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Porsche Boxster S Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 4 recall campaigns for the Porsche Boxster S, across 6 model years from 2000 to 2013. The 2003 has the most (2); the fewest among years with a recall is 2013 (1).

Model years
6

2000–2013, with a recall

Recall campaigns
4
Most recalls
2003

2 recalls

Owner complaints
16

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 16 complaints with NHTSA about the Porsche Boxster S across 7 model years; the most, 7, concern the 2003.

Owners marked a crash on 2 of the Porsche Boxster S complaints (13%) and a fire on 1.

Across all Porsche Boxster S model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 6 complaints), then the engine and engine cooling (6).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Porsche Boxster S in 2010: 3, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Porsche Boxster S is power train: automatic transmission, in 4 model-year listings.

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

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

Porsche Boxster S years to avoid

Too few Porsche Boxster S 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 S, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2013111not ranked
2011111not ranked
2005010not ranked
2003271not ranked
2002210not ranked
2001221not ranked
2000130not ranked

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

What gets recalled most on the Porsche Boxster S

  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION4
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS3
  • POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY1
  • VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY1

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

Every Porsche Boxster S recall campaign (4)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Porsche Boxster S, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
22V656000August 30, 2022exterior lighting: headlights2001–2003crash222,858
21V679000September 1, 2021power train: axle assembly2013crash4,934
10V125000March 30, 2010visibility: sun/moon roof assembly2011crash9
03V004000January 23, 2003power train: automatic transmission2000–2003crash12,234

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

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Newest record on this page: August 30, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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