Porsche Panamera
Reliability, estimated running costs, and MOT data across 13 model years from 20,858 MOT tests in 2024.
Avg Pass Rate
92%
Total Tests
20,858
Highest Pass Rate
2017 (95%)
Years Covered
13
About the Porsche Panamera
The Porsche Panamera was MOT tested 20,858 times in 2024 (DVSA data, retests included) across 13 model years (2009 to 2021), with an average pass rate of 92%. That's comfortably above the average of 82% across all models in our data. Our records list petrol and hybrid versions.
Best and Worst Years
Of the years with at least 100 tests, the 2017 model has the highest pass rate at 95% from 3,447 tests. The 2011 model has the lowest at 87%. The 8 point gap means pass rates vary somewhat between years, but no year is dramatically different. Newer cars usually pass more often simply because they are younger.
Reliability Trend
Newer Porsche Panameras pass their MOT more often than older ones, by 4 percentage points on average, which is mostly down to age and wear.
Mileage Across Years
The oldest model in our data (2009) averages 75,457 miles, while the newest (2021) averages 26,164 miles.
Estimated Running Costs
Based on 7,400 miles/year, average pump prices of 174.57p petrol and 199.33p diesel (GOV.UK weekly road fuel prices, week of 19 October 2026), and MOT pass rate data. Insurance not included.
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Porsche Panamera by Year
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Questions about the Porsche Panamera
Is the Porsche Panamera reliable?
Across its 13 model years in our data (2009 to 2021), the Porsche Panamera averages a 92% MOT pass rate, from 20,858 tests (DVSA MOT data for tests in 2024, retests included). That's 10 points above the average of 82% across all models in the same data. The 2017 model has the highest pass rate of the years with at least 100 tests, at 95%.
Which year Porsche Panamera has the best MOT pass rate?
Of the years with at least 100 tests, the 2017 Porsche Panamera has the highest MOT pass rate at 95%, while the 2011 model has the lowest at 87%, a 8 point gap. Newer cars usually pass more often simply because they are younger, so compare years of a similar age.
Are newer Porsche Panameras more reliable?
Newer Porsche Panameras pass their MOT more often than older ones, by 4 percentage points on average, which is mostly down to age and wear.
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