Porsche electrical system problems
Across all Porsche models in NHTSA's complaint database, 392 complaints involve electrical system. The Taycan accounts for the largest share (38%). The single worst model year is the 2020 Taycan with 54 electrical system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 392 about electrical system, all Porsche models
- Most affected
- Taycan 38% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 40,000 miles 121 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 26
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Porsche models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Taycan | 147 | 38% |
| Cayenne | 83 | 21% |
| Macan | 30 | 8% |
| Panamera | 30 | 8% |
| 911 | 27 | 7% |
| Boxster | 26 | 7% |
| Cayenne S | 8 | 2% |
| 911 Carrera | 6 | 2% |
| Boxster S | 6 | 2% |
| Cayenne Turbo | 3 | 1% |
Worst model years for electrical system
- 2020 Porsche Taycan54 complaints
- 2021 Porsche Taycan38 complaints
- 2022 Porsche Taycan37 complaints
- 2019 Porsche Cayenne10 complaints
- 2023 Porsche Taycan10 complaints
Electrical system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 8 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1997 | 7 |
| 1998 | 7 |
| 1999 | 8 |
| 2000 | 5 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 15 |
| 2005 | 7 |
| 2006 | 10 |
| 2008 | 7 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 10 |
| 2012 | 7 |
| 2013 | 10 |
| 2014 | 12 |
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2020 | 70 |
| 2021 | 46 |
| 2022 | 43 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Among the 121 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 40,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.