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Porsche 911 · 2016

2 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V533000·2019-07-17

    Porsche Recalls 2016-2017 Models for Air Bag Control Module Defect

    Porsche is recalling 2016-2017 911, Boxster, Cayman, and Panamera vehicles because a defective capacitor in the air bag control unit may cause air bags to fail or deploy unexpectedly.

    Product
    PORSCHE — PORSCHE 718 BOXSTER, PANAMERA, 911, 718 CAYMAN
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·17V134000·2017-03-02

    Porsche Recalls 2016-2017 911 and 718 Models for Air Bag Defect

    Porsche is recalling 2016-2017 911 and 718 models because the passenger air bag inflator may fail to ignite, increasing injury risk in a crash.

    Product
    PORSCHE — PORSCHE 911, 911 CARRERA, 911 TARGA 4, 911 GT3 RS
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • PE13009 Preliminary Evaluation · engine and engine cooling:cooling system:hoses/lines/piping/fittings

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2007 · engine 41 complaints, median 29,000 mi

Technical service bulletins

1,216 manufacturer service bulletins across 16 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2025: 4.8/5
  • 2024: 4.7/5
  • 2023: 4.5/5
  • 2022: 4.6/5
  • 2021: 4.4/5

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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