Porsche 911 Turbo SYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 3 owner complaints and 5 safety recalls on record for the Porsche 911 Turbo S.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints3Top: Engine and engine cooling Safety recalls52005–2024 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Porsche 911 Turbo S years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the 911 Turbo S median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2012Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2010Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2005Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Porsche 911 Turbo S problems

All model years combined: 3 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

3Engine and engine cooling

1Fuel system, gasoline

1Service brakes, hydraulic

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Engine and engine cooling	3	0
Fuel system, gasoline	1	0
Service brakes, hydraulic	1	0

5 recalls

Porsche 911 Turbo S recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs26V-682 · 2024 · Oct 16, 2026 · 548 vehiclesDo not drive Rear/other: retractor24V-123 · 2023 · Feb 20, 2024 · 910 vehicles Air bags23V-715 · 2021–2023 · Oct 25, 2023 · 2,923 vehicles Seat belts11V-409 · 2012 · Aug 5, 2011 · 235 vehicles Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs11V-285 · 2010–2011 · Jun 10, 2011 · 1,702 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the 911 Turbo S

Apr 26, 2013
Rapid coolant lossPE13009 · 2005–2011 · closed Mar 10, 2014
No recall