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Crash ratings
NHTSA's stars out of five, for each version it tested. Front crash stars only compare cars of about the same size and weight.
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Fuel economy
The EPA's estimates for each engine and transmission, and its own yearly fuel cost. Yours depends on how you drive and the shape the car is in.
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Every year of the Taycan
Owner complaints for each model year, this one outlined. Pick a year to open it. The newest model years are not judged yet. Newer years have had less time to collect complaints, so we compare every year at the same age, not by these totals.
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Before you buy this one
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Questions for the seller, test drive checks and price points
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Walk up to the seller ready
Questions to ask the seller of a 2024 Porsche Taycan, built from this year's owner complaints and recalls. What to feel, hear and look at on the test drive, with boxes to tick at the car. Honest points to raise on price, from the records and never from guesses. Copy the questions to your phone in one tap.
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Send the seller a fair offer
Type the asking price and your own offer for the 2024 Porsche Taycan, tick what you found, and get a polite message ready to text or email. Its reasons come from this year's owner complaints, recalls and crash ratings, and never from made up repair prices.
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True cost to own
The loan, fuel, insurance and upkeep, a month and over 5 years
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What it really costs to own
What the 2024 Porsche Taycan costs a month and over 5 years: the loan and its interest, fuel worked out from the EPA's figures for the version you pick, and your own insurance, registration and upkeep. A cost a mile, a link that reopens your numbers, and the breakdown copied to your phone in one tap.
Whether the title is branded in that state and, where the state offers it, whether a lender still has a claim on the car (a lien), so it cannot be sold free and clear.
It will not name the owner. Each state asks its own way, and some only by mail. Ask to see the seller’s title too.
Not every car needs every fix. Run the VIN at NHTSA to see which are still open. Repairs are usually free at a dealer for the brand; ask before any work.
Driver assist and cameras
Dec 19, 2025 · Recall 25V896000
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2019 to 2025 Cayenne, Cayenne E-Hybrid, 2020 to 2025 911, Taycan, 2024 to 2025 Panamera, and 2025 Panamera E-Hybrid vehicles. The rearview camera image may not display when the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."
What can happen
A rearview image that does not display properly reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Dealers will update the driver assistance software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 13, 2026. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is ASB2. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning January 19, 2026.
Hybrid and EV system
Oct 1, 2024 · Recall 24V732000
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2021 to 2024 Taycan vehicles. The high-voltage battery may experience a short circuit within the battery module.
What can happen
A short circuit in a high-voltage battery increases the risk of a fire.
The fix
Dealers will install advanced diagnostic software as the final remedy, anticipated to be available in the first quarter of 2025. Porsche will monitor available online vehicle data and contact owners as necessary, to advise them to only charge the vehicle to 80% capacity until the battery can be replaced. For vehicles in which online data is unavailable, dealers will perform a diagnostic test and replace the battery module assembly, if necessary and advise owners to only charge to 80% capacity. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 6, 2025. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's numbers for this recall are ARB6 and ARB7. This recall expands and replaces previous recall numbers 23V-840, 24V-215, and 24V-217.
Lights
Sep 5, 2024 · Recall 24V654000
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2024 Taycan vehicles. The incorrect headlight control module software may have been installed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
What can happen
Incorrect headlight control module software may cause the parking lights not to operate as intended when the turn signals are activated, which can reduce vehicle visibility and increase the risk of a crash.
The fix
Dealers will update the headlight control module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 25, 2024. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is ARB4.
Brakes
Jun 19, 2024 · Recall 24V455000
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2020 to 2025 Taycan vehicles. The front brake hoses can develop cracks and leak brake fluid.
What can happen
A brake fluid leak can reduce braking performance and extend the distance required to stop, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Dealers will replace the front brake hoses, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on January 29, 2025. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is ARB0.
