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Porsche Panamera 4Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 2 owner complaints and 9 safety recalls on record for the Porsche Panamera 4.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints2Top: Power trainSafety recalls92011–2021 model years

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

Best & worst years

Porsche Panamera 4 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 Panamera 4 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2016Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2015Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2013Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2012Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2011Not rated–/1002 complaints · 4 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Porsche Panamera 4 problems

All model years combined: 2 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
Power train11
Service brakes11
Vehicle speed control11
9 recalls

Porsche Panamera 4 recalls

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

86%Rear/other: anchorage23V-443 · 2018–2020 · Jun 26, 2023 · 37 vehicles80%Electrical system23V-033 · 2017–2021 · Jan 27, 2023 · 24,467 vehicles30%Exterior lighting: headlights22V-656 · 2011–2016 · Aug 30, 2022 · 222,858 vehicles93%Suspension: front21V-362 · 2021 · May 17, 2021 · 565 vehicles38%Automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)19V-446 · 2011–2016 · Jun 12, 2019 · 99,665 vehicles73%Electrical system19V-322 · 2011–2016 · Apr 24, 2019 · 33,206 vehicles95%Electrical system19V-180 · 2018 · Mar 6, 2019 · 182 vehicles85%Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel19V-115 · 2017–2018 · Feb 20, 2019 · 14,110 vehicles67%Engine17V-368 · 2011–2012 · Jun 7, 2017 · 18,005 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Panamera 4

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2017–2018 · still open
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