By model year
The 1998 model year drew the most complaints, 32
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Model line
Porsche Boxster
Every Porsche Boxster model year on file, 1989 to 2015. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.
Owner complaints, all model years16413 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years161989 to 2015
Recall campaigns11Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins4,699Summed across model years
Components
Engine and cooling leads the Porsche Boxster complaint record
Owner complaints across all model years, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years
The record for each Porsche 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.
| Year | Body | Complaints | Severity index | Peer index | Recalls | Investigations | Bulletins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Convertible | 3 | 0.0 | 150 | 2 | 0 | 451 |
| 2014 | Convertible | 2 | 0.0 | 100 | 3 | 0 | 440 |
| 2013 | Convertible | 10 | 10.0 | 182 | 1 | 0 | 444 |
| 2012 | Not decoded | 1 | 0.0 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 425 |
| 2006 | Convertible | 5 | 0.0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 372 |
| 2005 | Convertible | 16 | 0.0 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 397 |
| 2004 | Convertible | 4 | 0.0 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 383 |
| 2003 | Convertible | 12 | 16.7 | 133 | 4 | 0 | 382 |
| 2002 | Convertible | 10 | 30.0 | 167 | 4 | 0 | 370 |
| 2001 | Convertible | 13 | 15.4 | 118 | 4 | 0 | 277 |
| 2000 | Not decoded | 5 | 40.0 | 500 | 3 | 0 | 207 |
| 1999 | Convertible | 28 | 3.6 | 233 | 3 | 0 | 140 |
| 1998 | Convertible | 32 | 0.0 | 377 | 4 | 1 | 138 |
| 1997 | Convertible | 22 | 9.1 | 293 | 6 | 0 | 170 |
| 1996 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 103 |
| 1989 | Not decoded | 1 | 0.0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the Porsche Boxster
- 22V-656 Aug 30, 2022
Caps that cover the low-beam headlight horizontal adjustment screws are missing, which can allow the headlights to be improperly adjusted
Lighting · 223k vehicles - 21V-679 Sep 1, 2021
Rear-axle carrier side sections may fracture
Powertrain · 4,934 vehicles - 14V-698 Nov 4, 2014
Front hood upper lock components were not manufactured to specification and may fail to securely latch the vehicle's hood during operation
Latches and locks · 1,382 vehicles - 13V-502 Oct 17, 2013
In the affected vehicles, the passenger seats may be equipped with defective wiring harnesses resulting in intermittent contact with the harness plug
Electrical system · 81 vehicles - 11V-409 Aug 5, 2011
There is a possibility that the mounting holes in the seat belt anchor plates fitted to the vehicle are too small
Seat belts · 235 vehicles - 09E-025 May 11, 2009
These headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated…
Lighting · 43k vehicles - 09E-012 Apr 7, 2009
These headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated…
Lighting · 16k vehicles - 03V-004 Jan 23, 2003
Certain 2-door convertible passenger vehicles equipped with the tiptronic (automatic) transmission may have been produced with an incorrectly…
Powertrain · 12k vehicles - 98V-113 May 22, 1998
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
Electrical system · 3,217 vehicles - 98V-112 May 22, 1998
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with tiptronic transmissions
Powertrain · 738 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.