Hybrid and EV system
Mar 20, 2024 · Recall 24V217000
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2021 to 2024 Taycan, 2020 to 2024 Taycan 4S, Taycan Turbo, 2021 to 2023 Taycan 4 Cross Turismo, 2022 to 2023 Taycan 4S Cross Turismo, Taycan Turbo S Cross Turismo, 2023 Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo, 2022 to 2024 Taycan GTS, Taycan GTS Sport Turismo, and 2020 to 2023 Taycan Turbo S vehicles. The high-voltage battery may experience a short circuit within the battery modules.
What can happen
A short circuit in the battery increases the risk of a fire.
The fix
Owners are advised to only charge their vehicles to a maximum of 80% battery capacity until the repair has been completed. Dealers will analyze the battery data and replace the high-voltage battery modules as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 9, 2024. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is ARA5.
Hybrid and EV system
Dec 13, 2023 · Recall 23V841000
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling various models and model years. Please see the recall report for a list of the included vehicles. When using the industrial 220V/240V plug at the 100% charge setting, some home power outlets may be incapable of handling the electrical current required to utilize the compact charging system, causing the outlet or charging cable to overheat.
What can happen
An overheated outlet or charging cable can increase the risk of a fire.
The fix
Owners are advised not to use the 220V/240V compact/portable charging cable and only use the 110V home charging cable or public charging stations. Dealers will supply a new 220V/240V compact/portable charging cable with an incorporated temperature sensor, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 24, 2024. A second notice will be sent once remedy parts become available, anticipated mid-2024. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is APB6.
No one part has enough complaints that give a mileage to show where it usually fails, so there is nothing yet to hold a car's miles against.
No costly part has enough owner reported mileages to show where it most often fails on this year.
9 complaints; the part named most is the electrical
Unverified reports, not adjusted for sales. One complaint can name several parts, so shares add up past 100%. Filed Apr 5, 2024 to Apr 30, 2026. 0% name a part that is usually costly to fix.
Electrical6 · 67%
Other or unknown4 · 44%
Driver assist and cameras2 · 22%
What one owner wrote about the electrical
The in-cabin heater stopped working, and the temperature is in the single digits outside (currently 7 degrees), so I was not able to use the defroster to clear my windshield and it was dangerously cold inside the vehicle.
Filed Feb 5, 2026NHTSA complaint 117157681 of 10 owner quotes
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4 more parts, and 9 more owner quotes
Every part owners name for the 2024 Porsche Taycan, with their own words about what went wrong.
Not enough owner complaints for the 2024 Porsche Taycan mention a mileage to lay against a loan. Have a mechanic look it over all the same.
Run the VIN at NHTSA to confirm every recall was fixed.
This year has 6 recalls on file. Recall repairs are usually free at a dealer for the brand. Ask the dealer to confirm before any work is done. Look up a VIN at NHTSA.
Ask the seller for the service records.
Look closely for any work on the electrical. It is the part owners complain about most for this year.
Have a mechanic you trust inspect it before you pay.
Ask them to look at the electrical first.
Look at a vehicle history report.
It can show reported crashes, flood or salvage titles, and mileage that does not add up.
On the test drive, pay attention to the electrical.
Try every switch, screen, light and lock, and make sure it starts every time.
Too young to judge at high mileage. Most 2024 cars have not reached 100,000 miles yet, so their problems past it have not shown up.
How this verdict was counted
Year verdict: Typical year: 48 complaints, the middle count of 4 nearby years. Each counted over its first 3 years and 10 months from January 2023; this one had 9.
Owner complaints per model year for the Porsche Taycan, with 2024 highlighted
Model year
Owner complaints
Verdict
2020
93
Not judged
2021
71
Not judged
2022
80
Worthy
2023
21
Worthy
2024
9
Worthy
Year verdict
Worthy
0.2× a typical Taycan year
9 complaints in its first 3 years, the span every year is compared over. A typical Taycan year had 48 by then.
Fewer owner complaints than a typical year. Still get it inspected.
Confidence:Low
Only 9 complaints in its first 3 years and 10 months, which can mean a strong year or very few cars sold.
