Worst 2016 Porsche 911 Problems
Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
VISIBILITY/WIPER
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All Problems by Category
Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2016 Porsche 911.
| Component | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Avg Mileage | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 | — | — | 8,000 mi | |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 1 | — | — | — |
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Read what owners actually reported to NHTSA for the 2016 Porsche 911. Type a keyword (e.g. “transmission”, “stalling”, “brakes”) to filter.
Recalls for 2016 Porsche 911
2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~7,637 vehicles.
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2016-2017 911 and Boxster, 2016 Cayman and Panamera vehicles. The air bag Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may have a defective power supply capacitor that can result in air bag deactivation or inadvertent deployment of the air bags.
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2016 911 GT3 RS and 911 R vehicles and 2017 911 Carrera, 911 Carrera Cabriolet, 911 Carrera 4, 911 Carrera 4S, 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet, 911 Carrera S, 911 Carrera S Cabriolet, 911 Targa 4, 911 Targa 4S, 911 Turbo S, 911 Turbo S Cabriolet, 718 Boxster, 718 Boxster S, 718 Cayman and 718 Cayman S vehicles. The passenger frontal air bag inflator initiator may fail to ignite during a crash.
Other Porsche 911 Years
Wider context: See the full Porsche 911 reliability report with year-by-year comparison and generation analysis.
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