Porsche PanameraYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 114 owner complaints and 18 safety recalls on record for the Porsche Panamera.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints114Top: Engine Safety recalls182010–2026 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Retired electrician, CC0.

Best & worst years

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

5 34 13 12 14 5 3 1 12 0 5 2 1 2 2 2 1

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Best
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2026Too new–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls 2025Too new–/1002 complaints · 2 recalls 2024Not rated–/1002 complaints · 2 recalls 2023Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls 2022Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2021Not rated–/1002 complaints · 3 recalls 2020Not rated–/1005 complaints · 1 recall 2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2018Not rated–/10012 complaints · 6 recalls 2017Not rated–/1001 complaint · 4 recalls 2016Not rated–/1003 complaints · 4 recalls 2015Not rated–/1005 complaints · 3 recalls 2014Not rated–/10014 complaints · 3 recalls 2013Not rated–/10012 complaints · 3 recalls 2012Not rated–/10013 complaints · 5 recalls 2011Not rated–/10034 complaints · 5 recalls 2010Not rated–/1005 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Porsche Panamera problems

All model years combined: 114 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

39Engine2 crash/fire/injury

29Electrical system2 crash/fire/injury

21Power train1 crash/fire/injury

10Fuel/propulsion system

7Air bags

7Service brakes

5Exterior lighting

5Vehicle speed control

4Structure

2010 other systems1 crash/fire/injury

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	39	2
Electrical system	29	2
Power train	21	1
Fuel/propulsion system	10	0
Air bags	7	3
Service brakes	7	4
Exterior lighting	5	0
Vehicle speed control	5	2
Structure	4	0
10 other systems	20	1

18 recalls

Porsche Panamera recalls

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

Sensing system: camera25V-896 · 2024–2025 · Dec 19, 2025 · 172,107 vehicles Delivery: fuel pump25V-634 · 2024–2026 · Sep 23, 2025 · 177 vehicles Front: macpherson strut25V-415 · 2026 · Jul 15, 2025 · 284 vehicles Electrical system23V-033 · 2017–2021 · Jan 27, 2023 · 24,467 vehicles Exterior lighting: headlights22V-656 · 2011–2016 · Aug 30, 2022 · 222,858 vehicles Seat belts21V-608 · 2021 · Aug 4, 2021 · 4,924 vehicles Suspension: front21V-362 · 2021 · May 17, 2021 · 565 vehicles Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel19V-735 · 2017–2018 · Oct 16, 2019 · 44,128 vehicles Air bags: air bag/restraint control module19V-533 · 2016 · Jul 17, 2019 · 7,517 vehicles Automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)19V-446 · 2011–2016 · Jun 12, 2019 · 99,665 vehicles Electrical system19V-322 · 2011–2016 · Apr 24, 2019 · 33,206 vehicles Electrical system19V-180 · 2018 · Mar 6, 2019 · 182 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 18 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Panamera

Sep 17, 2021
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2017–2018 · still open
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