2017 Porsche 911
This year drew an ordinary 46 complaints for a Porsche 911 — the model's median is 38. What they were about is the unusual part: 52.2% of them mention safety, against 0% across the other years of this generation.
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 | 46 |
|---|---|
| Median for this model | 38 |
| Recalls | 5 |
| EPA combined | 22.5 mpg |
What the complaints were about
- safety — 52.2% of this year's complaints, against 0% across the other years of this generation (260.9×).
- others — 34.8% of this year's complaints, against 0% across the other years of this generation (173.9×).
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.
What owners wrote
The rear window seal is severely breaking apart, severely cracked and others are melting. This may affect condensation inside the vehicle and potentially be a safety hazard. Several reports on this problem can be seen at porsche forums. I believe this is a man…
Check left rear light warning light came up. Took car to mechanic when the light housing was removed it broke into pieces. Mechanic stated 2 others in the past month had the same issue. Issue comes from heat and improper shielding makes the housing britle. Car…
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint filings, with identifying details removed.
Recalls for this year
- 19V533000 AIR BAGS Fixed free of charge.
- 16V946000 AIR BAGS Fixed free of charge.
- 17V135000 VISIBILITY Fixed free of charge.
- 17V054000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Fixed free of charge.
- 17V134000 AIR BAGS 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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