Porsche
Running costs, reliability, and MOT data for 86 models from 455,550 MOT tests (DVSA MOT data for tests in 2024, retests included).
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Avg Pass Rate
92%
Total Tests
455,550
Models
86
Years Covered
1990-2022
About Porsche Cars
Porsche ranks joint 10th out of 70 car makes in our data (those with at least 1,000 MOT tests) by average MOT pass rate, at 92%. That's 7 points above the 85% average across all models in our data, making Porsche one of the more dependable brands on UK roads.
With 86 models across 33 years of data (1990 to 2022), there's a moderate spread of 11 percentage points between models. Some Porsches are notably more reliable than others.
Most and Least Reliable Porsche Models
The Taycan 4X2 shares the top spot with 3 other models, on a 97% average pass rate from 2,159 tests. At the other end, the 944 has the lowest at 86%. Overall, more than half of Porsche's models have a pass rate of 85% or more, which is a good sign for the brand.
Porsche Fuel Types
Porsche models in our data come in 66 petrol, 5 diesel, 6 hybrid, 9 electric variants (each model counted once, under the fuel type recorded for most of its tests). Porsche is among the manufacturers offering electric options in the UK market.
Estimated Running Costs
Based on most recent year, 7,400 miles/year and average pump prices of 174.57p petrol and 199.33p diesel (GOV.UK weekly road fuel prices, week of 19 October 2026). Insurance not included.
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All Porsche Models
Click any model to see detailed year-by-year reliability data, running costs, and comparisons.
| Model | Years | Pass Rate | Tests | Fuel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 911 | 32 yrs | 92% | 117,064 | Petrol, LPG | |
| Macan | 9 yrs | 94% | 84,295 | Diesel, Petrol | |
| Cayenne | 20 yrs | 90% | 80,646 | Petrol, Diesel, Hybrid, LPG, Electric | |
| Boxster | 26 yrs | 89% | 74,958 | Petrol | |
| Cayman | 18 yrs | 94% | 36,158 | Petrol | |
| Panamera | 13 yrs | 92% | 20,858 | Petrol, Hybrid | |
| Taycan 4S 93KWH | 3 yrs | 93% | 6,351 | Electric | |
| Taycan Turbo | 2 yrs | 93% | 2,897 | Electric | |
| 944 | 3 yrs | 86% | 2,234 | Petrol | |
| Taycan 4X2 | 2 yrs | 97% | 2,159 | Electric | |
| Taycan Turbo S | 2 yrs | 94% | 2,022 | Electric | |
| Taycan 4S 79KWH | 2 yrs | 93% | 1,920 | Electric | |
| 911 Turbo S S-A | 3 yrs | 94% | 1,907 | Petrol | |
| 718 Cayman GT4 | 3 yrs | 97% | 1,543 | Petrol | |
| 968 | 4 yrs | 87% | 1,408 | Petrol | |
| 911 Carrera S-A | 3 yrs | 96% | 1,206 | Petrol | |
| Cayenne Turbo S E-Hybrid Auto | 3 yrs | 97% | 1,125 | Hybrid | |
| Taycan 4S Cross Turismo | 2 yrs | 97% | 1,080 | Electric | |
| 911 Carrera Auto | 2 yrs | 97% | 744 | Petrol | |
| 911 Targa 4S | 2 yrs | 98% | 729 | Petrol | |
| 911 Carrera 4 S-A | 2 yrs | 96% | 712 | Petrol | |
| 718 Spyder | 3 yrs | 98% | 682 | Petrol | |
| Panamera D V6 Tiptronic Auto | 2 yrs | 90% | 636 | Diesel | |
| Cayenne GTS Auto | 2 yrs | 98% | 634 | Petrol | |
| 718 Cayman GT4 S-A | 1 yr | 97% | 564 | Petrol | |
| Cayenne V6 D Tiptronic | 2 yrs | 90% | 505 | Diesel | |
