NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Porsche Taycan Recalls
The 2021 Porsche Taycan has 21 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 19, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Porsche Taycan. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 21
- Owner complaints
- 71
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2021 Porsche Taycan, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
21 recalls on the 2021 Porsche Taycan
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 25V896000
- Reported
- December 19, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 172,107
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2020, 2022–2024 Taycan, 3 other models
Electrical system: software
- Campaign
- 24V731000
- Reported
- October 1, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 193
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2020, 2022–2023 Taycan
Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery
- Campaign
- 24V732000
- Reported
- October 1, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27,527
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2020, 2022–2024 Taycan
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 24V455000
- Reported
- June 19, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 31,689
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020, 2022–2024 Taycan
Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery
- Campaign
- 24V215000
- Reported
- March 20, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 606
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2023 Taycan, 2 other models
Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery
- Campaign
- 24V217000
- Reported
- March 20, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 749
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2024 Taycan, 2 other models
Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery
- Campaign
- 23V840000
- Reported
- December 13, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 205
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2023 Taycan, 1 other model
Electrical system: propulsion system: charging: cable/cord: onboard
- Campaign
- 23V841000
- Reported
- December 13, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 41,345
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2024 Taycan, 5 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 23V347000
- Reported
- May 16, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 71
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 135, light vehicle brakes
- Same campaign
- also 2020, 2022 Taycan
Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
- Campaign
- 23V176000
- Reported
- March 17, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 130
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2023 Taycan, 2 other models
Suspension: front: macpherson strut
- Campaign
- 22V921000
- Reported
- December 13, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 28
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Porsche Taycan
Power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
- Campaign
- 22V404000
- Reported
- June 8, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12,490
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2020, 2022 Taycan
Seats
- Campaign
- 22V278000
- Reported
- April 26, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,570
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2020 Taycan
Seat belts: rear/other: buckle assembly
- Campaign
- 22V100000
- Reported
- February 22, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,305
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 2020 Taycan
Suspension
- Campaign
- 22V052000
- Reported
- February 2, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Porsche Taycan
Exterior lighting: hazard flashing warning lights
- Campaign
- 21V794000
- Reported
- October 13, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 11,827
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2020 Taycan
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components
- Campaign
- 21V697000
- Reported
- September 8, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 11
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020 Taycan, 1 other model
Seat belts: rear/other: retractor
- Campaign
- 21V608000
- Reported
- August 4, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,924
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine: engine control module (ecu/ecm): software
- Campaign
- 21V486000
- Reported
- June 29, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10,373
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020 Taycan
Suspension: front
- Campaign
- 21V362000
- Reported
- May 17, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 565
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Suspension
- Campaign
- 21V157000
- Reported
- March 10, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 396
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Porsche Taycan
2021 Porsche Taycan complaints by year
NHTSA has received 71 owner complaints about the 2021 Porsche Taycan, the newest on September 29, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (6%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Porsche Taycan, the component group named most often is the electrical system (54%), followed by the engine (23%) and the power train (17%).
7 of the 2021 Porsche Taycan's 21 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System38
- Engine16
- Power Train12
- Service Brakes8
- Back Over Prevention5
- Forward Collision Avoidance5
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 27 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 6 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2021 Porsche Taycan peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 27. 86% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
The 71 complaints about the 2021 Porsche Taycan are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Porsche Taycan by model year
Other 2021 Porsche models
Newest record on this page: September 29, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted