FaultScore

Worst years for a Porsche 911 Turbo

Owners have filed 89 complaints about the Porsche 911 Turbo with NHTSA across model years 2001 to 2017. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2001 Porsche 911 Turbo

26 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2003 Porsche 911 Turbo

14 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Porsche 911 Turbo 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.

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
2017 1 0 0 Lights
2008 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2007 C 25 0 0 36,125 Engine & Cooling
2004 5 1 0 Engine & Cooling
2003 A 14 0 0 52,642 Engine & Cooling
2002 B 16 0 0 42,500 Engine & Cooling
2001 C 26 1 0 48,000 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Porsche 911 Turbo

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

Engine & Cooling 71 79.8%

Worst in 2007

Transmission & Drivetrain 7 7.9%

Worst in 2001

Fuel & Propulsion 3 3.4%

Worst in 2002

Airbags 2 2.2%

Worst in 2001

Other & Unspecified 2 2.2%

Worst in 2007

Steering 1 1.1%

Worst in 2002

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 1.1%

Worst in 2003

Lights 1 1.1%

Worst in 2017

Tires 1 1.1%

Worst in 2001

Complaints filed over time

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

Oct 2001 peak 17 Nov 2025

Compare the Porsche 911 Turbo

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