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Forward collision avoidancePart report

2020 Porsche Taycan Forward collision avoidance Problems

Complaints
9about this part
Share
10%of 93 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2020 Porsche Taycan, 10% of the 93 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

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.

“I was driving 30 mph in drive mode on westheimer rd when the car suddenly emergency braked and lost all power i went from 30 to 0 in about a second. Yes the car is available for inspection on request. The car had 180 miles of battery power. The car behind me slammed their brakes on and nearly slammed into the rear of the car. The red warning light came on Electrical System Error park vehicle in a safe place . There was absolutely no warning before this occurred. …”

NHTSA complaint #11546706, filed 2023-09

“Vehicle randomly thinks that I’m about to be in a collision when nothing is in front of me. This causes the vehicle to just stop and almost causes me to have an accident.”

NHTSA complaint #11601648, filed 2024-07

“On three separate occasions over the past year, my car's emergency collision avoidance system was triggered, (an alarm sounded, a red symbol was on my dash, and the brakes locked), erroneously. No accident occurred, but in the second case below, it caused the car behind me to lock up their brakes and just avoid hitting me...thankfully they were very alert. The first two occasions happened two months apart, but at the same time of day and at the same location. On both occasions, I had driven down a street at approximately 7:30 in the morning. …”

NHTSA complaint #11582465, filed 2024-04

“It was stop and go traffic. I was distracted and the car failed to auto stop and I hit the car in front of me. The alert did come on after the collision. I would assume the automatic braking failed or the collision would not have occurred. It was a low speed impact so not a major safety risk but even a minor collision can have a significant injury in susceptible subjects? The problem has not been reproduced to my knowledge. The component has not been inspected. The car has been evaluated by a body shop for damages and the damages are significant. …”

NHTSA complaint #11592619, filed 2024-06

“In the center of the lane on a straight highway, vehicle will suddenly brake without warning. There are no vehicles ahead. A warning light comes on the dash and says “Driver Control Required,” yet both my hands are on the steering wheel. The feeling is that of a brake check performed by the electronic sensors of the car, and not at the driver’s command. Had there been a car following behind me, he could have hit me in the rear. Dealer is aware of the complaint but says, “system is working as designed.” Manufacturer responds by directing me back to the dealership. Yet the problem persists.”

NHTSA complaint #11471268, filed 2022-06

Related service bulletins

Forward collision avoidance: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2024222%
202315%
202223%
202157%
2020910%

Other parts of the 2020 Porsche Taycan

Electrical system
53 complaints
Engine
23 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
16 complaints
Brakes
9 complaints
Fuel system
9 complaints
Steering
5 complaints
Vehicle speed control
5 complaints
Other or unknown
4 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
2 complaints
Tires
2 complaints
Equipment
1 complaints
Lane departure
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2020 Porsche Taycan

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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