2015 Porsche 911
Complaints about this year name get far more often than the other years of this generation — 38% of them, about 94× the usual rate of 0.4%.
Generation 3 of the Porsche 911, which began in 2012 and ran to 2019. Everything below compares this year against the others in that generation, not against a different car wearing the same name.
| Complaints filed | 160 |
|---|---|
| Median for this model | 38 |
| Involving a fire | 20 |
| Recalls | 2 |
| EPA combined | 21 mpg |
What the complaints were about
- get — 37.5% of this year's complaints, against 0% across the other years of this generation (187.5×).
- since — 37.5% of this year's complaints, against 0% across the other years of this generation (187.5×).
- well — 37.5% of this year's complaints, against 0% across the other years of this generation (187.5×).
Words owners used for the same problem are counted together, so a fault written four different ways is measured once. Grouped by which complaints they appear in, not by a list anyone wrote in advance.
Also unusual this year
- since — 38% of complaints, 94× usual
- well — 38% of complaints, 94× usual
- normal — 38% of complaints, 94× usual
What owners wrote
I FIND MYSELF HAVING TO HAVING TO ADD OIL EVERY TWO FILL UPS. FROM 500 HUNDRED TO 1000 MILES.THIS RATE OF OIL CONSUMPTION VERY EXCESSIVE AND IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN ADVISED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE I WOULD HAVE NOT BOUGHT THE CAR. THE DEALER AND PORSCHE USA SAYS T…
Spoiler lift spring brackets on both sides are broken allowing the springs to get in the way of the normal performance of the spoiler. This could impede the deployment of the spoiler or the successful retraction of the spoiler, creating a reduction in downforc…
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint filings, with identifying details removed.
Recalls for this year
- 14V698000 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES Fixed free of charge.
- 19V875000 EQUIPMENT Fixed free of charge.
How this was worked out
Every year of the Porsche 911 was compared against its own history rather than against other cars, which removes popularity and age from the answer — a common car draws more complaints at equal reliability, and an older one has had longer to accumulate them. A year is flagged when it drew at least 2.5× this model's median and at least 50 complaints.
This is a fault record, not a review. Nobody files a federal complaint to say the car was fine, so it shows what tends to go wrong — not whether owners liked it, and not whether it is a good car.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations, retrieved . Look this vehicle up directly on NHTSA's site to check anything here.
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