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2021 Porsche Taycan Engine Problems

Complaints
16about this part
Share
23%of 71 total for the year
Median mileage
2,888miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 16 complaints about the engine of the 2021 Porsche Taycan, 23% of the 71 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 2,888 miles.

Example complaints

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

“Spontaneous shutdown of the vehicle while driving. Critical failure of motility while driving. Driving at 50km per hour extremely dangerous as car just shutdown and I had to try to roll off the road but it died so I had to put it in neutral and push it by hand on a busy road. Car has been at the dealer for 3 weeks now. The spontaneous shut occurred and a red light came on.”

NHTSA complaint #11496914, filed 2022-12

“I received a recall notice that my vehicle was affected for a battery cell that needed to be replaced and scheduled a date with Porsche and when I finally took the car in they said it’s not a active recall which seemed odd”

NHTSA complaint #11640258, filed 2025-02

“I bought this car a few weeks ago and drove only 300 miles so far. I was pulling out of my neighborhood onto the Main Street, when I turned then started to accelerate I received an error saying engine control error and my car came to a screeching halt. The accelerator stopped working and the car made some loud grinding noises and no functions were working.luckily nobody was behind me. I turned off the vehicle and when I powered it back on everything is working as normal. This vehicle was just serviced at Porsche a few days ago before the event”

NHTSA complaint #11628131, filed 2024-12

“On April 23, 2024, while decelerating gently at a traffic light, I heard a loud “thump” sound from the rear of my 2021 Porsche Taycan. Immediately, the vehicle lost access to the Reverse (R) and Park (P) gears. I was able to slowly coast into a nearby parking lot, but then all gear positions (Drive, Reverse, Neutral, Park) became completely unresponsive. The vehicle was immobilized and had to be towed. At the time of failure, the vehicle had just under 45,000 miles and had received routine maintenance and a recall inspection at a Porsche Center in March 2024. …”

NHTSA complaint #11658019, filed 2025-04

“I was stopped at an intersection waiting for traffic. There was a small opening in traffic, and I accelerated rapidly from a stop while making a left turn to enter traffic when the engine/motor suddenly completely died, and the car quickly came to a stop. The dash displayed a message: Engine Control Error. Park vehicle in a safe place. Had there been a semi-truck that could not stop behind me, there would have been a collision. I turned the car off and then back on, and was able to drive the car. I had it serviced at Hennessy Porsche in Atlanta. They reprogrammed the car. …”

NHTSA complaint #11703259, filed 2025-12

Related service bulletins

Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2023419%
2022911%
20211623%
20202325%

Other parts of the 2021 Porsche Taycan

Electrical system
38 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
12 complaints
Brakes
8 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
5 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
5 complaints
Other or unknown
4 complaints
Fuel system
3 complaints
Vehicle speed control
3 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaints
Air bags
1 complaints
Engine cooling
1 complaints
Steering
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2021 Porsche Taycan

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.

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