FaultScore

Worst years for a Porsche Panamera

Owners have filed 163 complaints about the Porsche Panamera with NHTSA across model years 2010 to 2026. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2014 Porsche Panamera

22 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.

Cleanest on record

2012 Porsche Panamera

16 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Porsche Panamera 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
2026 1 0 0 Airbags
2025 4 0 0 Electrical System
2024 4 0 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2023 6 0 0 Electrical System
2022 2 0 0 Seats
2021 2 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2020 6 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2018 C 16 2 0 Engine & Cooling
2017 1 0 0 Electrical System
2016 4 2 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2015 6 2 0 Electrical System
2014 D 22 5 0 74,400 Transmission & Drivetrain
2013 B 18 0 0 24,500 Electrical System
2012 B 16 0 1 76,140 Engine & Cooling
2011 C 50 0 0 71,560 Engine & Cooling
2010 5 1 1 Electrical System

What breaks on a Porsche Panamera

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

Engine & Cooling 41 25.2%

Worst in 2011

Worst in 2011

Transmission & Drivetrain 21 12.9%

Worst in 2011

Other & Unspecified 15 9.2%

Worst in 2013

Fuel & Propulsion 10 6.1%

Worst in 2011

Airbags 7 4.3%

Worst in 2013

Brakes 7 4.3%

Worst in 2014

Acceleration & Cruise Control 5 3.1%

Worst in 2012

Lights 5 3.1%

Worst in 2014

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 5 3.1%

Worst in 2024

Body & Structure 4 2.5%

Worst in 2012

Suspension 4 2.5%

Worst in 2011

Stability & Traction Control 3 1.8%

Worst in 2011

Steering 2 1.2%

Worst in 2012

Complaints filed over time

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

May 2010 peak 7 Jun 2026

Compare the Porsche Panamera

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