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Porsche Panamera

Every Porsche Panamera model year on file, 2010 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years1149 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years172010 to 2026
Recall campaigns18Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins8,307Summed across model years
By model year

The 2011 model year drew the most complaints, 34, 30% of the model's total

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

01020304020103420122014201620182020202220242026
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 Panamera complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
41
Electrical system
29
Powertrain
21
Fuel system
10
Brakes
7
Airbags
7
Speed control
5
Lighting
5
Structure
4
Suspension
4
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Porsche Panamera 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 Panamera by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026Hatchback1100.02520237
2025Hatchback20.04020197
2024Hatchback20.02520394
2023Hatchback20.01800404
2022Hatchback10.01100458
2021Sedan20.02430593
2020Sedan50.05610626
2019Not decoded0NoneNone10644
2018Sedan128.310061713
2017Sedan10.0641729
2016Sedan333.32140501
2015Sedan520.03130480
2014Sedan1414.37030482
2013Sedan120.03630470
2012Sedan137.74350475
2011Sedan342.917050456
2010Sedan520.02410448
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Porsche Panamera

  • 25V-896 Dec 19, 2025
    Rearview camera image may not display when the vehicle is placed in reverse
    Back-over prevention · 172k vehicles
  • 25V-634 Sep 23, 2025
    Fasteners securing the high pressure fuel pump may not be tightened properly, resulting in a fuel leak
    Fuel system · 177 vehicles
  • 25V-415 Jul 15, 2025
    Retaining ring on top of the suspension strut may come loose, resulting in a dislodged strut and air loss from the strut spring
    Suspension · 284 vehicles
  • 23V-033 Jan 27, 2023
    Humidity may enter the external coolant pump for the climate control system and cause an electrical short circuit
    Electrical system · 24k vehicles
  • 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-608 Aug 4, 2021
    Seat belt automatic locking retractors may deactivate early, which can prevent the child restraint system from securing properly
    Seat belts · 4,924 vehicles
  • 21V-362 May 17, 2021
    Front lower trailing arms were not forged correctly and may break
    Suspension · 565 vehicles
  • 19V-735 Oct 16, 2019
    Instrument cluster may not provide a visual warning when the brake pads are worn out
    Electrical system · 44k 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-446 Jun 12, 2019
    Bushing that attaches the gear selector lever to the gearbox may degrade over time, causing the bushing to detach
    Powertrain · 100k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.