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2021 Porsche Taycan

Safety Score
59
Average
Recalls
7
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (7)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2023-05-16 23V347000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL 71 Details
2022-12-13 22V921000 SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT 28 Details
2022-06-08 22V404000 BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA 12,490 Details
2022-04-26 22V278000 SEATS 9,570 Details
2022-02-22 22V100000 SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:ANCHORAGE 5,305 Details
2022-02-02 22V052000 TIRES 1 Details
2021-03-10 21V157000 SUSPENSION:CRITICAL FASTENERS 396 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2026-01-14 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The vehicle’s battery module became defective and would not accept or hold a charge. When attempting to charge the vehi…
2025-12-18 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 There are currently hundreds (if not thousands) of cars, operating on roads of USA, that at any particular time stop in…
2025-11-24 ENGINE No 0 I was stopped at an intersection waiting for traffic. There was a small opening in traffic, and I accelerated rapidly …
2025-10-27 ENGINE No 0 About a month ago while driving at low speed (about 25mph), the car started to shake and the following error was displa…
2025-04-23 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 On April 23, 2024, while decelerating gently at a traffic light, I heard a loud “thump” sound from the rear of my 2021 …
2025-04-04 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The contact owns a 2021 Porsche Taycan. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V732000 (Electric…
2024-12-30 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I received a recall notice that my vehicle was affected for a battery cell that needed to be replaced and scheduled a d…
2024-12-11 POWER TRAIN No 0 Vehicle LOST PROPULSION while driving on the road. The motor (traction inverter) abruptly started to vibrate very aggr…
2024-12-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I bought this car a few weeks ago and drove only 300 miles so far. I was pulling out of my neighborhood onto the Main S…
2024-11-27 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The contact owns a 2021 Porsche Taycan. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V732000 (Electric…
2024-11-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Sudden power electrical failure while driving on a city avenue. The car suddenly had no power, the engine goes off, the…
2024-10-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Mfgr unable to remedy NHSTA 24V215 Risk of fire is unacceptable to leave unaddressed for this long
2024-09-20 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Accelerating away from a stop sign, and going about 25 mph, the car slammed on the brakes, even a couple of ABS jerks, …
2024-09-08 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Sunday September 8 I plugged my Taycan into my charger at approxmately 1PM. Later I went into my garage approximately …
2024-09-05 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 On September 5th I was driving my 2021 Taycan 4S on my way to the Gym at 4:15 am, at that time there hardly any traffic…
2024-07-25 POWER TRAIN No 0 Car lost ability to accelerate (motive power) while driving. Depending on the situation, this can be extremely dangerou…
2024-06-21 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 When accelerating the has a sudden loss of power. I get a message to pull off the.road. After turning offf the engine…
2024-04-13 WHEELS Yes 0 I was driving N/B 101 freeway w my wife at approx 70 mph. I felt the rear end slip ever so slightly and thought maybe …
2024-02-19 POWER TRAIN No 0 Received "Engine Control Error" in red, where entire vehicle shut down and I had to stop and restart the vehicle for it…
2023-12-07 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The heater does not work, requires a part change and this is the 2nd time in two years. Only blowing cold air.
2023-09-08 ENGINE No 0 when push the pedal little hard from slow driving, i get the warning: " Engine control error, park vehicle in a safe pl…
2023-08-11 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:CHARGING:CABLE/CORD:ACCESSORY No 0 While charging the vehicle at a reduced rate (30 amps out of a 40 amp maximum) there was a thermal event in the outlet …
2023-07-07 POWER TRAIN No 0 Owned the car for 6 months and driving down highway and car just shuts off, limited braking and no accelerator. Coasts…
2023-04-23 SERVICE BRAKES Yes 0 The brakes had no air pressure when trying to slow down; Completely Totalled Which then caused a collision into another…
2023-03-28 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Car died after being on the charger for 8 weeks. Main battery is at 83% but apparently there is a 12v small battery th…
2023-03-07 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 No heater for cabin or front windshield defroster, available for inspection. Ice build up in inside limiting visibility…
2023-01-16 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Cabin Heat not working at all. Fan blows but the cabin does not get warm.
2023-01-09 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Several times when driving (3) the vehicle loses all power and stops. Warning error messages are displayed on the dashb…
2022-12-30 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 The heating unit and defrosting unit fail on the Porsche Taycans. I have seen this in other Porsche Taycans and it is n…
2022-12-29 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 On December 29, 2022, the heater unit in the car failed. This caused ice to form on the inside of the car, all windows.…
2022-12-18 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 Cabin heater in the car failed during very cold temperatures. Making the windows fog up considerably. Limiting my trips…
2022-11-20 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Spontaneous shutdown of the vehicle while driving. Critical failure of motility while driving. Driving at 50km per hour…
2022-11-04 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 While driving my Porsche Taycan 2021 (5000 miles) Nov 4th, 2022, at highway speeds on I-15 to Vegas, the instrument clu…
2022-10-27 POWER TRAIN No 0 There have been four total episodes when the car would not accelerate when the acceleration pedal was pressed. The last…
2022-09-22 POWER TRAIN No 0 The car experiences issue, after issue, including but not limited to collision alert warning not functioning, lane chan…
2022-07-30 FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS No 0 Driving at night at ~72 mph on a 65 mph divided highway with no traffic nearby the Collision Warning message appeared o…
2022-07-06 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 November 27,2021 Electrical System Failure . Car was parked in a parking lot . RED system failure error . After 30 minu…
2022-03-22 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 This vehicle is fully electric, and it uses regeneration while braking. With regeneration on, the braking distance is m…
2022-03-22 FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL No 0 The Taycan offers what Porsche calls Porsche Innodrive (PID). PID once activated, the car uses navigation information a…
2022-03-19 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 The Taycan offers what Porsche calls Porsche Innodrive (PID). PID once activated, the car uses navigation information a…
2022-02-22 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 Electrical system error message appeared when I turned on the car. I exited and locked the car in an attempt to reset t…
2021-12-02 BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS No 0 The Park Assist system frequently throws a warning that the system is malfunctioning & requires service. During this ti…
2021-11-18 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 The brakes fail in wet conditions. Porsche Taycan has 2 brake systems- light braking is regenerative braking (converti…
2021-09-25 AIR BAGS Yes 2 I'm submitting this information because I was in a accident and my airbags didn't deploy, taking speed and location of …
2021-09-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 Got into the car like every morning but car displayed a warning “Electrical System Error, Park vehicle in safe place” C…
2021-08-28 FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS No 0 On August 28, 2021, I was on I-75 in light traffic going about 70 MPH when a red alert on my screen appeared that said,…
2021-08-21 FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING No 0 I am getting a warning and sometimes unwanted braking. the warning is that driver must assume control but this happens…
2021-08-18 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 The vehicle would loose braking pressure after a few minutes of driving. This occurred when the vehicle transitions fro…
2021-08-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The car has 130 miles, right at the dealer parking lot, as I was about to set out a message appeared “ electric system …
2021-07-31 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 The contact owns a 2021 Porsche Taycan. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH, the vehicle began to shudder and …