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2018 Porsche Panamera Brakes Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
8%of 12 total for the year
Median mileage
83,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the brakes of the 2018 Porsche Panamera, 8% of the 12 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 83,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 3 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The contact owned a 2018 Porsche Panamera. The contact stated that when he was parking the vehicle, as he had shifted from reverse (R) to drive (D) to straighten the vehicle in the parking spot, the vehicle had inadvertently accelerated at an unknown speed. The contact stated that the vehicle ran through an intersection and crashed into five parked vehicles. The contact stated that he had depressed the brake pedal and was not able to stop the vehicle. The contact stated that his vehicle was stopped by the last vehicle he had crashed into. …”

NHTSA complaint #11657200, filed 2025-04, 83,000 miles

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201818%
2014321%
201318%
201113%

Other parts of the 2018 Porsche Panamera

Engine
4 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
4 complaints
Electrical system
3 complaints
Air bags
1 complaints
Engine cooling
1 complaints
Other or unknown
1 complaints
Suspension
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2018 Porsche Panamera

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology