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Porsche Boxster S Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 16 owner complaints across 10 model years of the Porsche Boxster S (2000–2014). The most-complained-about year is 2003.

5
safety recalls, all years
16
owner complaints, all years
2001
year with most recalls
2003
year with most complaints

Pick your Porsche Boxster S model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2014 Porsche Boxster S10
2013 Porsche Boxster S11
2012 Porsche Boxster S10
2011 Porsche Boxster S11
2005 Porsche Boxster S01
2004 Porsche Boxster S10
2003 Porsche Boxster S27
2002 Porsche Boxster S21
2001 Porsche Boxster S22
2000 Porsche Boxster S13

What Porsche Boxster S owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 16 complaints with NHTSA. The 2003 model year has the most, with 7.

All Porsche Boxster S recalls (5)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Porsche Boxster S, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Headlights (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 22V656000 Reported 222,858 vehicles potentially affected Porsche Cars North America, Inc.

    Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2003-2020 Porsche Macan, Cayenne, Panamera, and Cayman S, 2001-2004 Boxster, Boxster S, 2004 Boxster 50 JAHRE SPYDER 550 vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of all affected models and model years. The caps that cover the low-beam headlight horizontal…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the headlights for sealing caps and install missing caps as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 28, 2022. Owners may contact Porsche's customer service at…

    Model years: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

  2. Axle assembly (power train)

    NHTSA 21V679000 Reported 4,934 vehicles potentially affected Porsche Cars North America, Inc.

    Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Boxster, 2013-2014 Boxster S, 2014-2015 Cayman, Cayman S, 2015 Boxster GTS, and Cayman GTS vehicles. The rear-axle carrier side sections may fracture.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the rear-axle carrier side sections, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 6, 2022. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this…

    Model years: 2013, 2014

  3. Seat belts

    NHTSA 11V409000 Reported 235 vehicles potentially affected PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.

    Porsche is recalling certain model year 2011 911 speedster and 911 gts rs 4.0; and model year 2012 boxster (including s and spyder); cayman (including s and r); 911 carrera (including s, gts, 4, 4s, and 4 gts); 911 targa 4 and targa 4s; and 911 turbo and turbo s models manufactured from may 31, 2011, through june 10, 2011. There is a…

    Remedy: Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat belt anchors and, if necessary, replace the seat belt. The repairs will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on september 2, 2011. Owners…

    Model years: 2012

  4. Sun/moon roof assembly (visibility)

    NHTSA 10V125000 Reported 9 vehicles potentially affected PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.

    Porsche has notified NHTSA of a defect in certain model year 2011 boxster spyder 2 door convertible passenger vehicles. It is possible that the locking hook on the sun shield (temporary soft top) may not engage correctly into the lock catch which is positioned on the windscreen frame of the vehicle.

    Remedy: Dealers will have both the locking hook and lock catch replaced with redesigned components. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on april 30, 2010. Owners may contact porsche at…

    Model years: 2011

  5. Automatic transmission (power train)

    NHTSA 03V004000 Reported 12,234 vehicles potentially affected PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.

    Certain 2-door convertible passenger vehicles equipped with the tiptronic (automatic) transmission may have been produced with an incorrectly adjusted key-lock-cable down to the shift selector. If the key-lock-cable is not adjusted correctly, it is possible that the ignition key will snag upon being removed fro the ignition lock or the…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the cable adjustment and, regardless of the results of this inspection, the key-lock-cable must also be adjusted. Owner notification began july 15, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an…

    Model years: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

Other Porsche models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.