2021 Porsche Taycan Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 12about this part
- Share
- 17%of 71 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 876miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 12 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2021 Porsche Taycan, 17% of the 71 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 876 miles.
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.
“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“Car lost ability to accelerate (motive power) while driving. Depending on the situation, this can be extremely dangerous. I brought my car to Porsche 4+ times with this problem, they attempt to fix it, but the problem returns.”
NHTSA complaint #11604515, filed 2024-07“I was driving on an Interstate highway and saw the Engine Control Error message and advised to find a place to park. The car began decelerating and would not respond to pressing the accelerator pedal. An exit was coming up so I managed to get onto that exit and roll through the stop sign at the bottom of the ramp so that I was half in and half off the shoulder. The car wouldn't move forward or do anything other than continue with the air conditioning (thankfully). …”
NHTSA complaint #11420572, filed 2021-06“There have been four total episodes when the car would not accelerate when the acceleration pedal was pressed. The last time it happened (late October 2022) the acceleration was very sluggish and I barely made it home. This happened on a residential street, and continued for 10+ minutes. If this power loss occurred on a highway, it could have lead to a very dangerous situation. There were no errors/warnings on dash. I brought the car for service to address this issue on Nov 2nd to Porsche Irvine. …”
NHTSA complaint #11495919, filed 2022-12“I bought the car on April 22, 2021 and driven the new car approx. 250 miles and on a short trip of 2 miles, the car stuttered and shook briefly and a yellow warning light appeared on the main dash. It said something like engine control issue, is drivable, take to workshop so I proceeded, a mile later I pulled into the driveway of a relative and the yellow warning turned red and started beeping repeatedly. It said the car could not go into park . I blocked the back wheel and turned the car off, locked it and came back about 3-4 hours later. …”
NHTSA complaint #11421347, filed 2021-06Related service bulletins
- 11037863Sep 1, 2026Porsche intranet posting for Campaign WTL2 – Replacing Electric Passenger Compartment Heater
- 11037862Sep 1, 2026Technical Information for Campaign WTL2 – Replacing Electric Passenger Compartment Heater
- 11037066Aug 24, 2026Porsche intranet posting for Campaign WTL5 Over-the-Air (OTA) Update– Reprogramming the high-voltage battery control unit (BMCe)
- 11032387Apr 17, 2026Parts information for parts withdrawal involving the transmission oil. Part number 00004321012 is affected - the vehicles that use this part number should be included.
- 11032274Apr 8, 2026Parts information for parts withdrawal involving the transmission oil. The vehicles affected are ones that use the part number 00004330563
- 11030909Mar 5, 2026Parts information for parts withdrawal involving the transmission fluid. Part number 00004321048. The cars affected are ones that use the part number listed.
- 11029202Feb 27, 2026Parts information for parts withdrawal involving the (00004321048) Transmission fluid. The vehicles affected are ones that use the part number mentioned.
- 11029150Feb 12, 2026Parts information for parts withdrawal involving the 7 speed dual clutch gear box. Part numbers 0BG300047 and 0BG300047X are affected. Cars that are involved are ones that use…
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 2021 Porsche Taycan
38 complaintsEngine
16 complaintsBrakes
8 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
5 complaintsForward collision avoidance
5 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2021 Porsche Taycan
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.
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