleasure I wanted to be apart so I informed them of it and made them refund my money. …”

NHTSA complaint #11302661, filed 2020-01, 75,894 miles

2002: “Aluminum coolant tubes which apparently are glued together via the oem factory become old and brittle and blow apart. Coolant is then pouring out of the engine at a high rate into the city street. In my case, I was sitting at a red traffic light when the coolant pipe burst/separated. In order to fix/repair the issue, the engine must be removed from the vehicle and the 8 coolant tubes must be welded and/or drilled and pinned to keep the issue from happening again”

NHTSA complaint #10928575, filed 2016-11, 72,135 miles

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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate. Methodology