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Porsche 718 Boxster

Every Porsche 718 Boxster model year on file, 2016 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years61 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years112016 to 2026
Recall campaigns8Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins3,981Summed across model years
By model year

The 2017 model year drew the most complaints, 3, 50% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0123201620173201820192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Wheels leads the Porsche 718 Boxster complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Wheels
1
Visibility and wipers
1
Powertrain
1
Back-over prevention
1
Brakes
1
Seat belts
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Porsche 718 Boxster model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Porsche 718 Boxster by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026Not decoded0NoneNone00103
2025Not decoded0NoneNone00194
2024Not decoded0NoneNone10251
2023Convertible1100.05000336
2022Not decoded0NoneNone00349
2021Convertible20.010000355
2020Not decoded0NoneNone00425
2019Not decoded0NoneNone10493
2018Not decoded0NoneNone21511
2017Convertible30.07561517
2016Not decoded0NoneNone10447
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Porsche 718 Boxster

  • 24V-343 May 15, 2024
    Safety clip that attaches the shift cable to the transmission may not be installed properly, which can prevent the transmission from locking in…
    Powertrain · 14 vehicles
  • 19V-533 Jul 17, 2019
    Air bag Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may have a defective power supply capacitor that can result in air bag deactivation or inadvertent…
    Airbags · 7,517 vehicles
  • 19V-179 Mar 6, 2019
    Side air bag impact sensors may not have been properly tightened to the vehicle
    Airbags · 417 vehicles
  • 19V-113 Feb 20, 2019
    In the event of a crash, a crossmember may detach from the luggage compartment bracket, possibly causing a fuel leak
    Fuel system · 14k vehicles
  • 17V-135 Mar 2, 2017
    During manufacturing, the windshield may not have been properly bonded to the vehicle, allowing it to detach in a crash
    Visibility and wipers · 21 vehicles
  • 17V-134 Mar 2, 2017
    Passenger frontal air bag inflator initiator may fail to ignite during a crash
    Airbags · 120 vehicles
  • 17V-054 Jan 25, 2017
    Screws that fasten the fuel collection pipes in the engine compartment may shear off, resulting in a fuel leak
    Fuel system · 4,090 vehicles
  • 16V-946 Dec 30, 2016
    Seat mounted side air bag inflator initiator may fail to ignite during a crash
    Airbags · 85 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.