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Porsche Carrera

Every Porsche Carrera model year on file, 1974 to 2023. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years184 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years151974 to 2023
Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,675Summed across model years
By model year

The 2001 model year drew the most complaints, 4, 22% of the model's total

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

01234197419881990199219951997199942023
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Porsche Carrera complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
5
Airbags
4
Visibility and wipers
3
Lighting
2
Powertrain
2
Fuel system
2
Structure
2
Tires
2
Brakes
2
Wheels
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Porsche Carrera 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 Carrera by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2023Not decoded0NoneNone00283
2001Convertible40.03600240
1999Convertible333.32500118
1998Not decoded0NoneNone10107
1997Not decoded250.020010111
1996Not decoded10.010010100
1995Coupe10.0110092
1993Not decoded0NoneNone0082
1992Not decoded1100.01002083
1991Coupe1100.0132083
1990Not decoded30.03002083
1989Coupe10.082082
1988Not decoded0NoneNone0078
1987Not decoded10.01000078
1974Not decoded0NoneNone1055
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Porsche Carrera

  • 98V-089-001 Nov 27, 1998
    Vehicle description: passsenger vehicles
    Airbags · 1,968 vehicles
  • 98E-005 Feb 24, 1998
    Equipment description: child seating system air bag deactivation kit for use on 1997-1998 911 carrera s, carrera 4, carrera 4s, and turbo (1997…
    Airbags · 32 vehicles
  • 96V-147 Aug 8, 1996
    Part of the steering column upper universal joint cracked during the manufacturing process
    Steering · 13k vehicles
  • 93V-204 Dec 7, 1993
    After the engine has been turned off, the rear heater will automatically operate in order to dissipate heat in the engine heating system
    Electrical system · 11k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.