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Porsche 924Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 6 owner complaints and 5 safety recalls on record for the Porsche 924.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints6Top: Fuel system, gasolineSafety recalls51977–1988 model years

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

Best & worst years

Porsche 924 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 924 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'77'79'80'82'87'88
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
1988Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall1987Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall1982Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1980Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1979Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls1977Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Porsche 924 problems

All model years combined: 6 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Fuel system, gasoline40
Power train10
Visibility10
5 recalls

Porsche 924 recalls

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

–Fuel injection system: fuel rail90V-061 · 1987–1988 · Apr 2, 1990 · 53,427 vehicles–Springs: leaf spring assembly85V-095 · 1982 · Jul 26, 1985 · 4,193 vehicles–Front: retractor83V-111 · 1982 · Oct 26, 1983 · 26,300 vehicles–Front: retractor79V-222 · 1980 · Sep 27, 1979 · 517 vehicles–Other: labels76V-185 · 1977 · Nov 16, 1976 · 3,072 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the 924

  1. UNDER DASH FIRESPE89152 · 1987 · closed Dec 11, 1989
    No recall
  2. STALLINGDP81002 · 1980 · closed Mar 4, 1981
    No recall