Reliability & cost of ownership
Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Porsche 911 Carrera 4? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Porsche 911 Carrera 4 problems by model year
4 recall entries and 1 owner complaint on file across 3 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 911 Carrera 4 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2013 911 Carrera 4 | 1 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2012 911 Carrera 4 | 2 | 0 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Porsche 911 Carrera 4, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- vehicle speed control1 complaint