Porsche Boxster S: recalls and complaints by model year
NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the Porsche Boxster S, model years 2000 to 2014. NHTSA has 16 complaints on file for this model line. 3 of the 10 model years have a page on this register.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
Model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
| Model year | Recall campaigns | Complaints | Share of the line average | Units in the campaigns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Porsche Boxster S NHTSA page | 1 | 0 | 0% | 4,934 |
| 2013 Porsche Boxster S NHTSA page | 1 | 1 | 63% | 4,934 |
| 2012 Porsche Boxster S NHTSA page | 1 | 0 | 0% | 235 |
| 2011 Porsche Boxster S NHTSA page | 1 | 1 | 63% | 9 |
| 2005 Porsche Boxster S NHTSA page | 0 | 1 | 63% | |
| 2004 Porsche Boxster S NHTSA page | 1 | 0 | 0% | 222,858 |
| 2003 Porsche Boxster S | 2 | 7 | 438% | 235,092 |
| 2002 Porsche Boxster S | 2 | 1 | 63% | 235,092 |
| 2001 Porsche Boxster S | 2 | 2 | 125% | 235,092 |
| 2000 Porsche Boxster S NHTSA page | 1 | 3 | 188% | 12,234 |
The share is the complaints of the model year divided by the average of the line for one model year. A campaign that names 3 model years is in the count of each of the 3.
A model year with fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints has no page here. The link in its row opens its NHTSA page.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Components in the complaints
22 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
| Component | Per 1,000 | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 272.7 | 6 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 272.7 | 6 |
| Fuel System, Other | 45.5 | 1 |
| Visibility | 45.5 | 1 |
| Latches/Locks/Linkages | 45.5 | 1 |
| Power Train | 45.5 | 1 |
| Air Bags | 45.5 | 1 |
| Steering | 45.5 | 1 |
| Tires | 45.5 | 1 |
| Structure | 45.5 | 1 |
Counts by year
Other model lines of the make
- Cayenne27 campaigns
- Taycan27 campaigns
- Macan10 campaigns
- Boxster8 campaigns
- 91145 campaigns
- Panamera18 campaigns
- Cayenne S15 campaigns
- 911 Turbo8 campaigns
- 911 GT38 campaigns
- 911 Carrera16 campaigns
- Cayenne Turbo13 campaigns
- Cayman5 campaigns
- Macan S8 campaigns
- Carrera4 campaigns
- 718 Cayman7 campaigns
- 9448 campaigns
- Panamera 4S10 campaigns
- 9683 campaigns
- Panamera Turbo9 campaigns
- Panamera S4 campaigns
- 718 Boxster8 campaigns
- 911 Carrera S5 campaigns
- 9245 campaigns
- Macan Turbo7 campaigns
- Panamera S E-Hybrid2 campaigns
- 92818 campaigns
- Cayenne GTS3 campaigns
- 911 Turbo S4 campaigns
- Panamera 49 campaigns
- Taycan 4S7 campaigns
- Cayenne S Hybrid3 campaigns
- Macan GTS4 campaigns
- Taycan Turbo S6 campaigns
- Panamera Turbo S6 campaigns
- 911 GT3 RS6 campaigns
- 911 Carrera GTS3 campaigns
- 911 Carrera 43 campaigns
- 911 GT23 campaigns
- GT22 campaigns
- Taycan Turbo7 campaigns
- Panamera GTS6 campaigns
- 9148 campaigns
- Taycan 4 Cross Turismo6 campaigns
- Taycan 4S Cross Turismo6 campaigns
- Cayenne E-Hybrid3 campaigns
- Taycan GTS6 campaigns
- Panamera 4 E-Hybrid7 campaigns
- Panamera 4S Executive4 campaigns
- Panamera Turbo Executive4 campaigns
- Taycan GTS Sport Turismo5 campaigns
- Panamera 4S Sport Turismo4 campaigns
- Cayenne Turbo S2 campaigns
- Panamera 4 Executive3 campaigns
- Panamera 4 Sport Turismo4 campaigns
- Panamera Turbo Sport Turi4 campaigns
- Taycan Turbo Cross Turism3 campaigns
- Taycan Turbo S Cross Turi3 campaigns
- 918 Spyder5 campaigns
- Panamera S Hybrid2 campaigns
- Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid3 campaigns
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
Cite this page
Recall Register. Porsche Boxster S: recalls and complaints by model year. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/porsche/boxster-s/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
The model name is the name in the NHTSA files. NHTSA keeps a variant of a model as a different line. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- Which Porsche Boxster S model years have the most recall campaigns?
- 2003 with 2, 2002 with 2, 2001 with 2. A campaign that names 3 model years is in the count of each of the 3.
- Which Porsche Boxster S model year has the most complaints?
- The 2003 model year, with 7 of the 16 complaints for the line. A newer model year has had less time to get complaints.
- Which components do the complaints about the Porsche Boxster S name?
- Electrical System: 6 component mentions. Engine and Engine Cooling: 6 component mentions. Fuel System, Other: 1 component mention.