Worst years for a Porsche Boxster
Owners have filed 221 complaints about the Porsche Boxster with NHTSA across model years 1989 to 2015. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Avoid
2003 Porsche Boxster13 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.
Every Porsche Boxster 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3,332 | Suspension |
| 2014 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2013 | D | 13 | 3 | 0 | 8,600 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2012 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 2006 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 54,127 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2005 | B | 21 | 0 | 0 | 34,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2004 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2003 | D | 13 | 1 | 0 | 18,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2002 | C | 12 | 3 | 0 | 37,600 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2001 | D | 24 | 1 | 1 | 19,600 | Electrical System |
| 2000 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1999 | C | 35 | 1 | 0 | 50,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1998 | C | 44 | 0 | 0 | 49,398 | Body & Structure |
| 1997 | C | 30 | 0 | 2 | 55,000 | Airbags |
| 1989 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
What breaks on a Porsche Boxster
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
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Worst in 1997
Exactly what failed on a Porsche Boxster
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Porsche Boxster, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Porsche Boxster
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.