What is the worst year for a Porsche 911?

The 1995 Porsche 911 has the worst FaultScore of any year of this model, with 15 complaints filed with NHTSA, most of them about the electrical system.

What is the best year for a Porsche 911?

The 2002 Porsche 911 has the cleanest record of the graded years, with 10 complaints on file.

What breaks most often on a Porsche 911?

Engine & Cooling accounts for more complaints than any other part on the Porsche 911.

Worst years for a Porsche 911

Owners have filed 182 complaints about the Porsche 911 with NHTSA across model years 1983 to 2024. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

1995 Porsche 911

15 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2002 Porsche 911

10 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Porsche 911 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

2 1 2 1 2 1 2 15 9 3 4 12 7 8 10 12 10 4 8 7 5 13 2 3 1 2 5 5 13 5 8

83 84 87 88 90 91 92 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

Year	Grade	Complaints	Crashes	Fires	Median miles	Most reported
2024	—	8	0	0	—	Engine & Cooling
2023	—	5	0	0	—	Electrical System
2022	B	13	0	0	—	Fuel & Propulsion
2021	—	5	0	1	—	Fuel & Propulsion
2020	—	5	0	0	—	Engine & Cooling
2019	—	2	0	0	—	Engine & Cooling
2018	—	1	0	0	—	Electrical System
2017	—	3	0	0	—	Engine & Cooling
2016	—	2	0	0	—	Lights
2015	D	13	0	2	31,000	Electrical System
2014	—	5	0	0	—	Other & Unspecified
2013	—	7	0	0	—	Lights
2012	—	8	0	2	—	Engine & Cooling
2005	—	4	0	0	—	Engine & Cooling
2004	D	10	3	0	15,000	Engine & Cooling
2003	B	12	0	0	69,000	Engine & Cooling
2002	A	10	0	0	50,200	Engine & Cooling
2001	—	8	2	0	39,000	Engine & Cooling
2000	—	7	0	0	29,000	Engine & Cooling
1999	B	12	0	0	44,000	Engine & Cooling
1998	—	4	0	0	—	Lights
1997	—	3	0	0	—	Airbags
1996	—	9	0	0	—	Electrical System
1995	D	15	1	5	—	Electrical System
1992	—	2	1	0	—	Brakes
1991	—	1	0	0	—	Engine & Cooling
1990	—	2	0	0	—	Body & Structure
1988	—	1	0	0	—	Fuel & Propulsion
1987	—	2	0	0	—	Seat Belts
1984	—	1	0	0	—	Seat Belts
1983	—	2	0	0	—	Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a Porsche 911

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 50 27.5%

Worst in 2004

Electrical System 27 14.8%

Worst in 1995

Fuel & Propulsion 13 7.1%

Worst in 2022

Transmission & Drivetrain 10 5.5%

Worst in 2002

Airbags 10 5.5%

Worst in 1996

Lights 10 5.5%

Worst in 2013

Other & Unspecified 10 5.5%

Worst in 2003

Body & Structure 9 4.9%

Worst in 1990

Brakes 6 3.3%

Worst in 1995

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 6 3.3%

Worst in 2014

Seat Belts 6 3.3%

Worst in 1999

Acceleration & Cruise Control 5 2.7%

Worst in 1997

Equipment & Accessories 5 2.7%

Worst in 2003

Tires 4 2.2%

Worst in 1996

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Porsche 911, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Oct 1995 peak 10 Jul 2026

Compare the Porsche 911

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.

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