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Porsche Boxster Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 8 safety recalls and 164 owner complaints across 15 model years of the Porsche Boxster (1989–2015). The most-complained-about year is 1998.

8
safety recalls, all years
164
owner complaints, all years
1997
year with most recalls
1998
year with most complaints

Pick your Porsche Boxster model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2015 Porsche Boxster23
2014 Porsche Boxster32
2013 Porsche Boxster110
2012 Porsche Boxster11
2006 Porsche Boxster05
2005 Porsche Boxster016
2004 Porsche Boxster14
2003 Porsche Boxster212
2002 Porsche Boxster210
2001 Porsche Boxster213
2000 Porsche Boxster15
1999 Porsche Boxster128
1998 Porsche Boxster132
1997 Porsche Boxster322
1989 Porsche Boxster01

What Porsche Boxster owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 164 complaints with NHTSA. The 1998 model year has the most, with 32.

All Porsche Boxster recalls (8)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Porsche Boxster, 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, 2015

  3. Latch (latches/locks/linkages)

    NHTSA 14V698000 Reported 1,382 vehicles potentially affected Porsche Cars North America, Inc.

    Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Porsche 911, Boxster, and Cayman vehicles manufactured May 7, 2014, to September 23, 2014. The front hood upper lock components were not manufactured to specification and may fail to securely latch the vehicle's hood during operation.

    Remedy: Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the lock on the front hood, free of charge. The recall began December 12, 2014. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for…

    Model years: 2014, 2015

  4. Seats and electrical system

    NHTSA 13V502000 Reported 81 vehicles potentially affected Porsche Cars North America, Inc.

    Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain model year 2014 Boxster, Boxster S, Cayman, Cayman S and 911 Carrera (S, Cabriolet, S Cabriolet, 4, 4S, 4 Cabriolet, 4s Cabriolet) vehicles manufactured September 2, 2013, through September 23, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the passenger seats may be equipped with…

    Remedy: Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger seat free of charge. The recall began on December 11, 2013. Owners may contact Porsche at 1-770-290-3500. Porsche's recall number is AD04.

    Model years: 2014

  5. 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

  6. 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: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

  7. Gear position indication (prndl) (power train)

    NHTSA 98V112000 Reported 738 vehicles potentially affected PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC.

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with tiptronic transmissions. The bearing sleeves can seize in the intermediate selector levers.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the affected bearing sleeves of the lever with bearing sleeves of an improved design.

    Model years: 1997

  8. Switch (electrical system)

    NHTSA 98V113000 Reported 3,217 vehicles potentially affected PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC.

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The ignition switch can crack and cause electrical failures.

    Remedy: Dealers will install a new type ignition switch.

    Model years: 1997

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.