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Porsche 944

Every Porsche 944 model year on file, 1983 to 1993. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years176 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years111983 to 1993
Recall campaigns8Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins858Summed across model years
By model year

The 1986 model year drew the most complaints, 4, 24% of the model's total

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

01234198319841985198641987198819891990199119921993
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Fuel system leads the Porsche 944 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Fuel system
7
Engine and cooling
4
Steering
2
Airbags
1
Brakes
1
Speed control
1
Suspension
1
Seat belts
1
Structure
1
Electrical system
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Porsche 944 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 944 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1993Not decoded0NoneNone0080
1992Not decoded0NoneNone0080
1991Not decoded0NoneNone1081
1990Not decoded0NoneNone0081
1989Not decoded10.01000081
1988Coupe366.7602079
1987Coupe425.0671179
1986Coupe450.0672078
1985Coupe250.0503078
1984Not decoded0NoneNone2084
1983Coupe30.03002057
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Porsche 944

  • 94V-088 May 6, 1994
    Plastic cowl cover was not sealed to the body at the base of the windshield
    Visibility and wipers · 1,178 vehicles
  • 90V-061 Apr 2, 1990
    Hose material used in the short section of the high pressure fuel line hose, between the fuel rail and fuel pressure regulator, is subject to…
    Fuel system · 53k vehicles
  • 89V-133 Aug 10, 1989
    Alloy a-arms may have a manufacturing casting defect and could crack and break after mileage accumulation
    Suspension · 1,936 vehicles
  • 86V-077 Jun 12, 1986
    Protective sleeve covering of the return fuel hose between the pressure regulator and fuel return pipe was shortened leaving part of the hose exposed
    Fuel system · 18k vehicles
  • 85V-095 Jul 26, 1985
    Rear spring plates may not have been tempered and are not of the proper hardness value
    Suspension · 4,193 vehicles
  • 85V-039 Apr 9, 1985
    Fuel hose may be damaged due to too much pressure in crimping the hose end fitting
    Fuel system · 1,530 vehicles
  • 85V-023 Mar 1, 1985
    Metal bushings for the cruise control linkage are subject to corrosion due to weather conditions
    Speed control · 5,916 vehicles
  • 83V-111 Oct 26, 1983
    Rear seat belts do not include emergency-locking or automatic-locking retractors
    Seat belts · 26k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.