Reliability & cost of ownership
Porsche 911 Turbo Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Porsche 911 Turbo? 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 Turbo problems by model year
14 recall entries and 79 owner complaints on file across 14 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 911 Turbo | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 911 Turbo | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 911 Turbo | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2013 911 Turbo | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2012 911 Turbo | 2 | 0 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 911 Turbo | 3 | 0 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2009 911 Turbo | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 911 Turbo | 1 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 911 Turbo | 0 | 22 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2005 911 Turbo | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2004 911 Turbo | 0 | 5 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2003 911 Turbo | 0 | 13 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2002 911 Turbo | 0 | 14 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2001 911 Turbo | 3 | 22 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Porsche 911 Turbo, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- engine61 complaints
- engine and engine cooling9 complaints
- power train7 complaints
- air bags2 complaints
- fuel system2 complaints
- gasoline2 complaints
- unknown or other2 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system1 complaint