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Porsche Boxster Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 8 recall campaigns for the Porsche Boxster, across 9 model years from 2000 to 2015. The 2003 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2013 (1).

Model years
9

2000–2015, with a recall

Recall campaigns
8
Most recalls
2003

4 recalls

Owner complaints
81

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 81 complaints with NHTSA about the Porsche Boxster across 11 model years; the most, 16, concern the 2005.

Owners marked a crash on 7 of the Porsche Boxster complaints (9%) and a fire on 2.

Across all Porsche Boxster model years, owners name the engine and engine cooling most often (at least 17 complaints), then the engine (14).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Porsche Boxster in 2011: 8, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Porsche Boxster is exterior lighting: headlights, in 9 model-year listings.

The newest Porsche Boxster recall, 22V656000, was reported on August 30, 2022 and concerns the exterior lighting: headlights.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2005 and 2006 Porsche Boxster, model years owners have filed complaints about.

Porsche Boxster years to avoid

Too few Porsche Boxster model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Porsche Boxster, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2015230not ranked
2014320not ranked
20131104not ranked
2012110not ranked
2006051not ranked
20050165not ranked
2004340not ranked
20034123not ranked
20024104not ranked
20014132not ranked
2000352not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Porsche Boxster years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Porsche Boxster

  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS9
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING5
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION4
  • POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY3
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH2
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
  • SEAT BELTS1

Porsche Boxster model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Porsche Boxster recall campaign (8)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Porsche Boxster, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
22V656000August 30, 2022exterior lighting: headlights2001–2004crash222,858
21V679000September 1, 2021power train: axle assembly2013–2015crash4,934
14V698000November 4, 2014latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch2014–2015crash1,382
13V502000October 17, 2013electrical system2014crash and injury81
11V409000August 5, 2011seat belts2012crash and injury235
03V004000January 23, 2003power train: automatic transmission2000–2003crash12,234
09E012000exterior lighting2000–2004crash—
09E025000exterior lighting: headlights2000–2004crash—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Porsche Boxster. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: August 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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