| Taycan 4 Cross Turismo | 2 yrs | 98% | 496 | Electric | |
| 911 Carrera S Auto | 2 yrs | 97% | 478 | Petrol | |
| 911 Carrera 2S | 2 yrs | 94% | 473 | Petrol | |
| 911 Carrera 4 Auto | 2 yrs | 97% | 445 | Petrol | |
| 928 | 6 yrs | 87% | 417 | Petrol | |
| 911 GT3 | 1 yr | 98% | 401 | Petrol | |
| 911 Carrera S | 2 yrs | 98% | 375 | Petrol | |
| Panamera 4 10 Years Ed PHEV Sa | 1 yr | 94% | 374 | Hybrid | |
| Carrera | 9 yrs | 87% | 367 | Petrol | |
| 928 S | 3 yrs | 79% | 364 | Petrol | |
| Cayman S-A | 3 yrs | 95% | 353 | Petrol | |
| 911 Turbo S-A | 3 yrs | 93% | 340 | Petrol | |
| Cayman S S-A | 1 yr | 98% | 330 | Petrol | |
| 911 Carrera 4S | 3 yrs | 91% | 324 | Petrol | |
| 911 Carrera 4S Auto | 2 yrs | 95% | 305 | Petrol | |
| 911 Targa 4 Auto | 2 yrs | 97% | 290 | Petrol | |
| Cayenne Tiptronic S | 3 yrs | 86% | 272 | Petrol | |
| Carrera GT | 6 yrs | 85% | 254 | Petrol | |
| 911 Carrera 2S S-A | 4 yrs | 94% | 210 | Petrol | |
| Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo | 1 yr | 94% | 209 | Electric | |
| Cayenne S Hybrid Tip S | 3 yrs | 91% | 192 | Hybrid | |
| 911 Speedster | 1 yr | 99% | 186 | Petrol | |
| Cayman S | 3 yrs | 83% | 183 | Petrol | |
| 911 Carrera 4S PDK S-A | 2 yrs | 93% | 182 | Petrol | |
| 911 Carrera GTS | 1 yr | 97% | 177 | Petrol | |
| 911 Carrera 4 GTS | 1 yr | 98% | 142 | Petrol | |
| Panamera 4 10 Years Edition Sa | 1 yr | 93% | 139 | Petrol | |
| Panamera 4S E-Hybrid S-A | 1 yr | 89% | 131 | Hybrid | |
| 911 Targa 4 GTS | 2 yrs | 96% | 131 | Petrol | |
| Panamera 4S Ehyb SPT Tour Sa | 2 yrs | 87% | 117 | Hybrid | |
| 911 Carrera 2 S | 1 yr | 100% | 114 | Petrol | |
| 718 Boxster 25 Years S-A | 1 yr | 99% | 110 | Petrol | |
| 718 Spyder S-A | 1 yr | 96% | 95 | Petrol | |
| 911 Targa 4S Heritage | 1 yr | 95% | 86 | Petrol | |
| Taycan Turbo S Cross Turismo | 1 yr | 97% | 77 | Electric | |
| 911 Turbo Tiptronic S | 2 yrs | 87% | 76 | Petrol | |
| GT 3 | 1 yr | 100% | 70 | Petrol | |
| Cayenne V6 Diesel Tip S | 1 yr | 96% | 67 | Diesel | |
| Panamera D V6 Tiptronic | 1 yr | 87% | 61 | Diesel | |
| Carrera Coupe | 1 yr | 90% | 58 | Petrol | |
| 911 Carrera 4 Tiptronic | 1 yr | 84% | 56 | Petrol | |
| Boxster 24V S S-A | 1 yr | 88% | 56 | Petrol | |
| 911 Carrera S S-A | 1 yr | 87% | 53 | Petrol | |
| Cayenne GTS Tiptronic S | 1 yr | 100% | 50 | Petrol | |
| 911 Carrera 2 | 1 yr | 96% | 47 | Petrol | |
| Cayenne V8 Turbo Tip S | 1 yr | 98% | 46 | Petrol | |
| Cayenne Tiptronic | 1 yr | 80% | 46 | Petrol | |
| Boxster S Tiptronic S | 1 yr | 84% | 45 | Petrol | |
| 911 Carrera GTS S-A | 1 yr | 96% | 45 | Petrol | |
| Cayenne Tiptronic S D | 1 yr | 93% | 45 | Diesel | |
| Spyder S-A | 1 yr | 98% | 44 | Hybrid | |
| 718 Boxster 25 Years | 1 yr | 100% | 43 | Petrol | |
| Panamera 4S S-A | 1 yr | 85% | 41 | Petrol | |
| Carrera 4 | 1 yr | 89% | 38 | Petrol | |
| Turbo | 1 yr | 68% | 38 | Petrol | |
| 911 GT3 RS 4.0 | 1 yr | 100% | 36 | Petrol | |
| Cayenne S Tiptronic | 1 yr | 88% | 34 | Petrol | |
| Panamera Turbo S-A | 1 yr | 88% | 33 | Petrol | |
| 911 Turbo | 1 yr | 100% | 31 | Petrol | |
| 911 GT3 RS | 1 yr | 87% | 30 | Petrol |
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