What breaks most · 2020 to 2025 model years
Porsche Taycan problems by year
Owners have filed 269 safety complaints with NHTSA about the Porsche Taycan across model years 2020 to 2025. Three years stand out: 2020 for electrical system complaints, 2022 for electrical system complaints and 2021 for electrical system complaints. The quietest years are 2023.
- Years to check closely: 2020, 2022, 2021
- Fewest complaints: 2023
- Complaints on file
- 2692020 to 2025, all trims
- Worst year
- 202091 complaints
- Crashes reported
- 105 fires · 6 injuries · 0 deaths
- Typical failure mileage
- 3kMedian where owners gave mileage
- Recall campaigns
- 66Across the years shown
Complaints by model year
Raw filings with NHTSA, not adjusted for how many were sold.
| Model year | Complaints | Crashes | Recalls | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | 1 | 12 | Electrical system (53) | |
| 69 | 4 | 21 | Electrical system (37) | |
| 79 | 2 | 12 | Electrical system (36) | |
| 19 | 3 | 11 | Electrical system (9) | |
| 9 | 0 | 6 | Electrical system (6) | |
| 2 | 0 | 4 | Electrical system (2) |
What fails on the 2020 Porsche Taycan
| Component | Share of complaints | Filings | Crashes | Parts for this job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical systemAlternators, starters and ignition | 58% |
53 | 0 | Shop electrical system parts for the 2020 Porsche Taycan |
| EngineEngine gaskets and seals | 24% |
22 | 0 | Shop all engine parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Powertrain and transmissionTransmission parts | 16% |
15 | 0 | Shop all powertrain and transmission parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Fuel systemFuel pumps and injectors | 10% |
9 | 0 | Shop all fuel system parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Forward collision systemRadar and camera sensors | 10% |
9 | 1 | Shop forward collision system parts for the 2020 Porsche Taycan |
| BrakesBrake pads, rotors and calipers | 9% |
8 | 0 | Shop brakes parts for the 2020 Porsche Taycan |
| SteeringPower steering pumps, racks and hoses | 5% |
5 | 0 | Shop all steering parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Unknown or other | 4% |
4 | 0 | — |
One complaint can name more than one component, so shares add to more than 100%. "Unknown or other" is NHTSA's uncategorized bucket and is shown but never ranked.
In owners' words
Complaint narratives as filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length.
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The vehicle has now gone into Turtle Mode three times in the last month. Twice to dealership without fixing issue. Turtle mode renders the car undriveable. There is no propulsion, car won’t go over 20 mph
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Sudden loss of power while on freeway with several errors being thrown onto driver's screen. Unable to accelerate. Was forced to coast to shoulder of road and come to a complete stop. Turned off vehicle and turned on again and issue was resolved.
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The contact owns a 2021 Porsche Taycan. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V732000 (Electrical System) and would like to be removed from the recall distribution list. The local dealer and manufacturer were contacted. The vehicle was repaired.
How to read this page
Every figure comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's public complaint database, which holds every safety-related defect complaint filed by owners since 1995. We refresh it monthly and count each complaint once per component it names. Data through September 6, 2026.
NHTSA only accepts safety-related complaints. Rattles, paint, infotainment bugs and other annoyances are under-reported here, so this page is a map of what fails in ways owners consider dangerous, not a full reliability score.
Counts are raw. Use the year-over-year shape and the component mix, not the absolute numbers. Where a component maps to parts we stock, the row links to that category filtered to the year you are viewing. Air bag and seat belt complaints link to the recall checker instead, because those repairs are almost always covered.
Common questions
Which Porsche Taycan years have the most problems?
By NHTSA complaint volume, 2020, 2022, 2021 carry the most filings on the Porsche Taycan. The 2020 alone has 91 complaints, led by electrical system.
What is the most common Porsche Taycan problem?
On the 2020 model year, the most-reported component is electrical system with 53 complaints. The table above lists the top components for every year.
At what mileage do Porsche Taycan problems start?
The median mileage at failure across all Porsche Taycan complaints that include mileage is about 3,000 miles. Older model years skew higher; the per-year figure is in the "at a glance" card.
Are these complaints verified?
No. NHTSA publishes complaints as submitted and does not investigate individual filings. Patterns across hundreds of complaints are meaningful; a single one is not.